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Randomized Study of Teicoplanin for Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Septicemia in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Through a Central Venous Catheter

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Teicoplanin in Treating Septicemia in Patients Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy Through a Central Venous Catheter

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

No phase specified


Supportive care


Active


2 months and over


Other


CCLG-SC-1999-01
EU-20124, NCT00024453

Objectives

  1. Compare the response and cure rate of coagulase-negative staphylococcal septicemia in patients receiving chemotherapy through a central venous catheter treated with 2 different schedules of teicoplanin.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Suspected septicemia caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci


  • Single or double lumen (no triple lumen) central venous catheter (CVC) (including subcutaneous ports) that can be flushed and aspirated
    • Expected to remain in situ for at least 8 weeks


  • No coagulase-negative septicemia associated with existing CVC within the past 12 weeks


  • Receiving chemotherapy for neoplastic condition, aplastic anemia, Fanconi's anemia, Langerhans' cell histiocytosis, or myelodysplasia


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • 2 months and over

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Expected Enrollment

1360

Approximately 490-1,360 patients will be accrued for this study within 2.2-6.2 years.

Outline

This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center and number of central venous catheter lumens (1 vs 2). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive teicoplanin IV bolus every 12 hours for 3 doses and then once daily for 5 doses (total of 7 days).


  • Arm II: Patients receive teicoplanin IV over 2 hours and/or by antibiotic lock every 12 hours for 3 doses and then once daily for 5 doses (total of 7 days).


Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group

Barry Pizer, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 44-51-2228-4811
Email: bpizer@liv.ac.uk

Trial Sites

Ireland
  Dublin
 Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin
 Fin Breatnach, MD, FRCPE
Ph: 353-1-409-6659
 Email: fin.breatnach@olhsc.ie
United Kingdom
England
  Birmingham
 Birmingham Children's Hospital
 Bruce Morland, MD
Ph: 44-121-333-8233
 Email: bruce.morland@bch.nhs.uk
  Bristol
 Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
 Annabel B.M. Foot
Ph: 44-117-342-8520
  Cambridge
 Addenbrooke's Hospital
 Denise Williams, MD
Ph: 44-1223-216-878
  Leeds
 Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
 Adam Glaser, MD
Ph: 44-113-206-4984
 Email: adam.glaser@leedsth.nhs.uk
  Leicester
 Leicester Royal Infirmary
 Rosemary Shannon, MD
Ph: 44-116-254-1414
  Liverpool
 Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey
 Heather McDowell, MD
Ph: 44-151-293-3679
  London
 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
 Penelope Brock, MD, PhD
Ph: 44-20-829-8832
 Email: Brockp@gosh.nhs.uk
 Saint Bartholomew's Hospital
 Judith Kingston, MD
Ph: 44-20-7943-1339
 Email: j.e.kingston@qmul.ac.uk
 University College of London Hospitals
 Maria Michelagnoli, MD
Ph: 44-20-7380-9950
 Email: maria.michelagnoli@uclh.org
  Manchester
 Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
 Bernadette Brennan, MD
Ph: 44-161-922-2227
 Email: bernadette.brennan@cmmc.nhs.uk
  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
 Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
 Andrew David J. Pearson, MD, FRCP, DCh
Ph: 44-191-232-5131 ext. 24101
  Nottingham
 Queen's Medical Centre
 David Walker
Ph: 44-115-924-9924
 Email: david.walker@nottingham.ac.uk
  Oxford
 Oxford Radcliffe Hospital
 Kate Wheeler, MD
Ph: 44-186-522-1066
  Sheffield
 Children's Hospital - Sheffield
 Mary Gerrard, BSc, MBChB, FRCP, FRCPCH
Ph: 44-114-271-7366
 Email: mary.gerrard@sch.nhs.uk
  Southampton
 Southampton General Hospital
 Janice Kohler, MD, FRCP
Ph: 44-23-8079-6942
  Sutton
 Royal Marsden - Surrey
 Kathy Pritchard-Jones, MD
Ph: 44-20-8661-3498
Northern Ireland
  Belfast
 Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
 Anthony McCarthy, MD
Ph: 44-289-063-3631
 Email: anthonymcarthy@royalhospital.n.i.nhs.uk
Scotland
  Aberdeen
 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
 D.J. King, MD
Ph: 44-84-5456-6000
 Email: derek.king@arh.gampian.scot.nhs.uk
  Edinburgh
 Royal Hospital for Sick Children
 W. Hamish Wallace, MD
Ph: 44-131-536-0426
  Glasgow
 Royal Hospital for Sick Children
 E.M. Simpson
Ph: 44-141-201-0000

Registry Information
Official Title The Use of Teicoplanin in the Treatment of Septicaemia Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci - A Randomized Study Comparing Bolus Injection with Infused and/or Line-Locked Teicoplanin
Trial Start Date 1999-02-01
Trial Completion Date 2009-12-31 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00024453
Date Submitted to PDQ 2001-07-19
Information Last Verified 2008-04-27

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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