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ArticlePloS one2014

Secondary antifungal prophylaxis in hematological malignancy patients with previous invasive fungal disease: a retrospective analysis.

Mingjuan Liu, Yan Li, Yongqing Zhang, Xiaoli Zhao, Bing Zhai, Qingyi Zhang, Lijun Wang, Yu Zhao, Honghua Li, Quanshun Wang and 3 more

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mingjuan LiuDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China; Department of Hematology, the 309th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, 17 Heishanhu Road, Beijing 100091, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China; Department of Hematology, Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Linwang Street of Sanya City, Hainan province, 572013, China.
Yongqing ZhangDepartment of Hematology, the 309th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, 17 Heishanhu Road, Beijing 100091, China.
Xiaoli ZhaoDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Bing ZhaiDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Qingyi ZhangDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Lijun WangDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Yu ZhaoDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Honghua LiDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Quanshun WangDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Chunji GaoDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Wenrong HuangDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China; Department of Hematology, Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Linwang Street of Sanya City, Hainan province, 572013, China.
Li YuDepartment of Hematology and BMT center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNHainan Branch of People's Liberation Army General Hospital · CNThe 309th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInvasive fungal disease (IFD) causes morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancy. Recurrence of IFD after chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is associated with poor prognosis. The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of different strategies of secondary antifungal prophylaxis (SAP) for IFD and choose an appropriate SAP regimen.

methodsClinical data of patients with previous IFD who underwent chemotherapy or HSCT between Jan 2008 and Jun 2013 were retrospectively reviewed and followed up to 180 days post-chemotherapy or HSCT. The clinical characteristics and diagnosis were analyzed according to the diagnostic criteria for IFD. The efficacy of different strategies for SAP and risk factors influencing the failure of SAP were evaluated.

resultsOf the 164 patients enrolled, 121 patients received SAP regimen (73.78%), and IFD recurred in 40 patients: 16.5% (20/121) in SAP group and 46.5% (20/43) in non-SAP group. In SAP group, 58 received SAP agents which were proven effective for their previous IFD, while other 63 patients received other broad-spectrum antifungal agents. There was no significant difference in the recurrence rates between these two subgroups (13.8% (8/58) vs 19.0% (12/63), P = 0.437). The IFD recurrence rates were statistically significant between patients with allogeneic HSCT and chemotherapy or autologous HSCT (25% vs 8.2%, P = 0.013). Multivariate analysis indicated that allogeneic HSCT was the independent risk factor of IFD recurrence after SAP.

conclusionsSecondary antifungal prophylaxis is necessary to prevent IFD recurrence in patients with hematological malignancy, especially for patients in the setting of allogeneic HSCT.

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