Antifungal therapeutic drug monitoring: established and emerging indications

D Andes, A Pascual, O Marchetti - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The successful management of invasive fungal infections continues to pose a difficult
challenge to clinicians. As the population of at-risk immunocompromised patients increases …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the tolerability and hepatotoxicity of antifungals in empirical and definitive therapy for invasive fungal infection

JL Wang, CH Chang, Y Young-Xu… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
To evaluate the tolerability and liver safety profiles of the systemic antifungal agents
commonly used for the treatment of invasive fungal infection, we conducted a systematic …

Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aspergillosis: 2016 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

TF Patterson, GR Thompson III… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

The effect of therapeutic drug monitoring on safety and efficacy of voriconazole in invasive fungal infections: a randomized controlled trial

WB Park, NH Kim, KH Kim, SH Lee… - Clinical Infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. Blood levels of voriconazole, a first line therapy for invasive aspergillosis, may
correlate with adverse events and treatment response. However, no randomized controlled …

Voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring in patients with invasive mycoses improves efficacy and safety outcomes

A Pascual, T Calandra, S Bolay, T Buclin… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Voriconazole is the therapy of choice for aspergillosis and a new treatment
option for candidiasis. Liver disease, age, genetic polymorphism of the cytochrome …

Randomized, double-blind trial of fluconazole versus voriconazole for prevention of invasive fungal infection after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

JR Wingard, SL Carter, TJ Walsh… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is a serious threat after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant
(HCT). This multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial compared fluconazole (N= 295) …

Challenging recommended oral and intravenous voriconazole doses for improved efficacy and safety: population pharmacokinetics–based analysis of adult patients …

A Pascual, C Csajka, T Buclin, S Bolay… - Clinical infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. Recommended oral voriconazole (VRC) doses are lower than intravenous
doses. Because plasma concentrations impact efficacy and safety of therapy, optimizing …

[HTML][HTML] Voriconazole concentrations and outcome of invasive fungal infections

S Miyakis, SJ Van Hal, J Ray, D Marriott - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Twenty-five patients with proven or probable invasive fungal infections (IFIs) who
experienced two or more episodes of voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) at a …

Voriconazole metabolism, toxicity, and the effect of cytochrome P450 2C19 genotype

D Zonios, H Yamazaki, N Murayama… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. Prospective evaluation of the antifungal drug, voriconazole, is needed to
determine whether drug toxicity correlates with CYP2C19 genotype or serum concentrations …

Antifungal agents and liver toxicity: a complex interaction

FP Tverdek, D Kofteridis… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The number of antifungal agents has sharply increased in recent decades.
Antifungals differ in their spectrum of activity, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic properties …