PK/PD Study of Posaconazole for Empiric Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections in Neutropenic Patients or Treatment of Refractory Invasive Fungal Infections (Study P01893)

Mycoses Clinical Trial

Official title: Phase II Study of Safety, Tolerance, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Posaconazole (SCH 56592) for the Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This phase II study will be conducted to:

1. evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerance, and efficacy of different dosing schedules of Posaconazole in immunocompromised hosts with a variety of refractory invasive fungal infections or in subjects who require empiric antifungal therapy and

2. identify the dosing schedule that provides the most consistent therapeutic drug exposure in this patient population.

Clinical Trial Description

This is an open-label, randomized, parallel group, study of pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerance, and efficacy of Posaconazole in the treatment of immunocompromised hosts with refractory invasive fungal infections or in subjects who require empiric antifungal therapy.

The projected number of subjects planned for enrollment is 100 evaluable subjects. The number of planned study sites is approximately ten in the United States and approximately eight in the rest of the world. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mycoses

• NCT number: NCT00034671
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: January 2001
• Completion date: March 2002