Fidaxomicin Versus Vancomycin for the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea (CDAD) (MK-5119-018)

Summary

This is a comparative study to investigate the safety and efficacy of fidaxomicin versus vancomycin in subjects with Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea (CDAD).

Timeline

Start

2006-05-02

Primary completion

2008-07-23

Completion

2008-08-21

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper The rates of clinical cure with fidaxomicin were noninferior to those with vancomycin. PMID 21288078 ↗

Publications

• Results Louie TJ, Miller MA, Mullane KM, Weiss K, Lentnek A, Golan Y, Gorbach S, Sears P, Shue YK; OPT-80-003 Clinical Study Group. Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection. N Engl J Med. 2011 Feb 3;364(5):422-31. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0910812.
• D'Agostino RB Sr, Collins SH, Pencina KM, Kean Y, Gorbach S. Risk estimation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection based on clinical factors. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 May;58(10):1386-93. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu107. Epub 2014 Mar 5.
• Cornely OA, Miller MA, Fantin B, Mullane K, Kean Y, Gorbach S. Resolution of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in patients with cancer treated with fidaxomicin or vancomycin. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jul 1;31(19):2493-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.45.5899. Epub 2013 May 28.
• Cornely OA, Miller MA, Louie TJ, Crook DW, Gorbach SL. Treatment of first recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection: fidaxomicin versus vancomycin. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;55 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S154-61. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis462.
• Louie TJ, Cannon K, Byrne B, Emery J, Ward L, Eyben M, Krulicki W. Fidaxomicin preserves the intestinal microbiome during and after treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and reduces both toxin reexpression and recurrence of CDI. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;55 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S132-42. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis338.
• Nerandzic MM, Mullane K, Miller MA, Babakhani F, Donskey CJ. Reduced acquisition and overgrowth of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and Candida species in patients treated with fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;55 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S121-6. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis440.
• Figueroa I, Johnson S, Sambol SP, Goldstein EJ, Citron DM, Gerding DN. Relapse versus reinfection: recurrent Clostridium difficile infection following treatment with fidaxomicin or vancomycin. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;55 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S104-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis357.

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