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PATH Alliance Registry: Identification of Inappropriate Drug Dosing of Antifungal Agents in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Review of 6000 Patients with Fungal Infections Ali J. Olyaei, PharmD, BCPS Associate Professor of Medicine &


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PATH Alliance Registry: Identification of Inappropriate Drug Dosing of Antifungal Agents in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Review of 6000 Patients with Fungal Infections

Ali J. Olyaei, PharmD, BCPS Associate Professor of Medicine & Surgery Associate Professor of Medicine & Surgery Director of Clinical Research Oregon Health & Sciences University

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Disclosures

  • Pfizer- Honorarium/Grant

A t ll H i /G t

  • Astella- Honorarium/Grant
  • Novartis- Honorarium/Grant
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We Must Remember That the Absence of Evidence Is Not the Evidence of Absence de ce s

  • t t e

de ce o bse ce

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Mortality Due to Invasive Candidiasis

61 70

Between 1 July 1997 and 30 June 2001

61 40 50 60 tality

June 2001 N=108 matched pairs

20 30 40 % Mort

There were no statistically significant differences in age, sex, underlying disease(s), time at risk,

12 10 20

d sease(s), t e at s , surgical procedure, or vital signs at admission between cases and controls.

  • Nosocomial candidemia is still associated with an extremely high crude

and attributable mortality--much higher than that expected from

Candidiais Control

and attributable mortality--much higher than that expected from underlying disease alone.

Gudlaugsson O Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Nov 1;37(9):1172-7.

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Treatment-related risk Factors for Hospital Mortality in Candida Bloodstream Infections. Mortality in Candida Bloodstream Infections.

  • N=245
  • In the hospital cohort, 72 (29.4%) patients died

d i h it li ti d 40 (36 0%) ti t during hospitalization and 40 (36.0%) patients died in the intensive care unit cohort.

  • Independent determinants of hospital mortality

Independent determinants of hospital mortality

Inadequate initial fluconazole dosing (AOR, 9.22; 95% CI, 2.15-19.79; p = 0.004 Retention of a central vein catheter (AOR 6 21; 95% Retention of a central vein catheter (AOR, 6.21; 95% CI, 3.02-12.77; p = 0.011)

Crit Care Med. 2008 Nov;36(11):2967-72.

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Time to Initiation of Fluconazole Therapy Impacts Mortality in Patients with Candidemia Mortality in Patients with Candidemia N=230

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Jul 1;43(1):25-31

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Delaying Antifungal Therapy Until Blood Cultures are Positive: A Risk for Hospital Mortality Positive: A Risk for Hospital Mortality

Hospital Mortality Associated with Hospital Mortality Associated with Delayed Antifungal Therapy for Candidemia

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157 patients with candidemia Initiation of antifungal therapy after blood culture <12 hours: 9 (5 7%)

20 25 30

rtality (%)

<12 hours: 9 (5.7%) 12 to 24 hours: 10 (6.4%) 24 to 48 hours: 86 (54.8%) 48 hours: 52 (33.1%)

10 15 20

Hospital Mor

(n=9) (n=10) (n=86) (n=52)

5 <12 12 to 24 24 to 48 >48

Morrell M, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005;49:3640-5

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Anticonvulsants and Allograft Survival

n=20 Hx of Seizure and n=92 control 70 80 40 50 60 70 urvival 20 30 40 % Graft Su 10 1 2

Y P t RT Yr Post-RTx Wassner et. J of Ped 1976;88:134

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Optimizing Antifungal Therapy

Concentration at Infection

Host Factors

at Infection Site

PK A tif l PD Fungal

Fungal MIC/Resistant

Antifungal g Killing

MIC/Resistant Clinical Cure

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PATH Alliance

The Prospective Antifungal Therapy (PATH) Alliance:

  • A comprehensive registry
  • Data collection and monitoring trends in patients with
  • Data collection and monitoring trends in patients with

invasive fungal infections (IFIs)

  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Outcomes of patients
  • A descriptive paper describing the PATH Alliance will

A descriptive paper describing the PATH Alliance will appear in the December edition of Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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PATH Alliance

  • 2008:
  • 2008:
  • 3699 patients enrolled with proven or probable IFI
  • 3106 patients completed
  • 24 sites (22 US, 2 Canada)
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21 Sites Contributing to this Study

Site Investigator

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Horn U i it f Pitt b h M di l C t P t University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Paterson Massachusetts General Hospital Fishman University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Anaissie Duke University Steinbach University of Washington Marr University of Washington Marr University of Wisconsin Medical School Andes University of Michigan Health System Kauffman Washington Hospital Center Shoham University of Iowa Health Care Diekema Oregon Health & Science University Olyaei Hamilton Health Sciences Rotstein Mount Sinai School of Medicine Huprikar University of Nebraska Freifeld University of Minnesota Young University of Minnesota Young University of Miami Morris University of Pennsylvania Schuster University of Alabama at Birmingham Pappas Emory University Lyon y y y Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Laverdiere City of Hope National Medical Center Ito

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Key Characteristics of the Echinocandin Antifungals

Anidulafungin Caspofungin Micafungin Oral Absorption

poor < 2% poor

Distribution (Vd)

30-50 L 9.67 L 4.95 L

Dosing (MTD)

200 mg LD then 100 mg daily 70 mg LD then 35 – 50 mg (100 mg) 50 – 150 mg

Major metabolic

Degradation Peptide hydrolysis, slow N-acetylation Catechol-O-methyltransferase enzyme

pathway

system (COMT)

t 1/2

24-36 hours 9-11 hours 14.7 hours after single infusion 14.6 hours after multiple doses

CNS penetration

Probably poor Probably poor Rat study: levels in brain approximately 2% plasma

Dosage adjustment

None for renal or hepatic impairment Moderate hepatic insufficiency (Child Pugh 7- 9) Children < 8 years of age None for renal or hepatic impairment

Common ADR

LFTS (2%) Hepatotoxicity (1.9 – 10.3%) Anemia (0.9 – 10%) Hepatotoxicity (2 – 4%) Anemia (2 – 4%)

Drug-Drug interactions

  • None
  • Tacrolimus (20%), Cyclosporine increases

caspofungin levels (35%), Caspofungin levels may be decreased by inducers

  • Rifampin, phenytoin, dexamethasone, ,…..
  • None

Cost

?? ?? ??

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Fluconazole

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Fluconazole Dosage

Although trials to date have not used this method, (??) administration of twice the usual daily dose of fluconazole as a loading dose is a pharmacologically ti l t idl hi hi h t d t t bl d t ti

Indication Systemic Infection

rational way to more rapidly achieve higher steady-state blood concentrations.

Indication Systemic Infection

(disseminated candidiasis, pneumonia)

Loading Dose (day 1) 400 mg x 2 daily dose Daily Dose 400 to 800 mg

Guidelines for Treatment of Candidiasis Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004;38:161-89

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Serum Concentration of Fluconazole with & without Loading Dose

1.2 1.4 serum] 0 6 0.8 1

  • nazole [s

0.2 0.4 0.6 ean Fluco 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dose M Dose Loading Dose No Loading Dose

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Voriconazole

Dosage and Administration

Intravenous Oral

Patients 40 kg and above Loading Dose Regimen (first 24 hours) Two doses of 6 /k Two doses of 400 6 mg/kg 12 hours apart 400 mg 12 hours apart Maintenance Dose (after first 24 hours) (after first 24 hours) Serious Candida infections Empirical Therapy 4 mg/kg every 12 hours 200 mg every 12 hours Invasive aspergillosis/ Scedosporium and Fusarium infections/ Other serious mould infections 4 mg/kg every 12 hours 200 mg every 12 hours

If patient response is inadequate, increase dose to 4 mg/kg IV or 300 mg oral

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Voriconazole

Non-linear Pharmacokinetics

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  • Due to saturation of

metabolism (Michaelis-

6 7 State n (μg/ml)

Menten kinetics)

  • Greater than proportional

increase in exposure with

3 4 5 e Steady S centration

p increasing dose

  • On average, 1.5-fold oral

dose escalation from 200

1 2 3 Average sma Conc

dose escalation from 200 mg q 12 h to 300 mg q 12 h will lead to a 2.5-fold increase in exposure

100 200 300 400 Pla Twice Daily Dose (mg)

p

Twice Daily Dose (mg)

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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Voriconazole Serum Concentration and Response

  • co a o e Se u

Co ce t at o a d espo se

Reponse to Voriconazole

Better responses in patients with higher

p 80 100

100%

patients with higher levels Improved outcomes

60 80

cess (%) 44%

p with dose escalation in patients with levels < 2 mcg/ml

20 40

Succ <2.05 (n=18) > 2.05 (n=10)

Serum concentration (mcg/ml)

Smith J et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006;50:1570-2

Serum concentration (mcg/ml)

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Pharmacology: Mean Trough Concentrations of Caspofungin* Concentrations of Caspofungin

2.00 (n=8)

ntration, mL

T t t ti 1 / L 1.75 1.50 1.25

ugh Conce μg/m

Target concentration: 1 μg/mL 0.50 1.00 0.75

Trou

6 8 10 14 2 4 12 0.50 0.25

Time, days

6 8

  • Mean plasma drug concentrations maintained above 1.0 μg/mL, a target chosen to

exceed the MIC at which 90% of most clinically relevant Candida isolates were i hibit d

*In men receiving caspofungin 50 mg daily with a 70-mg loading dose on day 1. MIC = minimum inhibitory concentration Adapted from Stone JA et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002;46:739–745.

inhibited

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Percentage of Patients with a Loading Dose for Fluconazole, Voriconazole and Caspofungin (n=2552) 65 80% 65.80%

50% 60% 70%

19.10%

30% 40% 50%

11.60% 19.10%

10% 20% Fluconazole Voriconazole Caspofungin

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International Conference for the Development

  • f Consensus on the Management and
  • f Consensus on the Management and

Prevention of Severe Candidal Infections

Edwards JE et al Clin Infect Dis 1997:25;43

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What Dose of Fluconazole Should be Used for the Treatment of Candidiasis Stable Patients

18 18 20

Stable Patients

10 12 14 16 4 6 8 10 1 1 2 4 <400 mg 400 mg 800 mg > 800 mg <400 mg 400 mg 800 mg > 800 mg

Edwards JE et al Clin Infect Dis 1997:25;43

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What Dose of Fluconazole Should be Used for the Treatment

  • f Candidiasis

Deteriorating Patients

18 18 20 10 12 14 16 4 6 8 10 1 1 2 4 < 400 mg 400 mg 800 mg > 800 mg 400 mg 400 mg 800 mg 800 mg

Edwards JE et al Clin Infect Dis 1997:25;43

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Fluconazole Dosing in Candidiasis C. albicans (Normal Renal Function)

60 % of patients 45 50 40 50 30 40 5 10 20 5 < 400 mg >400 mg Unknown

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Fluconazole Dosing in Candidiasis C. glabrata (Normal Renal Function)

54 60 % of patients 43 54 40 50 30 40 10 20 3 < 400 mg >400 mg Unknown

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Fluconazole Dosing in Candidiasis

  • C. Parapsilosis (Normal Renal Function)

53 60 43 53 40 50 30 40 4 10 20 4 < 400 mg >400 mg Unknown

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Percentage of Patients on RRTx

Hemodialysis (IHD) Dependent (n=420; Dependent (n=420; 14%)

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Percentage of Patients on RRTx with Candidiasis and Others

Others Candidiasis (84%)

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Distribution of Candida species for all Patients on Dialysis, and Patients on HD

N=420 IFIs (from 365 patients on hemodialysis with Candida)

  • C. albicans

218 (53%)

  • C. glabrata

135 (32%)

  • C. tropicalis

41 (10%

  • C. tropicalis

41 (10%

  • C. kruseii

38 (10%)

  • C. parapsilosis

45 (11%)

  • C. lusitaniae

7 C ill dii 1

  • C. guillermondii

1

  • C. dubliniensis

3 Other Candida 5

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Distribution of Candida species for Patients on Peritoneal dialysis, and Patients on CVVHD

N=21 IFIs (from 21 patients on Peritoneal Dialysis with Candida)

  • C. albicans

6 (28%)

  • C. glabrata

6 (28%)

  • C. parapsilosis

5

  • C. tropicalis

4 N=104 IFIs (from 93 patients on CVVRTx with Candida)

  • C. albicans

65 (62%) C glabrata 20 (21%)

  • C. glabrata

20 (21%)

  • C. kruseii

9

  • C. Parapsilosis

9 C tropicalis 9

  • C. tropicalis

9

  • C. lusitaniae

1 Other Candida 3

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Overall 12 Week Mortality Rate (%)

100% 50.30% 72.80% 60% 80% 100% 50.30% 38.10% 27.60% 40% 60% 20% HD CVVRT P it l N t Di l i HD CVVRTx Peritoneal Not Dialysis Dependent

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12 Week Mortality Rate for Candidiasis Patients (%) ( )

69.90% 60% 70% 80% 46.60% 27.90% 38.10% 30% 40% 50% 60% 10% 20% 30% HD CVVRTx Peritoneal Not Dialysis Dependent

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12 Week Mortality Rate for Patients with Other Infections (%) ( )

93.33% 80% 100% 28.09% 37.25% 40% 60% 20% HD CVVRTx Peritoneal Not Dialysis Dependent p

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Pharmacokinetic of Fluconazole in CVVRtx

  • Pharmacokinetic study of critically ill patients

undergoing hemodiafiltration (with a cellulose undergoing hemodiafiltration (with a cellulose triacetate filter--high-flux, high ultrafiltration, surface 1.5 square meters),

  • the average T1/2 is 9 hours
  • trough plasma concentrations of fluconazole should be

kept at or above 10 micrograms/milliliter for an effective concentration to inhibit most fungi.

  • the recommended dosing regimen for fluconazole should

be 500 or 600 milligrams every 12 hours for patients undergoing hemodiafiltration

Yagasaki et al, Intensive Care Med 2003a; 29:1844-1848

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Average Daily Dose of Fluconazole in patients on CVVRTx 0 94% 60% 50.94% 33.96% 40% 50% 60% 13.21% 1 89% 10% 20% 30% 1.89% 10% 100-199 200-299 300-400

  • thers

Dosage Range (mg)

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Number of Patients Received Daily Dose of Fluconazole (All Patients) ( ) 57.25%

60% 80%

19.48% 25.26%

20% 40%

0.84%

20%

< 6 6-12 >12 u/k < 6 6 12 >12 u/k

Daily Dose (mg/kg)

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Number of Patients Received Daily Dose of Fluconazole ( Normal Renal Function) ( )

500

nts

100 200 300 400

r of Patie

100

Number Daily Dose (mg/kg) Daily Dose (mg/kg)

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Average Dose of Fluconazole for Patient with CrCl Between 30-50 ml/min

43.41% 43.41% 40% 50% 20% 30% 40% 8.78% 2.93% 2.44% 10% 20% <200 200- 299 300-400 400-800 u/k Dosage Range (mg)

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Average Daily Dose of Fluconazole in Patients on RRTx

50% 20 38% 45.86% 24.20% 30% 40% 50% 20.38% 5.73% 24.20% 4.46% 10% 20% 30% 4.46% 10% <200 200-300 300-400 400-600 u/k <200 200 300 300 400 400 600 u/k Dosage Range (mg)

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Number of Patients Received Daily Dose of Voriconazole

200 30% 140 160 180 25% 30%

35%

80 100 120 f Patients 20 40 60 80 10% # of 20 2- <4 4- <6 6-<8 8-<10 >10 U/K

Dosage Range (mg/kg/day)

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Percentage of Patients on Low Dose of Caspofungin (avg. Daily Dose <50mg)

R i i C f i Receiving Caspofungin <50mg Daily Receiving Caspofungin Receiving Caspofungin >50mg Daily

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Clinical use of Flucytosine

  • Approximately 80 to 90 percent of 5-FC is

b b d f ll i l d i i t ti absorbed following oral administration .

  • Peak serum levels of 30 to 45 mcg/mL occur
  • ne to t o ho rs after a single oral dose of
  • ne to two hours after a single oral dose of

150 mg/kg

  • we generally recommend that a total dose of
  • we generally recommend that a total dose of

100 mg/kg per day be given orally in four equally divided doses at six hour intervals for equally divided doses at six hour intervals for adult and pediatric patients with normal renal function

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Clinical use of Flucytosine

20-50 mL/min: 1/2 normal dose (12.5 mg/kg Q6h or 25 mg/kg Q12h) mg/kg Q12h) <20 mL/min: 1/4 (25 mg/kg once daily) 20 mL/min: 1/4 (25 mg/kg once daily) Hemodialysis: 1/2 normal dose as supplement at end of dialysis Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in adults: 0.5 to 1.0 gm Q24h

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Echinocandins: Indications and Dosing

Caspofungina Micafungin Anidulafungin

Treatment of esophageal candidiasis* See footnote below* 150 mg QD 100 mg load; 50 mg QD (higher relapse rates after anidulafungin therapy: 53.3% anidulafungin vs 19.3% fluconazole) Treatment of candidemia and the following 70 mg load; 50 mg QD 200 mg load; 100 mg QD g Candida infectionsb: intra-abdominal abscesses, peritonitis g ; g Q g ; g Q Not studied in sufficient number

  • f neutropenic patients to

determine efficacy in that group Empirical therapy for presumed fungal infections in febrile neutropenic patients 70 mg load; 50 mg QD infections in febrile neutropenic patients Treatment of invasive aspergillosis in patients who are refractory to or intolerant

  • f other therapies (ie, amphotericin B, lipid

formulations of amphotericin B, and/or itraconazole) 70 mg load; 50 mg QD Not studied as initial therapy for invasive aspergillosis

aDosage adjustment to 35 mg QD after 70-mg loading dose recommended for moderate hepatic insufficiency.

itraconazole) aspergillosis Prophylaxis of Candida infections in HSCT patients 50 mg QD

bNot studied in endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and meningitis due to Candida.

HSCT = hematopoietic stem cell transplant; QD = once daily. Adapted from Micafungin US Prescribing Information; Anidulafungin US Prescribing Information. * Approved Indication by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and not approved indication in Saudi Arabia.

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Conclusions

  • A strong evidence of high prevalence of inappropriate prescribing
  • A strong evidence of high prevalence of inappropriate prescribing
  • Less than optimal dosing of fluconazole and voriconazole when given

f th t t t f C did d ld i f ti t d for the treatment of Candida and mold infections was noted

  • Health care Providers should be more diligent for monitoring for

inappropriate antifungal dosing schedule

  • Future studies are needed to quantify the adverse health outcomes

resulting from inappropriate drug use in this critical ill populations

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High Expectations!

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Estimated Annual Costs to US Economy

C did $3 billi

  • Candida

$3 billion

  • Aspergillus

$1 billion p g $

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  • Remember that a lot we do is based
  • n:
  • “Obvious ideas”

Obvious ideas

  • TTWWADI (That is The Way We

Always done It) Always done It)

  • Still lots of room for EMB
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There are no facts, Just Interpretations

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