Design of Efficacy Trials of Cytokines in Combination with Antifungal Drugs

Resolution of invasive fungal infections is often dependent on recovery from an immunocompromised state, which indicates that host defense mechanisms are extremely important in the clearance of fungal pathogens. Immunotherapy aimed at enhancement of host defense mechanisms may improve clinical outco...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2004-10, Vol.39 (Supplement-4), p.S218-S223
Hauptverfasser: Kullberg, Bart Jan, Lashof, Astrid M. L. Oude, Netea, Mihai G.
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Zusammenfassung:Resolution of invasive fungal infections is often dependent on recovery from an immunocompromised state, which indicates that host defense mechanisms are extremely important in the clearance of fungal pathogens. Immunotherapy aimed at enhancement of host defense mechanisms may improve clinical outcome of invasive mycoses. The design of trials of immunotherapy against fungal pathogens requires profound knowledge of the host defense mechanisms that are involved in invasive fungal infections. Prospective phase II studies with recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and interferon-γ have been done. Recombinant interferon-γ is a candidate for phase III trials of adjunctive immunotherapy for cryptococcal meningitis, invasive aspergillosis, and candidemia, but the proper design of future trials will be crucial to establish whether immunotherapy is of clinical value in the treatment of invasive fungal infections.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/421960