Three Induction Treatments on Cryptococcal Meningitis (TITOC)
Cryptococcal Meningitis, HIV/AIDS
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cryptococcal Meningitis focused on measuring Voriconazole;amphotericin ;cryptococcal meningitis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of HIV infection;
- newly diagnosed Cryptococcal Meningitis by positive India ink staining or culture result, or both in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF);
- Anti-viral treatment naïve patients
- anti-fungal treatment naïve patients
Exclusion Criteria:
- hepatitis virus co-infection;
- liver cirrhosis;
- congestive heart failure;
- chronic renal disorders;
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD);
- Tuberculosis co-infection;
- malignances
- severe mental and neurological diseases
- Women during pregnancy and lactation
- intraveneous drug user (IDU)
- patients with follow abnormal test results:hemoglobin < 6 g/dl, white blood cell count < 2000 / μl, neutrophil count < 1000 / μl, platelet count < 75000 / μl, blood amylase > 3 times normal level Upper limit, serum creatinine > 1.5 times normal upper limit, aspartate aminotransferase / alanine aminotransferase / alkaline phosphatase > 3 times normal upper limit, total bilirubin > 2 times normal upper limit
- patients who are unwilling to anticipate.
Sites / Locations
- Lijun Xu
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
Experimental
voriconazole treatment
amphotericin treatment (0.7-1.0mg/kg/d)
amphotericin B treatment (0.4-0.5mg/kg/d)
induction treatment with Voriconazole 200mg bid (IV) + 5FC (100mg/kg/d) for 14 days, consolidation treatment wiht fluconazole 400mg/d for two months, then maintenance treatment with fluconazole 200mg/d
Induction treatment with amphotericin B 0.7-1.0mg/kg/d + 5FC (100mg/kg/d) for 14 days,consolidation treatment wiht fluconazole 400mg/d for two months, then maintenance treatment with fluconazole 200mg/d
Induction treatment with amphotericin B 0.4-0.5mg/kg/d + 5FC (100mg/kg/d) for 28 days, consolidation treatment with fluconazole 400mg/d for two months, then maintenance treatment with fluconazole 200mg/d