Prevention of Infection in Patients With Hematologic Cancer and Persistent Fever Caused by a Low White Blood Cell Count

NCT ID: NCT00003805

Last Updated: 2012-09-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

859 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1997-11-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Antibiotic therapy may prevent the development of infection in patients with hematologic cancer and the persistent fever caused by a low white blood cell count. It is not yet known which regimen of antibiotics is most effective in preventing infection in these patients.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of piperacillin-tazobactam with or without vancomycin in reducing fever in patients who have leukemia, lymphoma, or Hodgkin's disease.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy of piperacillin and tazobactam with or without vancomycin in reducing fever in patients with hematological malignancies and persistent febrile granulocytopenia.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind, multicenter study. Patients receive piperacillin/tazobactam IV over 20-30 minutes every 6 hours. Patients who become afebrile within 48-60 hours after beginning treatment continue to receive piperacillin/tazobactam alone. These afebrile patients continue treatment for a minimum of 7 days, of which 4 must be consecutive without fever. Patients who are still febrile after the initial 48-60 hours are randomized to continue on piperacillin/tazobactam alone or with vancomycin. Vancomycin IV is administered over at least 1 hour twice daily. Treatment continues for a maximum of 28 days in the absence of persistent fever. Patients are followed at 7-10 days after completion of therapy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 500 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Bone Marrow Suppression Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes Infection Leukemia Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm Myelodysplastic Syndromes Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Interventions

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piperacillin sodium

Intervention Type DRUG

piperacillin-tazobactam

Intervention Type DRUG

tazobactam sodium

Intervention Type DRUG

vancomycin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 4 days since prior intravenous antibacterial agents Oral antibiotics for prophylaxis of bacterial infection allowed At least 30 days since prior treatment with any other investigational antibiotic No other concurrent antibiotics except trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michel P. Glauser, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Locations

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Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Algemeen Ziekenhuis Middelheim

Antwerp, , Belgium

Site Status

Hopital Universitaire Erasme

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Institut Jules Bordet

Brussels (Bruxelles), , Belgium

Site Status

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels (Bruxelles), , Belgium

Site Status

Kingston General Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Ottawa Regional Cancer Center - General Division

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Masaryk University Hospital

Brno, , Czechia

Site Status

Turku University Central Hospital

Turku, , Finland

Site Status

CHR de Besancon - Hopital Saint-Jacques

Besançon, , France

Site Status

Klinikum der Universitaet Ulm

Ulm, , Germany

Site Status

Hellenic Institute for Cancer-Saint Savas Hospital

Athens, , Greece

Site Status

Athens University-Laikon General Hospital

Athens, , Greece

Site Status

Metaxa's Memorial Cancer Hospital

Piraeus, , Greece

Site Status

University of Patras Medical School

Rio Patras, , Greece

Site Status

Wolfson Medical Center

Holon, , Israel

Site Status

Hadassah University Hospital

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, , Israel

Site Status

National Cancer Institute - Bratislava

Bratislava, , Slovakia

Site Status

St. Elizabeth Cancer Institute Hospital

Bratislava, , Slovakia

Site Status

Ospedale San Giovanni

Bellinzona, , Switzerland

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Lausanne, , Switzerland

Site Status

Universitaetsspital

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Ibn-i Sina Hospital, Ankara Univeristy

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Section of Infectious Diseases

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Marmara University Hospital

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Royal Marsden Hospital

Sutton, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Belgium Canada Czechia Finland France Germany Greece Israel Slovakia Switzerland Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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EORTC-46971

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-46971

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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