Tiny study aims to Fine-Tune fungal drug dosing during plasma exchange
NCT ID NCT07532850
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will look at how the antifungal drug liposomal amphotericin B behaves in 10 critically ill patients with severe fungal infections who are also receiving plasma exchange therapy. The goal is to understand how plasma exchange changes drug levels in the body, which could help doctors give the right dose. It is a small, early-stage study focused on gathering information, not testing a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- liposomal amphotericin B
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors personalize dosing of liposomal amphotericin B for patients on plasma exchange, improving treatment effectiveness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It focuses on drug levels, not directly on curing the infection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
critically ill patients with invasive fungal infections undergoing plasma exchange therapy who receive liposomal amphotericin B therapy
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥ 18 years old, gender not limited; According to \< The Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal disease in patients with hematological disorders and cancers (the 6th revision) \>, the diagnosis is neutropenia with fever, possible, probable, and proven IFD invasive fungal disease; * Currently receiving treatment with liposomal amphotericin B; * Undertaking plasma exchange support therapy; * Understand the research procedure and voluntarily sign a written informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: Confirmed patients with allergies/rapid onset severe allergic reactions/intolerance to AmB Subjects who are known to be insensitive or resistant to amphotericin B treatment, such as those with invasive Aspergillus terreus and Aspergillus nidulans \-
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Conditions
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