Various G-CSF Regimens to Prevent Infection During Chemotherapy
Breast CancerChemotherapy1 moreThe purpose of this study is to prevent chemotherapy-related febrile neutropenia, prophylaxis with antibiotics and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) have proven efficacious [1-3]. G-CSF has only few side effects, but is expensive. In 2006, updated G-CSF guidelines conclude that primary G-CSF prophylaxis has clinical benefits for and should be offered to patients at a more than 20% risk of febrile neutropenia. Based on many positive and few negative trials, one can consider the use of taxanes as standard of care in the adjuvant setting in node-positive breast cancer. Taxanes (with or without anthracyclines) have an increased risk for febrile neutropenia. The updated guidelines and changes in daily clinical practice will have a significant impact on the investigators health care resources. There is a higher risk of febrile neutropenia for the first chemotherapy cycle compared to subsequent cycles in small cell lung cancer patients. Also in advanced breast cancer the majority of first observed episodes of febrile neutropenia occur in the initial chemotherapy cycles Irrespective of tumour type or chemotherapy regimen, the risk of febrile neutropenia is highest during the first two cycles of chemotherapy. Thereafter, the risk rapidly declines, and the benefit of G-CSF largely seems to disappear. So, in order to improve the cost-effective administration of primary G-CSF prophylaxis, it is justified to assess whether G-CSF prophylaxis can be limited to the first two chemotherapy cycles as compared to the current practice of continuous G-CSF prophylaxis.
Three Different Types of Thermometers in Measuring Temperature in Young Patients With Fever and...
FeverSweats1 moreRATIONALE: Comparing results of three different thermometers used to measure body temperature may help doctors find the most accurate thermometer to detect fever and plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying three different types of thermometers to measure temperature in young patients with fever and without fever.
Study of ChimeriVax™ Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Peruvian Children Aged 2 to 11 Years...
Dengue VirusDengue Fever2 moreThe aim of the trial was to evaluate the use of a tetravalent vaccine, CYD dengue vaccine, against dengue disease. Primary Objectives: To describe the humoral immune response to dengue before and after each vaccination with dengue vaccine in two age cohorts of children (6 to 11 years and 2 to 5 years) previously vaccinated with yellow fever (YF) vaccine. To evaluate the safety of each vaccination with dengue vaccine in two age cohorts of children (6 to 11 years and 2 to 5 years). To describe viremia after the first and second vaccinations with dengue vaccine in a subgroup of 130 randomized participants (100 participants in Dengue Vaccine Group and 30 participants in Control Group) in two age cohorts of children (6 to 11 years and 2 to 5 years).
Trial of an Inactivated Yellow Fever Virus Vaccine
Yellow FeverThis trial will be a randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind (within dosing group), dose escalation Phase 1 trial, evaluating dosages of 1 mcg and 5 mcg of HydroVax-002 YFV vaccine given intramuscularly on Day 1 and Day 29 in up to 25 healthy adults healthy adults ≥ 18 and < 50 years of age. The primary objective is to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and tolerability of the HydroVax-002 YFV vaccine administered intramuscularly in a two-dose series on Days 1 and 29 at a dose of 1 mcg or a dose of 5 mcg.
Phase 2a Immunogenicity Study of Hantaan/Puumala Virus DNA Vaccine for Prevention of Hemorrhagic...
Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal SyndromeThe purpose of this study is to compare the immune responses of two different doses (1.0 mg and 2.0 mg) and two different dosing schedules (two doses or three doses) of a mixed Hantaan virus (HTNV) and Puumala virus (PUUV) DNA vaccine in healthy participants. To maintain a blind, participants in the two-dose group will receive one dose of normal saline placebo. All of the groups will also receive a booster dose 6 months after first vaccination. The results will help to determine which dose and vaccination schedule will be best to move forward in the vaccine development process.
Study of a Booster Dose of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Subjects Who Previously Completed the...
Dengue FeverDengue Hemorrhagic FeverThe aim of the study was to assess and describe the booster effect of a CYD dengue vaccine dose administered 4 to 5 years after the completion of a 3-dose vaccination schedule. Primary Objective - To demonstrate the non-inferiority, in terms of geometric mean of titer ratios (GMTRs), of a CYD dengue vaccine booster compared to the third CYD dengue vaccine injection in participants from CYD13 - NCT00993447 and CYD30 - NCT01187433 trials (participants from Group 1 only). Secondary Objectives: If the primary objective of non-inferiority was achieved: To demonstrate the superiority, in terms of GMTRs, of a CYD dengue vaccine booster compared to the third CYD dengue vaccine injection in participants from CYD13 and CYD30 trials. To describe the immune responses elicited by a CYD dengue vaccine booster and placebo injection in participants who received 3 doses of the CYD dengue vaccine in the CYD13 and CYD30 trials in all participants. To describe the neutralizing antibody levels of each dengue serotype post-dose 3 (CYD13 and CYD30 participants) and immediately prior to booster or placebo injection in all participants. To describe the neutralizing antibody persistence 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years post booster or placebo injection in all participants. To evaluate the safety of booster vaccination with the CYD dengue vaccine in all participants.
Celgosivir or Modipafant as Treatment for Adult Participants With Uncomplicated Dengue Fever in...
Dengue FeverDengue fever is an acute febrile illness transmitted by mosquitoes, which affects half the world's population. There are 96 million symptomatic infections, 500,0000 hospitalisations and 25,000 deaths per year attributed to the disease. The economic burden is $12 billion. In Singapore, as elsewhere, the incidence of the disease continues to increase despite aggressive control measures. At present there are no approved medicines for treating dengue fever. Only supportive fluid replacement therapy is used to treat vascular leakage in patients with severe illness. Therefore there is an urgent need to find alternative treatments. Experiments in the laboratory have shown that Celgosivir and modipafant inhibit dengue virus and improve mouse survival. Both drugs have previously been used in humans with good safety records, so investigators are taking this one step further to find out how well it works in dengue patients. Investigators plan to enroll dengue patients within 48 hours of fever onset and assign them to one of four treatment groups over five days. Together with the support from the industry partner, 60°Pharmaceuticals PLC, the investigators will determine the safety and effectiveness of these drugs on acute dengue patients and pave the way forward for dengue antiviral medicines to reach patients.
Amoxicillin-clavulanate Alone or in Combination With Ciprofloxacin in Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenic...
Febrile NeutropeniaIn low risk neutropenic fever in cancer, standard of care is the association of amoxicillin clavulanate and ciprofloxacin. But in this population, the rate of fever related to infection is very low, leading to a overtreatment of the patients. The aim of this study is to validate a descalation of the antibiotherapy with safety concerns.
Dose-ranging Study of an Investigational Yellow Fever Candidate Vaccine in Adults
Yellow Fever (Healthy Volunteers)The primary objectives of the study are: To describe the safety profile of each of the 3 dosages of vYF and of YF-VAX® within the 28 days post-vaccination and up to the 6 months (Day 180) post-vaccination visit To describe the antibody responses elicited by each of the 3 dosages of vYF and by YF-VAX on Day 0 pre-vaccination and then on Day 10, Day 14, Day 28 and 6 months (Day 180) post-vaccination overall and by baseline flavivirus serostatus To quantify the detectable yellow fever (YF) vaccinal viremia in each vaccine groups (vYF and YF-VAX) in a subset of subjects on Day 0 visit, Day 1 visit, Day 3 visit, Day 5 visit, Day 7 visit, Day 10 visit, and Day 14 visit.
Study of a Novel Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Healthy Children Aged 2 to 14 Years in Asia
DengueDengue Fever1 moreThe aim of the trial was to assess the efficacy of the CYD dengue vaccine in preventing symptomatic, virologically-confirmed dengue (VCD) cases. Primary Objective: To assess the efficacy of CYD dengue vaccine after 3 vaccinations at 0, 6, and 12 months in preventing symptomatic VCD cases, regardless of the severity, due to any of the four serotypes in children aged 2 to 14 years at the time of inclusion. Secondary Objectives: To describe the efficacy of CYD dengue vaccine in preventing symptomatic VCD cases after the third dose to the end of the Active Phase, after at least 1 dose, and after 2 doses. To describe the occurrence of serious adverse events (SAEs), including SAEs of special interest in all participants throughout the trial period. To describe the occurrence of hospitalized virologically-confirmed dengue (VCD) cases and the occurrence of severe (clinically-severe or as per World Health Organization (WHO) criteria) VCD cases, throughout the Surveillance Expansion period (SEP) and throughout the trial (from Day 0 to the end of the study). To describe the antibody response to each dengue serotype after Dose 2, after Dose 3, and 1 and 5 years after Dose 3.