Anidulafungin Plus Voriconazole Versus Voriconazole For The Treatment Of Invasive Aspergillosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00531479 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 18, 2007
Results First Posted : April 30, 2012
Last Update Posted : April 30, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Aspergillosis | Drug: voriconazole Drug: anidulafungin | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 459 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing The Efficacy Of Anidulafungin And Voriconazole In Combination To That Of Voriconazole Alone When Used For Primary Therapy Of Proven Or Probable Invasive Aspergillosis |
Study Start Date : | July 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Voriconazole
Voriconazole monotherapy
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Drug: voriconazole
First week: Voriconazole 6 mg/kg IV bid for the first 24 hours, followed by 4 mg/kg IV BID plus anidulafungin placebo IV qd. Second week: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid plus anidulafungin placebo IV qd. Third and fourth weeks: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid OR 300 mg PO bid plus anidulafungin placebo IV qd, OR Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid monotherapy. Fifth and sixth weeks: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid monotherapy. Other Name: Vfend |
Experimental: Voriconazole and Anidulafungin
Combination therapy with voriconazole and anidulafungin
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Drug: anidulafungin
First week: Voriconazole 6 mg/kg IV bid for the first 24 hours, followed by 4 mg/kg IV bid plus anidulafungin 200 mg IV on day 1, followed by 100 mg IV qd thereafter. Second week: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid plus anidulafungin 100 mg IV qd. Third and fourth weeks: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid OR 300 mg PO bid plus anidulafungin 100 mg IV qd, OR Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid monotherapy. Fifth and sixth weeks: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid monotherapy. Other Name: Eraxis Drug: voriconazole First week: Voriconazole 6 mg/kg IV bid for the first 24 hours, followed by 4 mg/kg IV bid plus anidulafungin 200 mg IV on day 1, followed by 100 mg IV qd thereafter. Second week: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid plus anidulafungin 100 mg IV qd. Third and fourth weeks: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid OR 300 mg PO bid plus anidulafungin 100 mg IV qd, OR Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid monotherapy. Fifth and sixth weeks: Voriconazole 4 mg/kg IV bid or 300 mg PO bid monotherapy. Other Name: Vfend |
- All-cause Mortality at Week 6 in Participants With Proven or Probable Invasive Aspergillosis [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 42 (Week 6) ]Number of deaths measured 6 weeks after start of treatment. Time to death defined as date of death minus first treatment date + 1.
- Global Response at Week 6 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 42 (Week 6) ]Number of participants with a successful response (complete or partial global response). Complete response = resolution of all clinical signs and symptoms and >90% of lesions due to IA that were visible on radiologic studies at baseline (BL); partial response = clinical improvement and >50% improvement in radiological findings present at BL.
- All-cause Mortality at Week 6 in Participants With Possible, Probable, or Proven Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 42 (Week 6) ]Number of deaths due to any cause measured 6 weeks after start of treatment. Time to death defined as date of death minus first treatment date + 1.
- All-cause Mortality at Week 12 in Participants With Probable or Proven Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 84 (Week 12) ]Number of deaths due to any cause measured 12 weeks after start of treatment. Time to death defined as date of death minus first treatment date + 1.
- Mortality Due to Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) at Week 6 in Participants With Probable or Proven IA [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 42 (Week 6) ]Number of deaths due to Invasive Aspergillosis measured 6 weeks after start of treatment. Time to death defined as date of death minus first treatment date + 1.
- Time to Death: All-Cause Mortality [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 84 (Week 12) ]Survival time from start of treatment. Time to death defined as date of death due to any cause minus first treatment date + 1.
- Time to Death Due to Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 84 (Week 12) ]Survival time from start of treatment. Time to death defined as date of death due to IA minus first treatment date + 1.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Immunocompromised state due to either 1. receipt of hematopoeitic stem cell transplantation or 2. hematologic malignancy;
- Diagnosis of possible, probable, or proven invasive aspergillosis.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with aspergilloma or chronic aspergillosis
- Receipt of 4 or more days of systemic antifungal treatment for the current episode of invasive aspergillosis
- Anticipated survival of less than 5 days or Karnofsky score <=20

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00531479

Study Director: | Pfizer CT.gov Call Center | Pfizer |
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Responsible Party: | Pfizer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00531479 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
A8851009 |
First Posted: | September 18, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | April 30, 2012 |
Last Update Posted: | April 30, 2012 |
Last Verified: | April 2012 |
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