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. 2019 Apr 8;70(5):723–730. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz282

Table 2.

Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Infections During Isavuconazole Prophylaxis

Patient Date of Onset Age/Sex Underlying Malignancy HCT Prophylaxis Indication Chemotherapy Pathogen Mycological Diagnosis EORTC/MSG Classification Duration of Neutropenia, da Duration Prophylaxis, da Trough Level, μg/mLb ISA MIC, μg/mL Therapy Outcomec
1 30 Oct 2016 74/F AML N Induction FLAG-IDA Aspergillus spp Serum GM Probable 26 10 6.3 ND ISA Death (34)
2 30 Nov 2016 71/M AML N Induction Study Aspergillus spp Serum GM Probable 18 15 ND ND ISA Alive
3 27 Mar 2017 30/M R/R AML N Reinduction Decitabine Aspergillus fumigatus BALF GM, BALF PCR Probable 180 125 3.3 NDd Amb Alive
4 5 Apr 2017 57/M R/R AML N Reinduction FLAG-IDA Fusarium dimerum BALF culture Probable 25 8 ND NDe ISA Death (8)
5 29 Apr 2017 45/F R/R AML Y Reinduction FLAG-IDA Fusarium spp Blood culture Proven 9 9 ND NDf Amb Alive
6 5 May 2017 64/F R/R AML N Reinduction 7 + 3 A. fumigatus BALF GM, BALF PCR Probable 38 13 3.7 NDd VOR Alive
7 28 May 2017 65/M R/R AML N Reinduction FLAG-IDA A. fumigatus BALF GM, BALF PCR Probable 38 40 4.3 NDd VOR Death (19)
8 5 Jul 2017 60/M R/R AML N Reinduction MEC Rhizopus microsporus or azygosporus Histopathology, Lung tissue PCR Proven 11 14 ND ND Amb, POS Alive
9 13 Aug 2017 64/F MF Y Pre-HCT neutropenia NA A. fumigatus Sputum culture Probable 16 12 ND 0.5 Mica Death (12)
10 3 Sept 2017 67/M R/R ALL Y Reinduction FLAG-IDA Syncephalastrum monosporum or racemosum BALF culture, BALF PCR Probable 27 22 ND 2 POS Death (14)
11 8 Sept 2017 53/F AML N Induction 7 + 3 A. fumigatus BALF PCR Possible w/PCR+ 21 20 3.4 ND Mica Death (27)
12 30 Jul 2018 25/M R/R ALL N Targeted therapy CAR-T Candida glabrata Blood culture Proven 82 14 ND NDg Mica Death (7)

Abbreviations: 7 + 3, cytarabine, anthracycline; ALL, acute lymphocytic leukemia; Amb, AmBisome; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; CAR-T, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy; EORTC/MSG, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infection Cooperative Group and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group; F, female; FLAG-IDA, fludarabine, cytarabine, idarubicin; GM, galactomannan; HCT, hematopoietic cell transplant; ISA, isavuconazole; M, male; MEC, mitoxantrone, etoposide, cytarabine; MF, myelofibrosis; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; Mica, micafungin; N, no; NA, not applicable; ND, not determined; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; POS, posaconazole; R/R, relapsed/refractory; VOR, voriconazole; Y, yes.

aPrior to breakthrough invasive fungal infection (bIFI).

bPerformed within 72 hours of bIFI.

cDefined as occurring within 42 days of date of onset of bIFI, with interval (days) from date of onset to date of death provided when applicable.

d CYP51A gene sequencing performed (refer to text and Supplementary Table 1).

eMICs: itraconazole (ITRA) ≥16, POS ≥16, VOR = 8.

fMIC ≥16 for ITRA, POS, and VOR.

gMICs: fluconazole = 16, POS = 2, ITRA = 1.