New antifungal drug's belly penetration tested in ICU patients
NCT ID NCT07093203
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the antifungal drug rezafungin moves into the abdominal fluid of critically ill patients with a serious fungal infection after abdominal surgery. Researchers will measure drug levels in the blood and belly fluid of 20 patients. The goal is to see if enough drug reaches the infection site to guide future dosing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rezafungin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors determine the right dose of rezafungin for critically ill patients with abdominal fungal infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early pharmacokinetic study (20 patients) that only measures drug levels, not treatment outcomes. It may not lead to changes in clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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
This is a prospective PK study of critically ill adult patients with proven or suspected intra-abdominal candidiasis who are admitted to the surgical ICU at the university hospital of Nancy (France). Adult critically ill patients with suspected intra-abdominal candidiasis requiring abdominal surgery and administration of rezafungin as first-line empirical antifungal treatment just before the abdominal surgery, abdominal drain for at least 2 days after the surgery. Intra-abdominal candidiasis is defined following the 2024 consensus of FUNDICU
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * age \> 18 years * with a suspected intra-abdominal candidiasis requiring abdominal surgery * and receiving the administration of rezafungin as first-line empirical antifungal treatment just before or within 1 hour the abdominal surgery * and having abdominal drain for at least 2 days after the surgery Exclusion Criteria: * death expected within 24h * decline to participate
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU de Nancy
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Lorraine, 54500, France
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