Status:

UNKNOWN

Breakthrough Invasive Mold Infections Under Posaconazole Prophylaxis (BIMI)

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Conditions:

Invasive Mold Infections

Breakthrough Invasive Mold Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Invasive mold infections (IMI) mainly affect patients with hematologic malignancies receiving intensive chemotherapy or after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Prolonged neutropenia afte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cases:
  • Adult (≥ 18 years old) patients with a hematologic malignancy receiving posaconazole prophylaxis (oral tablets or IV administration) for:
  • i) Induction, consolidation or re-induction chemotherapy for acute leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome (i.e. expected duration of neutropenia post-chemotherapy of ≥ 10 days)
  • OR
  • ii) Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients during the post-transplantation phase (100-day post-transplantation) or later in case of intensified immunosuppression for moderate to severe graft vs host disease (GVHD).
  • AND
  • iii) Being diagnosed with proven or probable bIMI according to the EORTC-MSG classification (10) while on continuous posaconazole prophylaxis for at least 7 days.
  • Controls:
  • For each bIMI case, we will include 2 control cases fulfilling the following criteria:
  • i) Receiving continuous posaconazole prophylaxis for at least 7 days
  • ii) No diagnosis of proven, probable or possible IMI according to EORTC-MSG classification (10) during the entire hospital stay.
  • And matched to bIMI cases according to the following criteria:
  • iii) Hospitalization in the same ward within the same year (+/- 12 months interval)
  • iv) Same underlying condition related to hematologc cancer: a) HSCT within 100 days post-engraftment, b) HSCT \> 100 days post-engraftment with intensified immunosuppressive regimen for severe GVHD, c) induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid or lymphoid leukemia, or myelodysplastic syndrome, d) other hematologic disorders (e.g. aplastic anemia) with prolonged neutropenia and/or immunosuppressive regimen.

Exclusion

  • Patients with a diagnosis of possible IMI according to the EORTC-MSG classification.
  • Patients with a positive fungal biomarker in serum (e.g. galactomannan or beta-glucan) in the absence of clinical or radiological criteria of IMI according to the EORTC-MSG classification.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04720144

Start Date

October 1 2020

End Date

September 30 2022

Last Update

February 9 2021

Active Locations (8)

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1

Medical University of Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria

2

University Hospital Cologne

Cologne, Germany

3

Universitätsspital Basel

Basel, Switzerland

4

Inselspital Bern

Bern, Switzerland