A Safety & Effectiveness Study of Intravenous Anidulafungin With AmBisome® for Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis (IA).

October 17, 2008 updated by: Pfizer

An Open Label Non-Comparative Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Anidulafungin Plus AmBisome® [(Amphotericin B) Liposome for Injection] as a Treatment for Invasive Aspergillosis.

The combination of Anidulafungin plus AmBisome® may offer an improved outcome for patients treated for Invasive Aspergillosis (IA). The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and the clinical and microbiological effectiveness of anidulafungin plus AmBisome® in treated patients located in the United States, Europe, and South Africa.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19406
        • Versicor, Inc.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of definite IA outside the pulmonary system or definite or probable pulmonary IA
  • Life expectancy: greater than 72 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant female
  • Hypersensitivity to anidulafungin or echinocandin therapy
  • Hypersensitivity to Tween 80 (polysorbate 80) or tartaric acid
  • Hypersensitivity to amphotericin B deoxycholate or any other constituents of AmBisome unless, in the opinion of the investigator, the benefit of therapy outweighs the risk.
  • Aspergilloma-in the absence of invasive disease
  • Abnormal blood chemistries:

Bilirubin > 3 times the upper limit of normal; AST (aspartate aminotransferase) or ALT (alanine aminotransferase)> 5 times the upper limit of normal

  • Greater than five days of therapeutic doses of systemic therapy for the current Aspergillus-associated condition or a cumulative dose of more than 5 mg/Kg of amphotericin, more than 25 mg/Kg of a lipid formulation of amphotericin, or more than 2g of itraconazole for the current condition. Prophylactic use of azoles or amphotericin is acceptable.
  • Less than 4 weeks since prior participation in an investigational drug or device study, with the exception of cytotoxic, antiretroviral agents and therapies for AIDS-related opportunistic infections.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Pfizer

Collaborators

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 16, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2002

First Posted (Estimate)

May 17, 2002

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 21, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 17, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • VER002-7
  • A8851001

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