Prophylaxis Trial of Posaconazole Versus Standard Azole Therapy for Neutropenic Patients (Study P01899)

March 7, 2017 updated by: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Posaconazole (SCH 56592) vs. Standard Azole Therapy for the Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections Among High-Risk Neutropenic Patients

This trial is in high risk patients to determine the safety and efficacy of posaconazole vs. fluconazole in the prophylaxis against development of invasive fungal infections.

Profound, prolonged neutropenia (Absolute neutrophil count<500 cells/cubic mm for at least 7 days) due to induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia, or myelodysplastic syndrome.

Treatment Duration: maximum of 12 weeks Follow-Up 2 months. Endpoints: incidence of proven or probable IFI according to EORTC/MSG criteria within the neutropenic episode and within 100 days of randomization as determined by external expert review.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is designed to determine the safety, tolerance and efficacy of POZ used as prophylaxis if IFI in high-risk subjects with prolonged profound neutropenia. The primary objective is to assess the efficacy of SCH 56592 vs fluconazole and itraconazole in preventing proven or probable IFI during neutropenic episodes.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

602

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults or adolescents (age>13 years) and weight> 34kg, either gender
  • Disease definition: Anticipated or documented prolonged neutropenia (ANC<500/mm3 2) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of less than 3.
  • Female subjects of childbearing age must be using a medically accepted method of birth control before beginning study-drug treatment and agree to continue its use during the study or be surgically sterilized (eg, hysterectomy or tubal ligation).
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test (beta-hcG) at Baseline or within 72 hours before the start of the study drug.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Female subjects who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant, or are nursing.
  • Excluded prior treatments: Subjects previously treated with AMB, FLZ, or ITZ for proven or probable IFI within 30 days of enrollment.
  • Excluded treatments prior to specific study phases: Subjects who have taken the following drugs: those known to interact with azoles and that may lead to life-threatening side effects.
  • Subjects who have used any investigational drugs or biologic agents other than their chemotherapy regimens within 30 days of study entry.
  • Subjects who are participating in any other blinded clinical study within 30 days of study entry.
  • Subjects with renal insufficiency (estimated creatinine clearance less than 20 mL/minute at Baseline or likely to require dialysis during the study).
  • Subjects having an ECG with a prolonged QTc interval by manual reading: QTc greater than 450 msec for men and greater than 470 msec for women.
  • Subjects with moderate or severe liver dysfunction at baseline, defined as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), or alkaline phosphatase levels greater than 5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), or a total bilirubin level greater than 3 times the ULN.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 29, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 3, 2002

First Posted (Estimate)

September 4, 2002

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 10, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • P01899

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Study Data/Documents

  1. CSR Synopsis

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