A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase III Study To Evaluate The Safety And Efficacy Of Palivizumab Combined With Aerosolized Ribavirin Compared To Ribavirin Alone To Treat RSV Pneumonia In Patients With Bone Marrow Transplants (BMT)
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy, in terms of all-cause mortality reduction, of ribavirin
with or without palivizumab in patients with respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia following
stem cell transplantation. II. Determine the safety of these treatments in this patient
population.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients
are stratified according to prior ribavirin exposure for this infection (24 hours or more vs
less than 24 hours) and requirement for ventilator support (yes vs no). Patients are
randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive aerosolized ribavirin via
face mask or oxygen tent over 2 hours 3 times daily or over 16-18 hours on days 1-10 and
palivizumab IV 2 hours before ribavirin administration on day 1. Arm II: Patients receive
aerosolized ribavirin as in arm I and placebo IV 2 hours before ribavirin administration on
day 1. Patients are followed at 14, 21, and 28 days.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 140 patients (70 per arm) will be accrued for this study
within 2 years.
Interventional
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Michael Boeckh, MD
Study Chair
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
United States: Federal Government
1379.00
NCT00014391
February 1999
October 2001
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, Washington 98109 |