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CompletedNCT00158730

Study Safety/Efficacy of AmBisome Loading Dose Regimen Versus Standard AmBisome Regimen for Initial Treatment

Study of the Safety and Efficacy of AmBisome Loading Dose Regimen Vs. a Standard AmBisome Regimen for Initial Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis and Other Filamentous Fungal Infections in Immunocompromised Patients

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
800 (planned)
Sponsor
Gilead Sciences · Industry
Sex
All
Age
1 Month
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate and compare two AmBisome dosing regimens for the initial treatment of invasive aspergillosis and other filamentous fungal infections diagnosed by modified EORTC criteria in immunocompromised patients, as determined by overall response rates at end of course of treatment.

Detailed description

To evaluate and compare two AmBisome dosing regimens for the initial treatment of invasive aspergillosis and other filamentous fungal infections diagnosed by modified EORTC criteria in immunocompromised patients, as determined by overall response rates at end of course of treatment. Determine and compare the following parameters for the two treatment arms: * Safety and tolerability * Survival rates and the rates of infection relapse at 4 weeks Post Treatment. * Survival rate at 12 weeks after study entry. * Time to favorable overall response and time to End of Treatment for patients with favorable overall response. * Cumulative dose of study drug given through End of Treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGAmBisome

Timeline

Start date
2003-04-01
Completion
2005-01-01
First posted
2005-09-12
Last updated
2005-11-18

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00158730. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.