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  • Titel: Liposomal amphotericin B compared with amphotericin B deoxycholate in the treatment of documented and suspected neutropenia‐associated invasive fungal infections
  • Beteiligte: Leenders, Alexander C. A. P.; Daenen, Simon; Jansen, Rob L. H.; Hop, Wim C. J.; Lowenberg, Bob; Wijermans, Pierre W.; Cornelissen, Jan; Herbrecht, Raoul; Lelie, Hans Van Der; Hoogsteden, Henk C.; Verbrugh, Henri A.; Marie, Siem De
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 1998
  • Erschienen in: British Journal of Haematology, 103 (1998) 1, Seite 205-212
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00944.x
  • ISSN: 0007-1048; 1365-2141
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  • Beschreibung: It has been suggested that a better outcome of neutropenia‐associated invasive fungal infections can be achieved when high doses of lipid formulations of amphotericin B are used. We now report a randomized multicentre study comparing liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome, 5 mg/kg/d) to amphotericin B deoxycholate (AmB, 1 mg/kg/d) in the treatment of these infections. Of 106 possible patients, 66 were enrolled and analysed for efficacy: nine had documented fungaemia, 17 had other invasive mould infections and 40 had suspected pulmonary aspergillosis. After completion of the course medication, in the AmBisome group (n = 32) 14 patients had achieved complete response, seven a partial response and 11 were failures as compared to 6, 13 and 15 patients (n = 34) treated with AmB (P = 0.09); P = 0.03 for complete responders. A favourable trend for AmBisome was found at day 14, in patients with documented infections and in patients with pulmonary aspergillosis (P = 0.05 and P = 0.096 respectively). Mortality rates were lower in patients treated with AmBisome (adjusted for malignancy status, P = 0.03). More patients on AmB had a >100% increase of their baseline serum creatinine (P < 0.001).The results indicate that, in neutropenic patients with documented or suspected invasive fungal infections AmBisome 5 mg/kg/d was superior to AmB 1 mg/kg/d with respect to efficacy and safety.
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