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ArticleJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Isavuconazole Treatment in a Mixed Patient Cohort with Invasive Fungal Infections: Outcome, Tolerability and Clinical Implications of Isavuconazole Plasma Concentrations.

Christoph Zurl, Maximilian Waller, Franz Schwameis, Tina Muhr, Norbert Bauer, Ines Zollner-Schwetz, Thomas Valentin, Andreas Meinitzer, Elisabeth Ullrich, Stefanie Wunsch and 5 more

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Article in Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. [Pharmacokinetic monitoring of isavuconazole in a patient with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2024
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  18. Isavuconazole use and TDM in real-world pediatric practice.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Christoph ZurlSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0623-0360
Maximilian WallerSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Franz SchwameisDepartment for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Landesklinikum Baden, 2500 Baden, Austria.
Tina MuhrDepartment of Internal Medicine, Landeskrankenhaus Graz 2, 8020 Graz, Austria.
Norbert BauerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Landeskrankenhaus Hartberg, 8230 Hartberg, Austria.
Ines Zollner-SchwetzSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Thomas ValentinSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Andreas MeinitzerClinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Elisabeth UllrichSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Stefanie WunschSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Martin HoeniglSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1653-2824
Yvonne GrinschglDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Juergen PrattesSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5751-9311
Abderrahim OulhajInstitute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 17666, Al Ain, UAE.
Robert KrauseSection of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Medical University of Graz · ATLandeskrankenhaus Feldkirch · ATUnited Arab Emirates University · AE

Funding

Pfizer WI242120_IIR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isavuconazole (ISA) is a triazole antifungal agent recommended for treatment of invasive aspergillosis or mucormycosis. The objective of this study was to evaluate ISA levels in a real world setting in a mixed patient cohort including patients with non-malignant diseases and extracorporeal treatments, and to correlate findings with efficacy and safety outcomes. We investigated 33 ISA treatment courses in 32 adult patients with hematological and other underlying diseases and assessed the clinical response, side effects and ISA trough plasma concentrations. ISA treatment led to complete and partial response in 87% of patients and was well tolerated. The median ISA plasma concentration was 3.05 µg/mL (range 1.38-9.1, IQR 1.93-4.35) in patients without renal replacement therapy (RRT) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and significantly lower in patients with RRT including cases with additional ECMO or Cytosorb

Indexed as

antifungal therapyanti-infective agentsfungal infectionsisavuconazoletherapeutic drug monitoring

Identifiers

PMID32580296
PMCPMC7344482
OpenAlexW3036506109

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