Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Awara Hospital, Japan.
Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
Intern Med. 2022 Oct 15;61(20):3037-3044. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9070-21. Epub 2022 Mar 19.
Introduction Invasive fungal infections have been attracting attention as significant fatal complications in patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) who undergo intensive chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to treat hematological malignancies. Although clinical trials are already underway in other countries, evidence supporting the use of caspofungin (CAS) in FN patients in Japan is still insufficient. Methods A retrospective study of patients treated with CAS for FN associated with hematological diseases between April 2015 and March 2018 was conducted to determine the treatment efficacy and safety. The study was conducted as a multicenter collaboration, and the data of 52 patients who met all of the inclusion criteria were analyzed. A five-composite-endpoint method was used, and the treatment was judged to be effective when all five endpoints (defervescence during neutropenia; no breakthrough fungal infections; resolution of baseline fungal infections; a survival for seven days or more after the completion of therapy; and no discontinuation of therapy due to side effects or invalidity) were met. Results The efficacy rate was 53.8% (28/52), which is close to the average reported efficacy rate. Adverse events included liver dysfunction and electrolyte abnormalities, but no renal dysfunction or serious events were seen. Conclusion These results suggest that the use of CAS in FN patients with hematological diseases is effective and well-tolerated, and we believe that the use of CAS could become a significant treatment in Japan.
介绍 侵袭性真菌感染已成为接受强化化疗或造血干细胞移植治疗血液系统恶性肿瘤的发热性中性粒细胞减少症(FN)患者的重要致死性并发症而备受关注。尽管其他国家已经开展了临床试验,但在日本,支持使用卡泊芬净(CAS)治疗 FN 患者的证据仍然不足。 方法 对 2015 年 4 月至 2018 年 3 月期间因血液系统疾病接受 CAS 治疗 FN 的患者进行了回顾性研究,以确定其治疗效果和安全性。该研究为多中心合作,对符合所有纳入标准的 52 例患者的数据进行了分析。采用五重终点法,当所有五个终点(中性粒细胞减少期间退热;无突破性真菌感染;基线真菌感染消退;治疗完成后 7 天或更长时间存活;以及无因副作用或无效而停止治疗)均满足时,判断治疗有效。 结果 有效率为 53.8%(28/52),接近报告的平均有效率。不良反应包括肝功能异常和电解质异常,但未见肾功能异常或严重事件。 结论 这些结果表明,CAS 治疗血液系统疾病 FN 患者有效且耐受良好,我们相信 CAS 的使用在日本可能成为一种重要的治疗方法。