Safety of hLF1-11 for the Treatment of Infectious Complications Among HSCT Recipients

Summary

The safety and tolerability of hLF 1-11 given in multiple doses has to be established first in HSCT recipients who are at risk of developing, but have not yet developed, infectious complications due to invasive fungal or bacterial disease. These patients are different from healthy volunteers because they have received myeloablative treatment, which not only arrests haematopoiesis resulting in neutropenia but also induces mucosal barrier injury both of which predispose to infections, which typically occur during the week after transplant. It is therefore essential to know that hLF 1-11 is safe and well tolerated when given during neutropenia and mucosal barrier injury before infections ensue.

Timeline

Start

2008-11

Primary completion

2009-03

Completion

2009-06

Publications

• Background Dijkshoorn L, Brouwer CP, Bogaards SJ, Nemec A, van den Broek PJ, Nibbering PH. The synthetic N-terminal peptide of human lactoferrin, hLF(1-11), is highly effective against experimental infection caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Dec;48(12):4919-21. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.12.4919-4921.2004.
• Background Nibbering PH, Welling MM, Paulusma-Annema A, Brouwer CP, Lupetti A, Pauwels EK. 99mTc-Labeled UBI 29-41 peptide for monitoring the efficacy of antibacterial agents in mice infected with Staphylococcus aureus. J Nucl Med. 2004 Feb;45(2):321-6.

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