A prospective randomized, comparative, open-label trial of the safety and efficacy of paromomycin (aminosidine) plus sodium stibogluconate versus sodium stibogluconate alone for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
A prospective randomized, comparative, open-label trial of the safety and efficacy of paromomycin (aminosidine) plus sodium stibogluconate versus sodium stibogluconate alone for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
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DOI:
10.1016/s0035-9203(00)90130-5
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发表时间:
2000-07-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Olliaro, P
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作者:
Thakur, CP;Kanyok, TP;Olliaro, P
Response to treatment with organic pentavalent antimonials, the standard first-line treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), has been decreasing since their introduction into India. Combining sodium stibogluconate (SB) with paromomycin (PM) may be an efficient alternative to single-agent therapy. This trial was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of PM 12 or 18 mg/kg daily plus SE 20 mg/kg daily for 21 days compared to SE alone for 30 days. One hundred and fifty patients were randomly assigned in 1996 to 1 of the 3 treatments and followed-up for 180 days. At the end of treatment, 49 of 52 patients receiving PM12+SB, 46 of 48 receiving PM18+SB, and 27 of 49 patients receiving SE alone, were cured. During follow-up there was 1 relapse in each of the treatment groups, giving final cure rates of 48 of 52 (92.3%) for PM12+SB, 45 of 48 (93.8%) for PM18+SB, and 26 of 49 (53.1%) for SE. PM plus SE for 21 days at either 12 or 18 mg/kg daily was significantly more effective than SE alone for 30 days (chi(2) P < 0.001). One patient (SB alone) had experienced a serious adverse event: cardiotoxicity at day 8 (myocarditis and ECG changes) which caused withdrawal from the study. Only 19 of 100 patients enrolled in the PM treatment arms had a complete audiogram series conducted thus making it difficult to assess oto-toxicity. PM 12 or 18 mg/kg daily plus a standard dose of SE for 21 days was statistically more effective than SE in producing a final cure for patients with VL in Bihar, India.