A Pilot Study of Fluconazole Plus Flucytosine for the Treatment of AIDS Patients With Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis.

Sponsor

Pfizer (Industry)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00002113

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Locations

21.3

Patients Per Site

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

To evaluate and estimate the safety and efficacy of the combination of fluconazole and flucytosine as treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS.

Fluconazole and flucytosine have different mechanisms of action. Since fluconazole has not been associated with hematologic suppression and does not produce renal impairment that can result in higher serum flucytosine levels, this combination may be better tolerated than is amphotericin B plus flucytosine.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Meningitis, Cryptococcal HIV Infections	Drug: Flucytosine Drug: Fluconazole	N/A

Detailed Description

Patients in each cohort receive a lower dose of fluconazole alone or in combination with flucytosine, or a higher dose of fluconazole alone. Doses in subsequent cohorts are escalated if safety data in the previous cohort is satisfactory. Patients are evaluated weekly for the first 4 weeks and every 2 weeks thereafter. Therapy continues until 8 weeks after the CSF becomes culture negative, up to a maximum of 26 weeks.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Allocation:

Randomized

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

A Pilot Study of Fluconazole Plus Flucytosine for the Treatment of AIDS Patients With Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

13 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

Antiviral therapy (AZT, DHPG).
Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Treatment for intercurrent opportunistic infection.

Concurrent Treatment:

Allowed:

Radiation therapy for mucocutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma.

Patients must have:

AIDS.
Evidence of Cryptococcal neoformans in culture or lumbar CSF OR clinical and CSF findings compatible with cryptococcal meningitis.
No evidence of acute or chronic meningitis of any etiology other than cryptococcosis.
Life expectancy of at least 2 weeks.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

Prior antiviral therapy (AZT, DHPG).
Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

Relapsing on maintenance triazole therapy for cryptococcal meningitis.
Unable to take oral medication.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

Concomitant use of any antifungal agent other than study drug.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

History of allergy to or intolerance of imidazoles, azoles, or flucytosine.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

More than 1 mg/kg amphotericin B.
Systemic antifungal agents within 7 days prior to study entry.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr	Los Angeles	California	United States	90033
2	UCI Med Ctr	Orange	California	United States	92668
3	UCSD Med Ctr - Owen Clinic	San Diego	California	United States	921038681