Comparison of the safety and cost-effectiveness of nebulized liposomal amphotericin B and amphotericin B deoxycholate for antifungal prophylaxis after lung transplantation

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INTRODUCTION: Fungal infection after lung transplantation can lead to poor clinical outcome, for which lung transplant recipients require prophylaxis. One of the antifungal agents used after lung transplantation is nebulized amphotericin B (AMB). Nebulized AMB causes adverse events such as dyspnea and airway irritation, and long-term use leads to high economic costs. So far, prophylactic regimens employing AMB deoxycholate (AMB-d) and liposomal AMB (L-AMB) have been developed. This study compared the efficacy, safety, and cost of AMB-d and L-AMB.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients who underwent lung transplantation at Kyoto University Hospital from January 2021 to May 2023 were included in this study. Thirty-three patients received nebulized AMB-d, whereas 29 received nebulized L-AMB.

RESULTS: Both regimens maintained comparable prophylactic efficacy regarding the development of fungal infection in the AMB-d and L-AMB groups (3.0% vs. 3.4%, P = 0.877). Patients treated with nebulized L-AMB experienced fewer respiratory-related adverse reactions than those treated with nebulized AMB-d (6.9% vs. 30.3%, P < 0.05), leading to a longer treatment duration with L-AMB than with AMB-d. Additionally, the daily cost of administering L-AMB was lower than that of administering AMB-d (3609 Japanese yen vs. 1792.3 Japanese yen, P < 0.05).

DISCUSSION: These results suggest that nebulized L-AMB is safer and more cost-effective than nebulized AMB-d, with comparable efficacy.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - (2024) vom: 12. Feb.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Umemura, Keisuke [VerfasserIn]
Katada, Yoshiki [VerfasserIn]
Nakagawa, Shunsaku [VerfasserIn]
Hira, Daiki [VerfasserIn]
Yutaka, Yojiro [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Satona [VerfasserIn]
Ohsumi, Akihiro [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Date, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Nagao, Miki [VerfasserIn]
Terada, Tomohiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fungal prophylaxis
Journal Article
Lung transplantation
Nebulized amphotericin B deoxycholate
Nebulized liposomal amphotericin B
Pharmacoeconomics

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Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.jiac.2024.02.010

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NLM368450090