Voriconazole Compared With Itraconazole in Preventing Fungal Infections in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT ID: NCT00079222

Last Updated: 2020-08-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-11-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Antifungals, such as voriconazole and itraconazole, may be effective in preventing fungal infections in patients who are undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying voriconazole to see how well it works compared to itraconazole in preventing fungal infections in patients who are undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the safety and tolerability of voriconazole vs itraconazole for the prevention of fungal infections in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to donor type (related vs unrelated). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Beginning after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), patients receive voriconazole IV twice daily on days 1-14 and then orally\* twice daily on days 15-100.
* Arm II: Beginning after AHSCT, patients receive itraconazole IV twice daily on days 1-2, once daily on days 3-14, and then orally\* twice daily on days 15-100.

NOTE: \*Patients unable to tolerate oral medication may continue IV medication beyond day 14.

In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or an invasive fungal infection. Patients requiring corticosteroid therapy for graft-versus-host disease continue to receive voriconazole or itraconazole beyond day 100.

Patients are followed until day 180 post-transplantation.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 150 patients (75 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Interventions

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itraconazole

Intervention Type DRUG

voriconazole

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
* No invasive yeast infection within the past 8 weeks

* Colonized or superficial infection allowed
* No documented or probable aspergillus or mold infection within the past 8 weeks
* Patients with a history of candidemia must have negative blood cultures and no clinical signs of candidemia

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 12 and over

Performance status

* Not specified

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Not specified

Hepatic

* Not specified

Renal

* Not specified

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No prior allergy or intolerance to imidazoles or azoles (e.g., fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, or clotrimazole)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* See Disease Characteristics

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* At least 1 week since prior amphotericin B or fluconazole for candidemia
* No concurrent therapy with any of the following:

* Rifampin
* Rifabutin
* Phenobarbital
* Phenytoin
* Carbamazepine
* Oral midazolam
* Triazolam
* Terfenadine
* Astemizole
* Concurrent topical antifungal agents for superficial fungal infections allowed
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of California, Los Angeles

Principal Investigators

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Mary C. Territo, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Locations

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Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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UCLA-0307071

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000355116

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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