A Study To Evaluate The Safety Of Voriconazole As Treatment Of Invasive Aspergillosis (Fungal Infection) And Other Rare Molds In Children

PHASE3TerminatedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

31

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2009

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2013

Conditions
Invasive Aspergillosis
Interventions
DRUG

Voriconazole

"All subjects will receive voriconazole for a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 12 weeks. All subjects must receive intravenous (IV) voriconazole for the first week of therapy.~Group 1: Subjects 2 to 11 years old and subjects 12 to 14 years old with low body weight (\<50 kg) will receive 9 mg/kg IV every 12 hours (q12h) on day 1, then 8 mg/kg IV q12h starting day 2. If there is a significant clinical improvement after the first week of IV therapy, subjects may be switched to the step-down oral regimen (9 mg/kg PO q12h with a maximum dose of 350 mg PO q12h) at the discretion of the investigator.~Group 2: Subjects 12 to 17 years old (excluding 12-14-year-olds weighing \<50 kg) will receive 6 mg/kg IV q12h on day 1, then 4 mg/kg IV q12h starting day 2. Similar to Group 1, subjects may be switched to the step-down oral regimen (200 mg PO q12h) at the discretion of the investigator. Oral voriconazole can be administered as tablet or oral suspension."

Trial Locations (25)

10330

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan

10400

Department of Pediatrics, Phramongkutklao hospital, Rajathevee

10700

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok Noi

15224

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh

23219

Children's Pavilion, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond

23298

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond

Virginia Commonwealth University/MCV Clinical Pathology, Richmond

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond

28041

HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE Servicio de Farmacia, Madrid

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid

62500

Fakultni nemocnice Brno, Brno

77030

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

90027

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles

94609

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland (CHRCO), Oakland

119074

National University Hospital, Singapore

229899

KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

23298-0042

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Hospital Pharmacy, Richmond

T3B 6A8

Alberta Children's Hospital, Pediatric Oncology Office, Calgary

Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary

625 00

Fakultni nemocnice Brno, Brno

6500 HB

UMC St. Radboud, Nijmegen

50-345

Klinika Transplantacji Szpiku, Onkologii i Hematologii Dzieciecej, Wroclaw

08035

Hospital General Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Servicio de Farmacia, Barcelona

Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Pfizer

INDUSTRY