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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00423163
Date of registration: 17/01/2007
Primary sponsor: Astellas Pharma Inc
Public title: A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Voriconazole + Micafungin Versus Voriconazole Alone for Invasive Aspergillosis
Scientific title: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial of Voriconazole (VFEND®) Plus Micafungin (MYCAMINE™) Versus Voriconazole Plus Placebo in the Treatment of Patients With Proven or Probable Invasive Aspergillosis
Date of first enrolment: February 2007
Target sample size: 350
Recruitment status: Withdrawn
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00423163
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
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Affiliation:  Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Proven, probable or possible invasive aspergillosis

- Patient is 2 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

- The patient has been administered an antifungal agent (voriconazole, itraconazole,
posaconazole, caspofungin, micafungin, anidulafungin, amphotericin B, or lipid
formulation of amphotericin B) for >7 days immediately prior to randomization for
treatment of the Possible, Probable, or Proven invasive aspergillosis for which the
patient is being enrolled.

- The patient has been treated with voriconazole for > 7 days immediately prior to
randomization



Age minimum: 2 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Aspergillosis/Blood
Aspergillosis/Invasive
Intervention(s)
Drug: micafungin
Drug: voriconazole
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary outcome will be Global Success (complete and partial response) at 6 weeks based on the combination of clinical, mycological and radiologic response.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Global Success (GS) at Wk 12, Favorable response (FR) & survival at Wks 6 & 12. GS and FR by infection site, overall frequency of emergent & recurrent fungal infections at Wks 6 & 12, duration of FR, and relationship of galactomannan to clinical outcome
Secondary ID(s)
20-05-002
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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