Posaconazole oral suspension as salvage therapy for invasive fungal disease in patients with hematological diseases
Author(s)
Zhang, Sudong
Zhang, Ping
Wang, Zhao
Liu, Li
He, Yi
Jiang, Erlie
Wei, Jialin
Yang, Donglin
Zhang, Rongli
Zhai, Weihua
Ma, Qiaoling
Pang, Aiming
Huang, Yong
Han, Mingzhe
Feng, Sizhou
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2019
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Aim: Posaconazole (POS) is an extended-spectrum triazole approved for treatment of refractory invasive fungal disease. Outcome analysis of POS salvage therapy is of great clinical significance. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data for 113 patients who received POS oral suspension as salvage therapy between December 2013 and May 2018. Results: Cumulative success rate at 12 weeks was 53.1% (60/113) with a rapid increase within the first 3-4 weeks and a plateau at 6 weeks after POS initiation. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that disseminated infection, prolonged neutropenia, severe graft-versus-host disease ...
View more >Aim: Posaconazole (POS) is an extended-spectrum triazole approved for treatment of refractory invasive fungal disease. Outcome analysis of POS salvage therapy is of great clinical significance. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data for 113 patients who received POS oral suspension as salvage therapy between December 2013 and May 2018. Results: Cumulative success rate at 12 weeks was 53.1% (60/113) with a rapid increase within the first 3-4 weeks and a plateau at 6 weeks after POS initiation. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that disseminated infection, prolonged neutropenia, severe graft-versus-host disease and high-dose steroid use were independent risk factors of response. Conclusion: POS oral suspension is effective as a salvage therapy for invasive fungal disease.
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View more >Aim: Posaconazole (POS) is an extended-spectrum triazole approved for treatment of refractory invasive fungal disease. Outcome analysis of POS salvage therapy is of great clinical significance. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data for 113 patients who received POS oral suspension as salvage therapy between December 2013 and May 2018. Results: Cumulative success rate at 12 weeks was 53.1% (60/113) with a rapid increase within the first 3-4 weeks and a plateau at 6 weeks after POS initiation. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that disseminated infection, prolonged neutropenia, severe graft-versus-host disease and high-dose steroid use were independent risk factors of response. Conclusion: POS oral suspension is effective as a salvage therapy for invasive fungal disease.
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Journal Title
Future Microbiology
Volume
14
Issue
6
Subject
Microbiology
Medical Microbiology
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
hematological diseases