Status:

WITHDRAWN

Short-term Antibiotic Treatment for Unexplained Fever in Solid Cancer Patients With Febrile Neutropenia

Lead Sponsor:

Rabin Medical Center

Conditions:

Febrile Neutropenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether short-course antibiotic therapy is safe and effective for the treatment of cancer patients with febrile neutropenia.

Detailed Description

Febrile neutropenia remains a major cause of morbidity in solid cancer patients. There is an unresolved question regarding the appropriate duration of antibiotic treatment for patients with febrile ne...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults \>18 years providing signed informed consent
  • Patients with solid tumors, lymphoma, multiple myeloma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, regardless of disease status or previous chemotherapy
  • Documented febrile neutropenia
  • No clinically or microbiologically documented infection after 72 hours

Exclusion

  • Previous enrollment in this study
  • Concurrent participation in another interventional trial
  • Severe sepsis or septic shock
  • Acute leukemia, autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
  • Diarrhea suspected by treating physician to be Irinotecan induced
  • Any antibiotic treatment for \>48h in the last week before enrollment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01450241

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

June 7 2013

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Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital

Petah Tikvah, Israel