Multicenter, noncomparative study of caspofungin in combination with other antifungals as salvage therapy in adults with invasive aspergillosis

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Authors

Johan Maertens · Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven

Axel Glasmacher · University of Bonn

Raoul Herbrecht · Hôpital d'Hautepierre

Anne Thiébaut · Hôpital Edouard Herriot

Catherine Cordonnier · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri-Mondor

Brahm H. Segal · Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

John Killar

Abstract

Caspofungin in combination with a triazole or polyene was an effective alternative as salvage therapy for patients with recalcitrant Aspergillus infections.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Fungal Infections and Studies Infectious Diseases and Mycology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 107, Issue 12, pp. 2888-2897

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22348

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