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Filter by:The Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing (COAT) trial seeks to determine after cryptococcal meningitis (CM) whether early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) prior to hospital discharge results in superior survival compared to standard initiation of ART started as an outpatient.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the optimal vaccination schedule for a Quadrivalent Meningococcal Polysaccharide (A, C, Y and W-135) Tetanus Protein Conjugate Vaccine (MenACYW Conjugate vaccine) in order to provide an effective protein conjugate quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine in the population with the highest incidence of disease. Objectives: - To describe the safety profile of MenACYW Conjugate vaccine administered at 5 different schedules and concomitantly with routine pediatric vaccinations. - To describe the immunogenicity profile of MenACYW Conjugate vaccine administered at 5 different schedules and concomitantly with routine pediatric vaccinations. - To describe the immunogenicity profiles of selected licensed pediatric vaccines (Pentacel, Prevnar, M-M-RII, and Varivax) when administered either concomitantly with or without MenACYW Conjugate vaccine.
This is a prospective pharmacokinetic study in patients having external ventricular drains with suspected external ventricular drain related bacterial meningitis. A single dose of daptomycin will be administered for the purposes of the study and PK samples will be obtained around this dosing.
The primary objective is to evaluate the persistence of bactericidal antibodies in adolescent subjects who completed study V59P6 in which they received either Novartis Meningococcal (MenACWY) Conjugate Vaccine or Licensed polysaccharide Men ACWY vaccine (Menomune®). The study will also enroll age-matched subjects who have never received any other meningococcal vaccine (naïve subjects) to serve as an additional control group.
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare early versus standard timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) with respect to clearance of Cryptococcus neoformans from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) among HIV-infected adults with Cryptococcal Meningitis. The investigators hypothesize that early ART mediates more rapid clearance of C. neoformans from CSF, as manifested by a greater rate of decrease in C. neoformans colony forming units (CFUs) during the first 28 days after initiating antifungal treatment. Secondary hypotheses are that recovery of pathogen specific cellular immunity directed at C. neoformans, as manifested by increases in the number and function of C. neoformans-specific peripheral blood mononuclear cells is associated with 1) ART and 2) pathogen clearance. In addition, patients randomized to the intervention arm will have more rapid clearance of antigen levels in CSF and serum and will have a lower incidence of grade 3 and 4 Adverse events.
The purpose of this study is to determine the tolerability and side effects of oral sorafenib in combination with intrathecal DepoCyt.
The study involves the measurement of immune response to vaccination with three doses of a meningococcal B vaccine and a single dose of a meningococcal ACYW conjugate vaccine in healthy adults (Laboratory workers). The study will be completed at the Manchester Medical Microbiology Partnership in the UK and will enrol staff who may be at potential occupational exposure to meningococci. Blood samples will be taken before and after each vaccination and used to determine if the vaccines induce protective responses.
This extension study V72P12E1 will investigate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a fourth (booster) dose of rMenB+OMV NZ at 12, 18 and 24 months of age in subjects previously primed with rMenB+OMV NZ according to two different three-dose immunization schedules in infancy (2, 4 and 6 or 2, 3 and 4 months of age in the parent study V72P12). The study will also explore the bactericidal antibody persistence at 12, 18 and 24 months of age, following the two different immunization schedules, in order to identify the optimal timing for boosting. Two catch-up rMenB+OMV NZ doses will be given to unprimed, naïve toddlers at 12 (subjects enrolled in the control group of V72P12), 18 and 24 months of age (two new cohort of subjects enrolled). These subjects will generate data for assessing the safety and immunogenicity of a two-dose catch-up regimen at these ages, but will also serve as controls for a descriptive comparison of antibody persistence and booster responses for the other groups.
RATIONALE: Studying samples of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with cancer or meningeal syndrome may help doctors identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying cerebrospinal fluid samples in diagnosing carcinomatous meningitis in patients with cancer or meningeal syndrome.
This study is aimed at assessing the safety and immunogenicity of different doses and formulations of a new Novartis Meningococcal B Recombinant Vaccine.