An Open-Label, Intravenous To Oral Switch, Multiple Dose, Multi-Center Study To Investigate The Pharmacokinetics, Safety And Tolerability Of Voriconazole In Hospitalized Children Aged 2 - <12 Years Who Require Treatment For The Prevention Of Systemic Fungal Infection
An Open-Label, Intravenous To Oral Switch, Multiple Dose, Multi-Center Study To Investigate The Pharmacokinetics, Safety And Tolerability Of Voriconazole In Hospitalized Children Aged 2 - <12 Years Who Require Treatment For The Prevention Of Systemic Fungal Infection
RATIONALE: Voriconazole may be effective in preventing systemic fungal infections following chemotherapy.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of voriconazole in preventing systemic fungal infections in children who have neutropenia after receiving chemotherapy for leukemia, lymphoma, or aplastic anemia or in preparation for bone marrow or stem cell transplantation.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a pilot, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age (2 to 5 vs 6 to 11).
Within 48 hours after completion of chemotherapy, patients begin prophylactic therapy:
Depending on the results of the interim pharmacokinetic analysis, the last 18 patients entered on the study receive 1 of the following regimens:
NOTE: *Patients who are unable to tolerate oral medication may continue receiving IV medication until day 20.
In all cohorts, treatment continues until blood counts recover or day 30 in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or progression of infection.
Patients are followed at 30 days and at 12 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 49 patients (approximately 24 per stratum) were accrued for this study within 1 year.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Expected to develop neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count less than 500/mm^3) lasting for more than 10 days after chemotherapy for 1 of the following conditions:
Requiring treatment for the prevention of systemic fungal infection
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Cardiovascular
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Other
At least 24 hours since prior use of any of the following:
More than 14 days since prior use of any of the following:
No prior sirolimus
No prior enrollment on this study
No concurrent use of any of the following:
No other concurrent investigational drugs except any of the following:
No concurrent enrollment in investigational anticancer drug trials that exclude the use of other investigational agents
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1182, United States