Itraconazole Compared With Fluconazole to Prevent Infections in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplantation
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003883 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 31, 2004
Last Update Posted : April 2, 2010
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RATIONALE: Giving itraconazole or fluconazole may be effective in preventing infections in patients undergoing peripheral stem cell or bone marrow transplantation. It is not yet known whether itraconazole is more effective than fluconazole for preventing infections.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of itraconazole with fluconazole to prevent infections in patients undergoing peripheral stem cell or bone marrow transplantation.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cancer | Drug: fluconazole Drug: itraconazole | Phase 3 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy of itraconazole versus fluconazole in reducing the incidence of breakthrough Aspergillus infections in patients undergoing allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell or bone marrow transplantation. II. Compare the incidence of combined mold/yeast infections and the use of alternative systemic antifungal treatments in these patients on this regimen. III. Compare the toxic effects of these two drugs in these patients. IV. Determine the survival rate of these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive fluconazole orally or IV daily beginning at start of conditioning regimen and continuing until day 180 or until 4 weeks after stopping corticosteroids (if it occurs between days 120-180). Arm II: Patients receive oral fluconazole daily beginning at start of conditioning regimen and continuing until day 0. Patients then receive itraconazole orally or IV daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until day 180, or until 4 weeks after stopping corticosteroids (if it occurs between days 120-180).
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 578 patients (289 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 4 years.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 578 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Comparative Study of Itraconazole Versus Fluconazole for Prevention of Aspergillus Infections in Peripheral Blood Stem Cell and Marrow Transplant Recipients |
Study Start Date : | October 1998 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2002 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2002 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Scheduled to undergo allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell, bone marrow, or cord blood transplant (except minitransplant) No documented or suspected invasive fungal infection
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 13 and over Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: More than 2 weeks Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR AST or ALT no greater than 5 times ULN OR Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 5 times ULN Renal: Not specified Other: Weight at least 40 kg Fertile patients must use effective contraception No history of anaphylaxis due to azole antifungal drug compounds No uncontrolled bacteremia No concurrent condition that would preclude study
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: No prior nonmyeloablative regimen (e.g., FHCRC-1209 or FHCRC-1225) No other concurrent antifungal agents No concurrent astemizole, terfenadine, or cisapride

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00003883
United States, Washington | |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024 | |
University of Washington Medical Center | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195-6043 |
Study Chair: | Kieren A. Marr, MD | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003883 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1322.00 FHCRC-1322.00 NCI-H99-0030 CDR0000067050 ( Registry Identifier: PDQ ) |
First Posted: | March 31, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 2, 2010 |
Last Verified: | March 2010 |
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Infection Itraconazole Fluconazole Antifungal Agents Anti-Infective Agents 14-alpha Demethylase Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors Hormone Antagonists Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors |