León-Gil Cristóbal, Ubeda-Iglesias Alejandro, Loza-Vázquez Ana, de la Torre María Victoria, Raurich-Puigdevall Juan M, Alvarez-Sánchez Bernabé, Ortiz-Leyva Carlos, Domínguez-Roldán José María, Socías-Crespi Lorenzo, Garnacho-Montero José
Critical Care Unit and Emergency Room, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Seville, Spain.
Rev Esp Quimioter. 2012 Dec;25(4):274-82.
Caspofungin is an echinocandin with proven efficacy in invasive candidiasis (IC) and invasive aspergillosis (IA). ProCAS is a study sponsored by the Working Group of the Infectious Diseases of the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine, which analyzes the effectiveness and safety of caspofungin in routine clinical practice conditions in the critically ill.
A prospective, multicenter, observational study designed to estimate the clinical effectiveness and safety of caspofungin acetate in the treatment of IC and IA in patients refractory to or intolerant of conventional antifungal therapy. The assessment of effectiveness both clinic and the microbiological was carried out at the end of the treatment with caspofungin.
We included 98 patients, 62 IC proven, 25 probable and 11 IA probable, from 24 centers during 2005 and 2006. Treatment with caspofungin monotherapy was performed in 89.8% of cases and as first line therapy in 54.1%. The favorable clinical response obtained for IC, probable IC, and probable IA was 91.9, 84, and 81.8%, respectively. The microbiological response was favorable in 74.6, 68, and 54.6% for proven cases of IC, probable IC, and probable IA, respectively. No serious adverse effects were observed.
In routine clinical practice conditions, caspofungin is effective and safe for the treatment of invasive fungal infections (IC/IA). The efficacy and safety profile was similar to that observed in published clinical trials.
卡泊芬净是一种棘白菌素,已证实对侵袭性念珠菌病(IC)和侵袭性曲霉病(IA)有效。ProCAS研究由西班牙重症监护医学学会传染病工作组赞助,分析了卡泊芬净在重症患者常规临床实践条件下的有效性和安全性。
一项前瞻性、多中心、观察性研究,旨在评估醋酸卡泊芬净治疗对传统抗真菌治疗难治或不耐受的IC和IA患者的临床有效性和安全性。在卡泊芬净治疗结束时进行临床和微生物学有效性评估。
2005年至2006年期间,我们纳入了来自24个中心的98例患者,其中62例确诊为IC,25例可能为IC,11例可能为IA。89.8%的病例采用卡泊芬净单药治疗,54.1%作为一线治疗。确诊IC、可能的IC和可能的IA的良好临床反应率分别为91.9%、84%和81.8%。确诊IC、可能的IC和可能的IA病例的微生物学反应良好率分别为74.6%、68%和54.6%。未观察到严重不良反应。
在常规临床实践条件下,卡泊芬净治疗侵袭性真菌感染(IC/IA)有效且安全。其疗效和安全性与已发表的临床试验中观察到的相似。