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Clinafloxacin monotherapy (CI-960) versus ceftazidime plus amikacin for empirical treatment of febrile neutropenic cancer patients.

Author(s): Glauser MP, Brennscheidt U, Cornely O, Grigg A, Figuera A, Keyserling C, Trostmann U, Welling L, Tack K

Affiliation(s): CHUV-Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Departement de Medecine Interne, Division des Maladies Infectieuses, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Publication date & source: 2002-01, Clin Microbiol Infect., 8(1):14-25.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and safety of clinafloxacin as a single agent for the empirical treatment of febrile episodes and bacterial infections in neutropenic cancer patients. METHODS: An open label, active-controlled, randomized, parallel treatment, multicenter study was conducted where clinafloxacin monotherapy was compared to the combination of ceftazidime plus amikacin (plus optional vancomycin or teicoplanin). Four hundred and nineteen patients were randomized to receive either intravenous clinafloxacin 200 mg every 12 h or intravenous ceftazidime (2 g) iv every 8 h plus intravenous amikacin (15 mg/kg) per day in divided doses. All randomized patients were to receive a minimum of 48 h of primary study drug treatment, after which the primary treatment could be modified. Clinical and microbiological responses were evaluated at 7-21 days post-treatment after study treatment and long term (maximum 28 days), in intent-to-treat and modified intent-to-treat populations. RESULTS: Clinafloxacin and ceftazidime-amikacin were statistically equivalent for the 72-h defervescence rate, overall defervescence rate, time to defervescence, clinical success rate, by-pathogen microbiological eradication rate, and survival rate. Clinical cure was achieved in 84% (59/70) of patients who received clinafloxacin monotherapy. There were no significant differences between treatments in rates of adverse events or treatment discontinuation rates due to adverse events. CONCLUSIONS: Clinafloxacin appears to be an appropriate agent for empirical treatment in febrile neutropenic cancer patients.

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