Expanded Access Use of Rezafungin for Salvage Therapy of Invasive Infection: A Case Report
Adeel, Alina ; Qu, Ming D ; Siddiqui, Efaza ; Levitz, Stuart M ; Ellison, Richard T
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Rezafungin is a semisynthetic, long-acting echinocandin with broad-spectrum activity against many Candida species and Aspergillus species, including a subset of drug-resistant strains. It is currently in phase III trials and was found to be safe and effective for the treatment of candidemia and/or invasive Candida infections in a phase II trial. However, there are no long-term safety or efficacy data. We report on the successful ongoing compassionate use of rezafungin obtained through expanded access for over 1 year in a patient with a multidrug-resistant Candida glabrata mediastinal infection from a vascular graft infection and retained foreign material.
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Adeel A, Qu MD, Siddiqui E, Levitz SM, Ellison RT 3rd. Expanded Access Use of Rezafungin for Salvage Therapy of Invasive Candida glabrata Infection: A Case Report. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 28;8(11):ofab431. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab431. PMID: 35559122; PMCID: PMC9088506.