Efficacy and safety of a structured de-escalation from antipseudomonal β-lactams in bloodstream infections due to Enterobacterales (SIMPLIFY) : an open-label, multicentre, randomised trial

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BACKGROUND: De-escalation from broad-spectrum to narrow-spectrum antibiotics is considered an important measure to reduce the selective pressure of antibiotics, but a scarcity of adequate evidence is a barrier to its implementation. We aimed to determine whether de-escalation from an antipseudomonal β-lactam to a narrower-spectrum drug was non-inferior to continuing the antipseudomonal drug in patients with Enterobacterales bacteraemia.

METHODS: An open-label, pragmatic, randomised trial was performed in 21 Spanish hospitals. Patients with bacteraemia caused by Enterobacterales susceptible to one of the de-escalation options and treated empirically with an antipseudomonal β-lactam were eligible. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1; stratified by urinary source) to de-escalate to ampicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (urinary tract infections only), cefuroxime, cefotaxime or ceftriaxone, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, ciprofloxacin, or ertapenem in that order according to susceptibility (de-escalation group), or to continue with the empiric antipseudomonal β-lactam (control group). Oral switching was allowed in both groups. The primary outcome was clinical cure 3-5 days after end of treatment in the modified intention-to-treat (mITT) population, formed of patients who received at least one dose of study drug. Safety was assessed in all participants. Non-inferiority was declared when the lower bound of the 95% CI of the absolute difference in cure rate was above the -10% non-inferiority margin. This trial is registered with EudraCT (2015-004219-19) and ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02795949) and is complete.

FINDINGS: 2030 patients were screened between Oct 5, 2016, and Jan 23, 2020, of whom 171 were randomly assigned to the de-escalation group and 173 to the control group. 164 (50%) patients in the de-escalation group and 167 (50%) in the control group were included in the mITT population. 148 (90%) patients in the de-escalation group and 148 (89%) in the control group had clinical cure (risk difference 1·6 percentage points, 95% CI -5·0 to 8·2). The number of adverse events reported was 219 in the de-escalation group and 175 in the control group, of these, 53 (24%) in the de-escalation group and 56 (32%) in the control group were considered severe. Seven (5%) of 164 patients in the de-escalation group and nine (6%) of 167 patients in the control group died during the 60-day follow-up. There were no treatment-related deaths.

INTERPRETATION: De-escalation from an antipseudomonal β-lactam in Enterobacterales bacteraemia following a predefined rule was non-inferior to continuing the empiric antipseudomonal drug. These results support de-escalation in this setting.

FUNDING: Plan Nacional de I+D+i 2013-2016 and Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Subdirección General de Redes y Centros de Investigación Cooperativa, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases; Spanish Clinical Research and Clinical Trials Platform, co-financed by the EU; European Development Regional Fund "A way to achieve Europe", Operative Program Intelligence Growth 2014-2020.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

The Lancet. Infectious diseases - 24(2024), 4 vom: 01. März, Seite 375-385

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

López-Cortés, Luis Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Delgado-Valverde, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]
Moreno-Mellado, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Goikoetxea Aguirre, Josune [VerfasserIn]
Guio Carrión, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Blanco Vidal, María José [VerfasserIn]
López Soria, Leyre Mónica [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Rodríguez, María Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Martínez Lamas, Lucía [VerfasserIn]
Arnaiz de Las Revillas, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Armiñanzas, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz de Alegría-Puig, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez Aguilar, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Del Carmen Martínez-Rubio, María [VerfasserIn]
Sáez-Bejar, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
de Las Cuevas, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Martín-Aspas, Andrés [VerfasserIn]
Galán, Fátima [VerfasserIn]
Yuste, José Ramón [VerfasserIn]
Leiva-León, José [VerfasserIn]
Bou, Germán [VerfasserIn]
Capón González, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Boix-Palop, Lucía [VerfasserIn]
Xercavins-Valls, Mariona [VerfasserIn]
Goenaga-Sánchez, Miguel Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Anza, Diego Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Castón, Juan José [VerfasserIn]
Rufián, Manuel Recio [VerfasserIn]
Merino, Esperanza [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez, Juan Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Loeches, Belén [VerfasserIn]
Cuervo, Guillermo [VerfasserIn]
Guerra Laso, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Plata, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Pérez Cortés, Salvador [VerfasserIn]
López Mato, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Sierra Monzón, José Luis [VerfasserIn]
Rosso-Fernández, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Bravo-Ferrer, José María [VerfasserIn]
Retamar-Gentil, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
SIMPLIFY study group [VerfasserIn]
De Cueto, Marina [Sonstige Person]
Borreguero, Irene [Sonstige Person]
Nieto Aranda, Javier [Sonstige Person]
Sousa Domínguez, Adrián [Sonstige Person]
González-Rico, Claudia [Sonstige Person]
Fariñas, María Carmen [Sonstige Person]
Fernández Ávila, María Luisa [Sonstige Person]
Romero Palacios, Alberto [Sonstige Person]
Guerrero Sánchez, Francisca María [Sonstige Person]
Rúa Gómez, Marta [Sonstige Person]
Bilbao Del Olmo, Idoia [Sonstige Person]
Calbo, Esther [Sonstige Person]
Dietl, Beatriz [Sonstige Person]
Ibarguren Pinilla, Maialen [Sonstige Person]
Gómez-Ruiz de Arbulo, Marta [Sonstige Person]
Torres Beceiro, Isabel [Sonstige Person]
Machuca, Isabel [Sonstige Person]
Cano, Ángela [Sonstige Person]
Giner Oncina, Livia [Sonstige Person]
Pinargote Celorio, Héctor [Sonstige Person]
Cendejas, Emilio [Sonstige Person]
Romero Gómez, María [Sonstige Person]
Argüelles Curto, Adrián [Sonstige Person]
Reguero, José María [Sonstige Person]
Díaz-López, María Dolores [Sonstige Person]
Paño, José Ramón [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

75J73V1629
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Beta-Lactams
Ceftriaxone
Ertapenem
G32F6EID2H
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02795949

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00686-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367063190