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CandidemiaNCT00802854

Post Marketing Surveillance Study To Observe Safety And Efficacy Of Eraxis® IV

An observational study of Candidemia and Other Forms of Candida Infections(Intra-abdominal Abscess, Peritonitis), run by Pfizer at 10 sites in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objective of this study is to collect the safety and efficacy data of Eraxis IV (anidulafungin) 100 mg according to Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety regulations. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
How many people
244 participants
Where
10 sitesSouth Korea
Study dates
2 Mar 2012to 20 May 2016
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: 200 subjects will be studied according to the review result by the MFDS for the request for the adjustment of number of subjects. To achieve the target sample size, the study is being conducted in prospective study design and retrospective study design. 1. Prospective Study -Subjects will be enrolled by continuous registration method. 2. Retrospective Study -Physician should enroll patients consecutively who had received at least one dose of Eraxis IV after Eraxis IV approval date (30 May 2008).

  1. Prospective Study Population 1.1. Inclusion Criteria Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for enrollment into the study:
  • Use in the treatment of invasive candidiasis in adult patients
  • Evidence of a personally signed and dated data privacy statement indicating that the subject (or a legally acceptable representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study. 1.2. Exclusion Criteria Subjects presenting with any of the following will not be included in the study:
  • Subjects to whom Eraxis IV is prescribed for other diseases than invasive candidiasis in adult patients.
  • Subjects less than 18 ages should be excluded in this study since safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established yet.
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
  • Hypersensitivity to other medicinal products of the echinocandin class (e.g. caspofungin).
  1. Retrospective Study Population 2.1. Inclusion Criteria

Subjects must meet one of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for enrollment into the study:

Since all subjects enrolled should meet the usual prescribing criteria as per the local product document of Eraxis IV at the time of starting Eraxis IV administration, the inclusion criteria is divided as followings on the basis of 10 Mar 2015 when the approved indication was updated.

  • In case where the starting date of Eraxis IV administration is prior to 10 Mar 2015 - Use in the treatment of the following fungal infections: candidemia and other forms of Candida infections (intra-abdominal abscess, and peritonitis)
  • In case where the starting date of Eraxis IV administration is 10 Mar 2015 or after - Use in the treatment of invasive candidiasis in adult patients 2.2. Exclusion Criteria

Subjects presenting with any of the following will not be included in the study:

  • Subjects to whom Eraxis IV was prescribed for other diseases than candidemia and other forms of Candida infections (intra-abdominal abscess, and peritonitis) (in case where the starting date of Eraxis IV administration is prior to 10 Mar 2015) or invasive candidiasis in adult patients (in case where the starting date of Eraxis IV administration is 10 Mar 2015 or after).
  • Subjects less than 18 ages should be excluded in this study since safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established yet.
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
  • Hypersensitivity to other medicinal products of the echinocandin class (e.g. caspofungin).
  • Subjects enrolled in the prospective phase study.

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 1 country.

10 sites in 1 country

South Korea10 sites
  • Dong-A University Hospital

    Busan, 602-715

  • Dong-A University Medical Center (Dong-A University Hospital)

    Busen, 602-715

  • Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center (KUDMC)

    Daegu, 700-712

  • Daegu fatima hospital

    Daegu, 701-724

  • Daegu Catholic University Medical Center (DCUMC)

    Daegu, 705-718

  • Chonbuk National University Hospital

    Deokjin-gu, Jeollabuk-do, 561-712

  • Ajou University Hospital

    Gyeonggi-do, 443-721

  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

    Seoul, 120-752

  • Seoul Medical Center

    Seoul, 131-795

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, 138-736

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About this study

Official title: Post Marketing Surveillance Study To Observe Safety And Effectiveness Of Eraxis (Registered) Iv.

The objective of this study is to collect the safety and efficacy data of Eraxis IV (anidulafungin) 100 mg according to Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety regulations.

Read the detailed description

The objective of this study is to determine any problems or questions associated with Eraxis after marketing, with regard to the following clauses under conditions of general clinical practice, in compliance with the regulation "Re-examination Guideline of New Drugs".

  1. Serious adverse event/adverse drug reaction
  2. Unexpected adverse event/adverse drug reaction that have not been reflected in the approved drug label.
  3. Known adverse drug reaction
  4. Non-serious adverse drug reaction
  5. Other safety and effectiveness information Eraxis was first approved as a new medicine on 30 May 2008. As required for any new medication approved by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), information on safety and effectiveness of new medication should be researched on certain number of subjects taking the drug in the setting of routine practice during the initial 6 years after the approval of new drug(until 29 May 2014).

However, minimal required number of subjects was not met during the original reexamination period (30 May 2008 ~ 29 May 2014). Therefore, according to an order from MFDS on 02 Mar 2015, Eraxis PMS was requested to collect the rest of required subjects by 02 September 2016 in prospective and retrospective approach.

Keywords
anidulafungin, safety, efficacy
Medical subject headings
Candidemia, Peritonitis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. SAE was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly/birth defect. Treatment-emergent were events between first dose of study drug and up to 28 days after last dose that were absent before treatment or that worsened relative to pretreatment state. AEs included both SAEs and non-SAEs.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  2. Number of Participants With Discontinuations From Study Treatment Due to Adverse Events (AEs)

    An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  3. Duration of Adverse Events (AEs)

    An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. Duration of AE is the total time (in days) from onset of adverse event till the event is resolved in participants who had at least 1 AE.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  4. Number of Adverse Events (AEs) by Severity

    An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. AEs were classified according to the severity in 3 categories a) mild - AEs does not interfere with participant's usual function b) moderate - AEs interferes to some extent with participant's usual function c) severe - AEs interferes significantly with participant's usual function.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  5. Number of Participants With Outcome in Response to Adverse Events (AEs)

    An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. Outcome of an AE was response to a question answered by those participants who had at least 1 AE: 'Is the adverse event still present?' as 'yes' (when AE was still present), 'unknown' (no information) or 'no, resolved' (when AE was not present and was resolved).

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  6. Percentage of Treatment-Emergent Treatment-Related Adverse Events (AEs)

    AE=any untoward medical occurrence attributed to study drug in participant who received study drug. Treatment-emergent AE=AE between first dose of study drug up to 28 days after last dose that were absent before treatment/worsened relative to pretreatment state. Relatedness of AE to treatment assessed by physician as:Certain=clinically reasonable reaction on cessation of treatment;Probable/likely=followed reasonable time sequence from administration of treatment which was not explained by other drug/chemical substance/accompanying disease;Possible=followed reasonable time sequence from administration of treatment;Unlikely=not likely to have reasonable causal relationship with treatment, seems temporary;Conditional/unclassified=needed more data to make appropriate assessment/its additional data were being reviewed;Unaccessible/unclassifiable=lack of sufficient information hampered accurate causality assessment. % of AEs=(Number of AEs for specified categories/total number of AEs)*100.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  7. Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities

    Following parameters were analyzed for laboratory examination: hematology (hemoglobin, red blood cell count, platelet count, white blood cell count, total neutrophils, basophils, lymphocytes); liver function (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, albumin, total protein); renal function (blood urea nitrogen, creatinine); electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, phosphate); urinalysis (urine protein). Laboratory abnormalities were identified by the Investigator.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  8. Number of Participants With Clinical Response (CR)

    CR was categorized as: a) Cure: resolution of signs and symptoms attributed to Candida infection; b) Improvement: significant, but incomplete resolution of signs and symptoms of the Candida infection c) Failure: no significant improvement in signs and symptoms of Candida infection, or death due to the Candida infection; d) Unevaluable: evaluation was not made due to withdrawal of participant from the study prior to assessment of cure or failure, or when lost to follow-up.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  9. Number of Participants With Mycological Response (MR)

    In case cultivation was performed, isolated pathogens before and after administration of Eraxis were recorded and MR outcomes after Eraxis administration were evaluated. MR was evaluated as: a) Eradication: baseline pathogen not isolated from original site culture; b) Presumed eradication: culture data did not exist and CR was defined as cure(resolution of signs and symptoms attributed to Candida infection) or improvement (significant, but incomplete resolution of signs and symptoms of Candida infection); c) Persistence: any baseline Candida species was present in repeat culture; d) Presumed persistence: culture data did not exist and CR was defined as failure (no significant improvement in signs and symptoms of Candida infection, or death due to Candida infection); e) Unevaluable: when culture data did not exist; and f) Superinfection: emergence of new Candida infection at original site of infection or at distant infection site.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

  10. Number of Participants With Overall Response (OR)

    OR: final effectiveness evaluation analyzed using following criteria (based on physician's evaluation of CR \& MR): a)Effective:clinical success (cure/improvement) \& microbiological success (eradication/presumed eradication), b)Ineffective:clinical failure/microbiological failure (persistence/presumed persistence); c)Unevaluable:unevaluable CR \& MR \& neither response was failure. CR:cure (resolutions of symptom), improvement (significant but incomplete resolution of sign/symptom), failure (no significant improvement/death), Unevaluable:no evaluation as participant withdrew prior assessment of cure/failure/lost to follow-up. MR:eradication (baseline pathogen not isolated from original site culture); presumed eradication(culture data not exist \& CR of cure/improvement); persistence (baseline Candida species present in repeat culture); presumed persistence (culture data not exist;CR defined as failure), unevaluable:culture data not exist, superinfection:emergence of new Candida infection.

    Measured: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Dec 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study start2 Mar 2012
  3. Primary completion20 May 2016
  4. Study completion20 May 2016

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
244 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00802854
Sponsor's protocol ID
A8851025
Status last verified
Oct 2018
First submitted
3 Dec 2008
Last updated
21 Nov 2018
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Candidemia and Other Forms of Candida Infections(Intra-abdominal Abscess, Peritonitis), run by Pfizer at 10 sites in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Nov 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 10 sites in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 30 Nov 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) (time frame: From the time of first dosing of Eraxis until 28 calendar days after last dose of Eraxis). The study lists 10 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Nov 2018.

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