| Title | Safety and efficacy of high-dose infusions of a preformed amphotericin B fat emulsion for treatment of Indian visceral leishmaniasis. | | Author(s) | Sundar S, Singh A, Agarwal D, Rai M, Agrawal N, Chakravarty J | | Institution | Kala-Azar Medical Research Center, Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. drshyamsundar@hotmail.com | | Source | Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 May; 80(5):700-3. | | MeSH | Adult
Amphotericin B
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Emulsions
Female
Humans
India
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Lipids
Male
Young Adult
| | Abstract | Amphotericin B deoxycholate is used as a first-line drug for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India. Its major drawbacks are prolonged hospitalization of treated patients and toxicity. An open label phase II study with pre-formed amphotericin B lipid emulsion (ABLE) was conducted to evaluate safety and efficacy of four regimens of 15 mg/kg each administered in 1-2 doses. Regimen 1 was 7.5 mg/kg/day on day 1 and day 3, and regimen 4 was a single bolus infusion of 15 mg/kg. The safety profile was excellent with mild infusion reactions seen in 38% of the patients. Definitive cure was achieved in 100% of the patients treated with regimen 4. The overall cure rate was 87% (95% confidence interval = 75-94%). In this study, ABLE was safe and had excellent efficacy when given as a bolus of 15 mg/kg. More studies with larger number of patients and higher doses are needed to establish acceptable, safe and efficacious regimen. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Clinical Trial, Phase II
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 19407109 |
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