Clinical trial • Phase III • Infectious Disease

VORICONAZOLE for Candidemia | Uncomplicated candidemia

Phase III trial of VORICONAZOLE for Candidemia | Uncomplicated candidemia.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Infectious Disease
Trial Disease
Candidemia | Uncomplicated candidemia
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
01-08-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
06-03-2026

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, standard duration arm: 14 days after the first negative blood culture using standard antifungal therapy (comparator antifungals listed include fluconazole, caspofungin, micafungin, anidulafungin, amphotericin b liposome, voriconazole). doses/schedules are not specified in the ctis extract.-controlled Phase III trial across 27 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Standard duration arm: 14 days after the first negative blood culture using standard antifungal therapy (comparator antifungals listed include fluconazole, caspofungin, micafungin, anidulafungin, amphotericin B liposome, voriconazole). Doses/schedules are not specified in the CTIS extract.
Target Sample Size
399
Trial Duration For Participant
45

Eligibility

Recruits 399 Vulnerable population not selected. Adults under legal guardianship are excluded. Written informed consent is required from the patient or his/her relatives (subject information and informed consent forms provided)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy, breastfeeding
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected. Adults under legal guardianship are excluded. Written informed consent is required from the patient or his/her relatives (subject information and informed consent forms provided).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Adult (Age ≥ 18 years old) with a predicted life expectancy > 4 weeks"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- With a positive Candida sp. blood culture allowing the diagnosis of candidemia"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Results of the 1st positive blood culture less than 72 hours at the time of inclusion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If the patient is in aplasia (defined by neutrophil count below 500/mm3), predictive duration of aplasia must be less than 7 days"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Individual affiliated to a social security regimen"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent from the patients or his/her relatives"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Presence of an indwelling vascular catheter or device that cannot be removed or an abscess that cannot be drained and is likely to be the source of candidemia or the presence of secondary sites of candidemia requiring prolonged treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Candida strain resistant to the antifungal used"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Hypersensitivity or previous severe adverse drug reaction to the antifungal treatments"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient under legal guardianship"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnancy, breastfeeding"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women with childbearing age who has not used or does not plan to use acceptable birth control measures"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Unwilling, in the judgment of the investigator, to comply with the protocol"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The Primary endpoint will be ACM at Day 28 (+/- 2 days) after the 1st negative blood for all randomized patients under antifungal treatment with a diagnosis of uncomplicated candidemia.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"All-cause mortality (ACM) assessed at Day 28 (+/-2 days) after the first negative blood culture for randomized patients with uncomplicated candidemia."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of randomized patients with secondary localizations","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of randomized patients who develop secondary localizations (timepoint not further specified in CTIS entry)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cumulative incidence of death related to fungal infection at Day 28 (+/- 2 days) after the 1st negative blood culture","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cumulative incidence of deaths attributable to candidemia assessed at Day 28 (+/-2 days) after the first negative blood culture."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Liver function tests (ASAT, ALAT, GGT, PAL, bilirubin blood levels) according to the two treatment strategies at inclusion (Visit 1) randomization (Visit 2), at D14 (+/- 2 days) (Visit 3) (D1: day of the 1st drawn negative blood culture)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical and biological hepatic tolerance assessed by ASAT, ALAT, GGT, PAL and bilirubin at inclusion, at randomization, and at Day 14 (+/-2 days) (D1 = day of the first negative blood culture)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incremental cost effectiveness ratio: cost per extra-day alive without antifungal treatment up to D28 (+/- 2 days) (Visit 4) if patients still hospitalized","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health economic endpoint: incremental cost-effectiveness ratio measured as cost per extra-day alive without antifungal treatment up to Day 28 (+/-2 days) (for patients still hospitalized)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of randomized patients with relapse at D45 (+/- 2 days)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of randomized patients experiencing relapse assessed at Day 45 (+/-2 days)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of randomized patients with secondary localization at D45 (+/- 2 days)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of randomized patients with secondary localization assessed at Day 45 (+/-2 days)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
399
Recruitment Window Months
26
Consent Approach
Written informed consent from the patient or his/her relatives is required (subject information and informed consent forms available: L1_SIS-ICF_majeur and related documents). No paediatric/assent procedures described; consent appears to be adult-focused.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
27
Total Number Of Participants
399

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
17-10-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-03-2026
Processing Time Days
140
Number Of Sites
27
Number Of Participants
399

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Perpignan
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Alexis REDOR
Principal Investigator Email
Alexis.redor@ch-perpignan.fr
Contact Person Name
Alexis REDOR
Contact Person Email
Alexis.redor@ch-perpignan.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Saad NSEIR
Principal Investigator Email
saadalla.nseir@chru-lille.fr
Contact Person Name
Saad NSEIR
Contact Person Email
saadalla.nseir@chru-lille.fr
Site Name
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Department Name
Services des Maladies Infectieuses
Principal Investigator Name
Pierre BERGER
Principal Investigator Email
bergerp@ipc.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Pierre BERGER
Contact Person Email
bergerp@ipc.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Amélie CHABROL
Principal Investigator Email
amelie.chabrol@chsf.fr
Contact Person Name
Amélie CHABROL
Contact Person Email
amelie.chabrol@chsf.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Equipe Mobile d'Infectiologie
Principal Investigator Name
Caroline CHARLIER
Principal Investigator Email
caroline.charlier@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Caroline CHARLIER
Contact Person Email
caroline.charlier@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Fanny LANTERNIER
Principal Investigator Email
fanny.lanternier@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Fanny LANTERNIER
Contact Person Email
fanny.lanternier@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Blandine DENIS
Principal Investigator Email
blandine.denis@ahp.fr
Contact Person Name
Blandine DENIS
Contact Person Email
blandine.denis@ahp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Unité Transversale de Traitement des Infections (Département de Prévention Diagnostic et Traitement)
Principal Investigator Name
Raphaël LEPEULE
Principal Investigator Email
raphael.lepeule@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Raphaël LEPEULE
Contact Person Email
raphael.lepeule@aphp.fr
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales et Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Francois DANION
Principal Investigator Email
francois.danion@chru-strasbourg.fr
Contact Person Name
Francois DANION
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive
Principal Investigator Name
Thibault VORON
Principal Investigator Email
thibault.voron@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Thibault VORON
Contact Person Email
thibault.voron@aphp.fr
Site Name
Fondation Hopital Saint Joseph
Department Name
Département de Microbiologie
Principal Investigator Name
Benoît PILMIS
Principal Investigator Email
bpilmis@ghpsj.fr
Contact Person Name
Benoît PILMIS
Contact Person Email
bpilmis@ghpsj.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Versailles
Department Name
Service de Réanimation / Unité de Surveillance Continue
Principal Investigator Name
Fabrice BRUNEEL
Principal Investigator Email
fbruneel@ch-versailles.fr
Contact Person Name
Fabrice BRUNEEL
Contact Person Email
fbruneel@ch-versailles.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Marie DUBERT
Principal Investigator Email
Marie.dubert@ch-argenteuil.fr
Contact Person Name
Marie DUBERT
Contact Person Email
Marie.dubert@ch-argenteuil.fr
Site Name
Hospital Foch
Department Name
Service de Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Marie-Alice COLOMBIER
Principal Investigator Email
ma.colombier@hopital-foch.com
Contact Person Name
Marie-Alice COLOMBIER
Contact Person Email
ma.colombier@hopital-foch.com
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Services des Maladies Infectieuses
Principal Investigator Name
Lelia ESCAUT
Principal Investigator Email
lelia.escaut@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Lelia ESCAUT
Contact Person Email
lelia.escaut@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Tourcoing
Department Name
Service Universitaire des Maladies Infectieuses et du Voyageur
Principal Investigator Name
Serge ALFANDARI
Principal Investigator Email
salfandari@ch-tourcoing.fr
Contact Person Name
Serge ALFANDARI
Contact Person Email
salfandari@ch-tourcoing.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses
Principal Investigator Name
Nahema ISSA
Principal Investigator Email
nahema.issa@chu-bordeaux.fr
Contact Person Name
Nahema ISSA
Contact Person Email
nahema.issa@chu-bordeaux.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Florence ADER
Principal Investigator Email
florence.ader@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Florence ADER
Contact Person Email
florence.ader@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
Department Name
Services des Maladies Infectieuses
Principal Investigator Name
Mathieu BLOT
Principal Investigator Email
mathieu.blot@chu-dijon.fr
Contact Person Name
Mathieu BLOT
Contact Person Email
mathieu.blot@chu-dijon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Benjamin GABORIT
Principal Investigator Email
benjamin.gaborit@chu-nantes.fr
Contact Person Name
Benjamin GABORIT
Contact Person Email
benjamin.gaborit@chu-nantes.fr
Site Name
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Department Name
Service de Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Marine De LAROCHE
Principal Investigator Email
marine.delaroche@imm.fr
Contact Person Name
Marine De LAROCHE
Contact Person Email
marine.delaroche@imm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Guillaume MARTIN-BLONDEL
Principal Investigator Email
Martin-blondel.g@chu-toulouse.fr
Contact Person Name
Guillaume MARTIN-BLONDEL
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales et Réanimation Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Matthieu REVEST
Principal Investigator Email
matthieu.revest@chu-rennes.fr
Contact Person Name
Matthieu REVEST
Contact Person Email
matthieu.revest@chu-rennes.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service de Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Agnès LEFORT
Principal Investigator Email
agnes.lefort@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Agnès LEFORT
Contact Person Email
agnes.lefort@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Department Name
Service de Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Valérie GARRAIT
Principal Investigator Email
valerie.garrait@chicreteil.fr
Contact Person Name
Valérie GARRAIT
Contact Person Email
valerie.garrait@chicreteil.fr
Site Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Department Name
Service de Réanimation (Département DIOPP)
Principal Investigator Name
Annabelle STOCLIN
Principal Investigator Email
Annabelle.stoclin@gustaveroussy.fr
Contact Person Name
Annabelle STOCLIN
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service des Maladies Infectieuses
Principal Investigator Name
Alexandre BLEIBTREU
Principal Investigator Email
alexandre.bleibtreu@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Alexandre BLEIBTREU
Contact Person Email
alexandre.bleibtreu@aphp.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
VORICONAZOLE
Active Substance
VORICONAZOLE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose: 12 mg/kg; Max total dose: 60 mg/kg; Max treatment period: 7 days
Investigational Product Name
ANIDULAFUNGIN
Active Substance
ANIDULAFUNGIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose: 200 mg; Max total dose: 800 mg; Max treatment period: 7 days
Investigational Product Name
CASPOFUNGIN
Active Substance
CASPOFUNGIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose: 70 mg; Max total dose: 370 mg; Max treatment period: 7 days
Investigational Product Name
AMPHOTERICINE B, LIPOSOME
Active Substance
AMPHOTERICINE B, LIPOSOME
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose: 5 mg/kg; Max total dose: 35 mg/kg; Max treatment period: 7 days
Investigational Product Name
FLUCONAZOLE
Active Substance
FLUCONAZOLE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose: 12 mg/kg; Max total dose: 48 mg (one entry) / 90 mg (other entry) depending on formulation; Max treatment period: 7-14 days
Investigational Product Name
MICAFUNGIN
Active Substance
MICAFUNGIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose: 100 mg; Max total dose: 700-1400 mg depending on formulation; Max treatment period: 7-14 days

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