Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27820668›Full record

ReviewVirulence2017

New facets of antifungal therapy.

Ya-Lin Chang, Shang-Jie Yu, Joseph Heitman, Melanie Wellington, Ying-Lien Chen

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Review in Virulence, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
64citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 160 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ya-Lin Changa Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology , National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan.
Shang-Jie Yua Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology , National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan.
Joseph Heitmanb Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA.
Melanie Wellingtonc Department of Pediatrics , University of Rochester Medical Center , Rochester , NY , USA.
Ying-Lien Chena Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology , National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan.
National Taiwan University · TWDuke University · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

Trehalose Pathway for Antifungal Targets and InhibitorsP01AI104533 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI BRENNAN, RICHARD GERALD · 2015 to 2019
$9.0M
Structural Biological Development of Fungal-Specific Calcineurin InhibitorsR01AI112595 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HEITMAN, JOSEPH, SCHUMACHER, MARIA · 2014 to 2017
$2.5M
Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 as an antifungal drug targetR01AI097142 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI KRYSAN, DAMIAN J · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
A Computer Modeling ApproachR44NS079204 · NINDS · AMPLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · PI SHAW, KAREN JOY · 2014 to 2015
$1.5M
A Combination Therapy Approach to Treating Drug Resistant Fungal InfectionsR44AI096844 · NIAID · AMPLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · PI MUTZ, MITCHELL W · 2014 to 2015
$1.5M
Genetic screen for fungal triggers of the NLRP-3-inflammasone in macrophagesR21AI114837 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI KRYSAN, DAMIAN J, WELLINGTON, MELANIE · 2015 to 2016
$431k
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI104533NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI097142NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI112595NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI114837NIAID NIH HHS R44 AI096844NINDS NIH HHS R44 NS079204
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasive fungal infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients, and such infections are a substantial burden to healthcare systems around the world. However, the clinically available armamentarium for invasive fungal diseases is limited to 3 main classes (i.e., polyenes, triazoles, and echinocandins), and each has defined limitations related to spectrum of activity, development of resistance, and toxicity. Further, current antifungal therapies are hampered by limited clinical efficacy, high rates of toxicity, and significant variability in pharmacokinetic properties. New antifungal agents, new formulations, and novel combination regimens may improve the care of patients in the future by providing improved strategies to combat challenges associated with currently available antifungal agents. Likewise, therapeutic drug monitoring may be helpful, but its present use remains controversial due to the lack of available data. This article discusses new facets of antifungal therapy with a focus on new antifungal formulations and the synergistic effects between drugs used in combination therapy.

Indexed as

Drug DiscoveryAntifungal AgentsDrug SynergismDrug Therapy, CombinationEchinocandinsHumansImmunocompromised HostInvasive Fungal InfectionsMycosesPolyenesTriazolesAntifungal AgentsEchinocandinsPolyenesTriazolescombination therapyfungal pathogensnew antifungal formulations

Identifiers

PMID27820668
PMCPMC5354158
OpenAlexW2553189343

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Registered trials

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