AMBIsome Therapy Induction OptimisatioN (AMBITION): High Dose AmBisome for Cryptococcal Meningitis Induction Therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: Study Protocol for a Phase 3 Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial

AMBIsome Therapy Induction OptimisatioN (AMBITION): High Dose AmBisome for Cryptococcal Meningitis Induction Therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: Study Protocol for a Phase 3 Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial

Abstract Background Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a major cause of mortality in HIV programmes in Africa despite increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Mortality is driven in part by limited availability of amphotericin-based treatment, drug-induced toxicities of amphotericin B deoxych...

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Main Authors: David S. Lawrence, Nabila Youssouf, Síle F. Molloy, Alexandre Alanio, Melanie Alufandika, David R. Boulware, Timothée Boyer-Chammard, Tao Chen, Francoise Dromer, Admire Hlupeni, William Hope, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Cecilia Kanyama, Oliver Lortholary, Angela Loyse, David B. Meya, Mosepele Mosepele, Conrad Muzoora, Henry C. Mwandumba, Chiratidzo E. Ndhlovu, Louis Niessen, Charlotte Schutz, Katharine E. Stott, Duolao Wang, David G. Lalloo, Graeme Meintjes, Shabbar Jaffar, Thomas S. Harrison, Joseph N. Jarvis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Cryptococcal meningitis
HIV
AmBisome
Amphotericin B
Fluconazole
Flucytosine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-3026-4

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