An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness And Safety Of Anidulafungin Compared To Caspofungin For The Treatment Of Deep Tissue Infection Due To Candida

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2012-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to gather information on the use of anidulafungin for the treatment of serious Candida infection. It is expected that anidulafungin will be at least as safe and as effective as the comparator drug, caspofungin.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Pfizer
• Treatments: Anidulafungin; Caspofungin; Echinocandins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of deep tissue Candida infection, defined as growth of Candida sp. from a culture specimen obtained from a normally sterile site accompanied by signs and symptoms of infection.

• Male or female ≥ 16 years of age.

• Expected hospitalization for at least fourteen (14) days.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy or breast feeding or planning to become pregnant during the study.

• Recent treatment with one of the study drugs over the last 30 days.

• Allergy to either study drug or to this class of drugs.

• Significant liver dysfunction.

• Suspected Candida osteomyelitis, endocarditis, meningitis or any other infections of the central nervous system.