Pharmacokinetics of Caspofungin After One Dose in Patients With Liver Failure

NCT ID: NCT01968395

Last Updated: 2019-02-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-09-30

Study Completion Date

2014-10-21

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to conduct a population pharmacokinetic analysis of caspofungin in a population of patients with moderate and severe acute alcoholic hepatitis or liver disease with Child-Pugh score B and C in order to better characterize pharmacokinetic parameters in case of moderate and severe liver dysfunction.

Detailed Description

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patients admitted for alcoholic hepatitis or decompensated cirrhosis and Child-Pugh score 7-9 and 10-15 will be included; all patients without invasive aspergillosis.

Conditions

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Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Liver Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Caspofungin 70 mg

Infusion of one dose of Caspofungin 70 mg

Group Type OTHER

Caspofungin 70 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous use

Interventions

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Caspofungin 70 mg

Intravenous use

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Cancidas

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Liver failure Child-Pugh B and C

Exclusion Criteria

* Cachexia (BMI \< 15 kg/m²)
* Pregnancy
* HIV
* Hepatitis C patients
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Erasme University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Frédérique JACOBS, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Erasme University Hospital

Locations

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Erasme University Hospital

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

References

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Gustot T, Ter Heine R, Brauns E, Cotton F, Jacobs F, Bruggemann RJ. Caspofungin dosage adjustments are not required for patients with Child-Pugh B or C cirrhosis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Sep 1;73(9):2493-2496. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky189.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29860319 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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E2013_PK_CASPO70_LIVERFAILURE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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