Graft vs Host DiseasePhase 4ITRAGNCT01282879
Evaluation of Antifungal Prophylaxis on Graft-versus-host Disease (GVHD) Patients
A Phase 4 study testing Itraconazole in people with Graft vs Host Disease, run by Samsung Medical Center at 9 sites in South Korea.
Trial summary
Antifungal prophylaxis should be used in patients being treated with glucocorticoids for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Graft vs Host Disease
- What is being tested?
- Itraconazole
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 36 participants
- Where
- 9 sitesSouth Korea
- Study dates
- Dec 2009to Dec 2010
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 19 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients developing or developed acute or chronic GVHD within the last 10 days which require systemic immunosuppressive therapy of corticosteroids with- or-without other immunosuppressive agents including calcineurin inhibitors.
- acute GVHD, grade 2-4
- chronic GVHD, mild grade with high risk or moderate to severe grade
- Written informed consent form
Who cannot join
- Aspartate transaminase or alanine transaminase level > 10 times UNL or Bilirubin or alkaline phosphatase level > 5 times UNL
- Active or chronic hepatitis virus B or C infection requiring antiviral therapy
- Estimated life expectancy < 30 days
- History of allergy, sensitivity, or any serious reaction to itraconazole oral solution
- Previous history of Zygomycosis
- Evidence of active fungal disease including high galactomannan titer above 0.5, within 2 weeks.
Trial locations and contacts
9 sites in 1 country.
9 sites in 1 country
South Korea9 sites
Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital
Bucheon-si, Kyounggi-do
Inje University Pusan Paik Hospital
Busan, Busan
Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
Hwasun, Jeollanam-do
Gachon University Gil Hospital
Incheon, Incheon
Inha University Hospital
Incheon, Incheon
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, Seoul, 135-710
Chung-ang University Hospital
Seoul, Seoul
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, Seoul
Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital
Seoul, Seoul
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of Antifungal Prophylaxis Against Invasive Fungal Infections During Corticosteroid Containing Therapy for Graft-versus-host Disease Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Antifungal prophylaxis should be used in patients being treated with glucocorticoids for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). Although fluconazole has been widely used as an antifungal prophylactic agent after allogeneic HSCT, fluconazole prophlaxis only shows a limited protective role against IFIs, is not effective against invasive aspergillosis. In addition, NCCN guideline of the prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections recommends antifungal prophylaxis in patients with significant GVHD until resolution of GVHD using Posaconazole, Voriconazole, Echinocandin, or Amphotericin B. However, under the National Health Insurance System, none of the drug can be given prophylactically except itraconazole oral solution against IFIs. Itraconazole oral solution shows excellent bioavailability and good efficacy against aspergillus and fluconazole resistant candida infection.Based on these findings, we will perform prospective multicenter study evaluating the efficacy, safety and long-term outcomes of itraconazole oral solution prophylaxis against IFIs in patients treated with systemic corticosteroids for GVHD after allogeneic HSCT.
Read the detailed description
Eligible patients who provided an informed consent form will be administered itraconazole oral solution (200mg bid initially, swash and swallow) in either an in patient or outpatient setting. Treatment can be initiated at the same time of or within 10 days after starting systemic immunosuppressive therapy.
Itraconazole oral solution dose can be adjusted according to the liver function test: 1) in case of - AST/ALT level 5-10 times UNL or bilirubin/ALP level 2-5 times UNL, itraconazole dose can be reduced to half (i.e. itraconazole 200mg po once daily or 100mg bid); 2) in case of - AST/ALT level > 10 times UNL or bilirubin/ALP level > 5 times UNL, itraconazole can be stopped.
GVHD treatment can be given per center's policy: With respect to acute GVHD, prednisone (1-2mg/Kg/day) oral or iv can be given on top of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) GVHD prophylaxis. For chronic GVHD, various type of frontline regimen can be permitted including CNI+prednisone (PD), PD alone, CNI+PD+mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), or MMF+PD. Various dose of PD will be accepted if it is at least from 0.5mg/Kg/day. For example, at SMC, in case of mild grade cGVHD with high risk feature, or of moderate grade cGVHD, CNI plus PD, 0.5mg/kg/day can be given initially. In case of severe grade cGVHD, CNI plus PD, 1.0mg/Kg/day will be given.
Itraconazole will be maintained until PD is tapered to 10mg/day in case of PD alone therapy group, or until PD is stopped in case of CNI+PD or CNI+PD+MMF or MMF+PD group, etc. In addition, patients will receive itraconazole oral suspension until: 1) Development of proven or probable IFIs, 2) Severe toxicity (such as liver function abnormality - AST/ALT level > 10 times UNL or bilirubin/ALP level > 5 times UNL, 3) Worsening GVHD that requires second line therapy for steroid refractory GVHD (in this situation, investigator could stop itraconazole oral solution if there is a potential drug interaction between itraconazole oral solution and 2nd line GVHD drug or prolonged use of itraconazole oral solution could be hazardous to the patient), 4) Need to switch antifungal agent for the treatment of prolonged febrile episode related to systemic infection, thus requiring systemic antifungal treatment, 6) Withdrawal from study participation (patient's decision), or 7) Death.
- Conditions
- Graft vs Host Disease
- Being tested
- Itraconazole
- Keywords
- Itraconazole oral solution, invasive fungal infections, prophylaxis, Graft vs Host Disease, transplantation
- Medical subject headings
- Graft vs Host Disease, Invasive Fungal Infections
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ItraconazoleDrug
Also called Sporanox oral solution
200mg bid, oral solution, until a dose of prednisone was tapered to 10mg/day in case of prednisone alone therapy group, or until prednisone was stopped in case of CNIs plus prednisone, CNIs plus prednisone plus mycophenolate mofetil, or mycophenolate mofetil plus prednisone group, etc.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| itraconazole, prophylaxis, Oral solution | Experimental | For GVHD patients who are required systemic glucocorticoids therapy, itraconazole oral solution will be administered at a dose of 200mg every 12 hours. Receives: Drug: Itraconazole |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
incidence of proven or probable invasive fungal infections
Measured: at day 100 after starting graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) treatment with corticosteroids based regimen in adjunction to itraconazole oral solution antifungal prophylaxis.
Secondary outcomes (2)
safety profiles of itraconazole oral solution
Measured: during GVHD treatment with corticosteroids containing regimen
GVHD-specific survival (GSS) of patients receiving corticosteroids based GVHD treatment together with antifungal prophylaxis with itraconazole oral solution
Measured: from the onset of acute or chronic GVHD to death due to GVHD itself or GVHD-related complications
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Jan 2011 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2009
- Primary completionDec 2010
- Study completionDec 2010
Why it stopped: In interim analysis, this study met the primary hypothesis.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Graft vs Host DiseaseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Samsung Medical CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Janssen, LP
- Investigators
- Dong Hwan Kim, M.D./Ph.D., Principal investigator, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01282879
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2009-08-099
- Acronym
- ITRAG
- Status last verified
- Jan 2011
- First submitted
- 23 Jan 2011
- Last updated
- 25 Jan 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Walsh TJ, Anaissie EJ, Denning DW, Herbrecht R, Kontoyiannis DP, Marr KA, Morrison VA, Segal BH, Steinbach WJ, Stevens DA, van Burik JA, Wingard JR, Patterson TF; Infectious Diseases Society of America. Treatment of aspergillosis: clinical practice guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 1;46(3):327-60. doi: 10.1086/525258. No abstract available.
PubMed 18177225Goodman JL, Winston DJ, Greenfield RA, Chandrasekar PH, Fox B, Kaizer H, Shadduck RK, Shea TC, Stiff P, Friedman DJ, et al. A controlled trial of fluconazole to prevent fungal infections in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1992 Mar 26;326(13):845-51. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199203263261301.
PubMed 1542320Winston DJ, Maziarz RT, Chandrasekar PH, Lazarus HM, Goldman M, Blumer JL, Leitz GJ, Territo MC. Intravenous and oral itraconazole versus intravenous and oral fluconazole for long-term antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant recipients. A multicenter, randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2003 May 6;138(9):705-13. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-9-200305060-00006.
PubMed 12729424
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jan 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of Antifungal Prophylaxis Against Invasive Fungal Infections During Corticosteroid Containing Therapy for Graft-versus-host Disease Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01282879
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ITRAG / 2009-08-099
- Conditions
- Graft vs Host Disease
- Keywords
- Itraconazole oral solution, invasive fungal infections, prophylaxis, Graft vs Host Disease, transplantation
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: In interim analysis, this study met the primary hypothesis.
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Samsung Medical CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Janssen, LP
- Study start
- Dec 2009
- Primary completion
- Dec 2010 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 25 Jan 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Antifungal prophylaxis should be used in patients being treated with glucocorticoids for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). Although fluconazole has been widely used as an antifungal prophylactic agent after allogeneic HSCT, fluconazole prophlaxis only shows a limited protective role against IFIs, is not effective against invasive aspergillosis. In addition, NCCN guideline of the prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections recommends antifungal prophylaxis in patients with significant GVHD until resolution of GVHD using Posaconazole, Voriconazole, Echinocandin, or Amphotericin B. However, under the National Health Insurance System, none of the drug can be given prophylactically except itraconazole oral solution against IFIs. Itraconazole oral solution shows excellent bioavailability and good efficacy against aspergillus and fluconazole resistant candida infection.Based on these findings, we will perform prospective multicenter study evaluating the efficacy, safety and long-term outcomes of itraconazole oral solution prophylaxis against IFIs in patients treated with systemic corticosteroids for GVHD after allogeneic HSCT.
Detailed description
Eligible patients who provided an informed consent form will be administered itraconazole oral solution (200mg bid initially, swash and swallow) in either an in patient or outpatient setting. Treatment can be initiated at the same time of or within 10 days after starting systemic immunosuppressive therapy.
Itraconazole oral solution dose can be adjusted according to the liver function test: 1) in case of - AST/ALT level 5-10 times UNL or bilirubin/ALP level 2-5 times UNL, itraconazole dose can be reduced to half (i.e. itraconazole 200mg po once daily or 100mg bid); 2) in case of - AST/ALT level > 10 times UNL or bilirubin/ALP level > 5 times UNL, itraconazole can be stopped.
GVHD treatment can be given per center's policy: With respect to acute GVHD, prednisone (1-2mg/Kg/day) oral or iv can be given on top of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) GVHD prophylaxis. For chronic GVHD, various type of frontline regimen can be permitted including CNI+prednisone (PD), PD alone, CNI+PD+mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), or MMF+PD. Various dose of PD will be accepted if it is at least from 0.5mg/Kg/day. For example, at SMC, in case of mild grade cGVHD with high risk feature, or of moderate grade cGVHD, CNI plus PD, 0.5mg/kg/day can be given initially. In case of severe grade cGVHD, CNI plus PD, 1.0mg/Kg/day will be given.
Itraconazole will be maintained until PD is tapered to 10mg/day in case of PD alone therapy group, or until PD is stopped in case of CNI+PD or CNI+PD+MMF or MMF+PD group, etc. In addition, patients will receive itraconazole oral suspension until: 1) Development of proven or probable IFIs, 2) Severe toxicity (such as liver function abnormality - AST/ALT level > 10 times UNL or bilirubin/ALP level > 5 times UNL, 3) Worsening GVHD that requires second line therapy for steroid refractory GVHD (in this situation, investigator could stop itraconazole oral solution if there is a potential drug interaction between itraconazole oral solution and 2nd line GVHD drug or prolonged use of itraconazole oral solution could be hazardous to the patient), 4) Need to switch antifungal agent for the treatment of prolonged febrile episode related to systemic infection, thus requiring systemic antifungal treatment, 6) Withdrawal from study participation (patient's decision), or 7) Death.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| itraconazole, prophylaxis, Oral solution | Experimental | Drug: ItraconazoleFor GVHD patients who are required systemic glucocorticoids therapy, itraconazole oral solution will be administered at a dose of 200mg every 12 hours. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients developing or developed acute or chronic GVHD within the last 10 days which require systemic immunosuppressive therapy of corticosteroids with- or-without other immunosuppressive agents including calcineurin inhibitors.
- Written informed consent form
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Aspartate transaminase or alanine transaminase level > 10 times UNL or Bilirubin or alkaline phosphatase level > 5 times UNL
- Active or chronic hepatitis virus B or C infection requiring antiviral therapy
- Estimated life expectancy < 30 days
- History of allergy, sensitivity, or any serious reaction to itraconazole oral solution
- Previous history of Zygomycosis
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ItraconazoleAlso: Sporanox oral solution200mg bid, oral solution, until a dose of prednisone was tapered to 10mg/day in case of prednisone alone therapy group, or until prednisone was stopped in case of CNIs plus prednisone, CNIs plus prednisone plus mycophenolate mofetil, or mycophenolate mofetil plus prednisone group, etc. | Drug | itraconazole, prophylaxis, Oral solution |
Primary outcome
incidence of proven or probable invasive fungal infections
Time frame: at day 100 after starting graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) treatment with corticosteroids based regimen in adjunction to itraconazole oral solution antifungal prophylaxis.
2 secondary outcomes
safety profiles of itraconazole oral solution
Time frame: during GVHD treatment with corticosteroids containing regimen
GVHD-specific survival (GSS) of patients receiving corticosteroids based GVHD treatment together with antifungal prophylaxis with itraconazole oral solution
Time frame: from the onset of acute or chronic GVHD to death due to GVHD itself or GVHD-related complications
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: In interim analysis, this study met the primary hypothesis.). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jan 2011.
- Background: PubMed 18177225Walsh TJ, Anaissie EJ, Denning DW, Herbrecht R, Kontoyiannis DP, Marr KA, Morrison VA, Segal BH, Steinbach WJ, Stevens DA, van Burik JA, Wingard JR, Patterson TF; Infectious Diseases Society of America. Treatment of aspergillosis: clinical practice guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 1;46(3):327-60. doi: 10.1086/525258. No abstract available.
- Results publication: PubMed 1542320Goodman JL, Winston DJ, Greenfield RA, Chandrasekar PH, Fox B, Kaizer H, Shadduck RK, Shea TC, Stiff P, Friedman DJ, et al. A controlled trial of fluconazole to prevent fungal infections in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1992 Mar 26;326(13):845-51. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199203263261301.
- Results publication: PubMed 12729424Winston DJ, Maziarz RT, Chandrasekar PH, Lazarus HM, Goldman M, Blumer JL, Leitz GJ, Territo MC. Intravenous and oral itraconazole versus intravenous and oral fluconazole for long-term antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant recipients. A multicenter, randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2003 May 6;138(9):705-13. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-9-200305060-00006.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Dong Hwan Kim, M.D./Ph.D. principal investigator
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine
9 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Itraconazole in people with Graft vs Host Disease, run by Samsung Medical Center at 9 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?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 9 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.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: In interim analysis, this study met the primary hypothesis.). Results are not available in the source record.
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?
incidence of proven or probable invasive fungal infections (time frame: at day 100 after starting graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) treatment with corticosteroids based regimen in adjunction to itraconazole oral solution antifungal prophylaxis.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01282879, which also lists 3 linked publications.
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 25 Jan 2011.