Low-risk Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer: Safety and Efficacy of Oral Antibiotics in an Outpatient Setting
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2007-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether, in children with cancer presenting with
fever in severe chemotherapy-induced neutropenia at low risk for medical complications, oral
antibiotics in an outpatient setting after an initial phase of intravenous antibiotics and
in-hospital observation for 8 to 22 hours, is not inferior as to safety and efficacy compared
to continued intravenous antibiotics given in-hospital.