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http://dx.doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.2014.21.1.9

Voriconazole Therapeutic Drug Monitoring is Necessary for Children with Invasive Fungal Infection  

Kang, Hyun Mi (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Kang, Soo Young (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Cho, Eun Young (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Yu, Kyung-Sang (Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lee, Ji Won (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Kang, Hyoung Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Park, Kyung Duk (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Shin, Hee Young (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Ahn, Hyo Seop (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)
Lee, Hyunju (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)
Choi, Eun Hwa (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Lee, Hoan Jong (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
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Pediatric Infection and Vaccine / v.21, no.1, 2014 , pp. 9-21 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: To determine the clinical significance of voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in the pediatric population. Methods: Twenty-eight patients with invasive fungal infections administered with voriconazole from July 2010 to June 2012 were investigated retrospectively. Fourteen received TDM, and 143 trough concentrations were analyzed. All 28 patients were assessed for adverse events and treatment response six weeks into treatment, and at the end. Results: Out of 143 samples, 53.1% were within therapeutic range (1.0-5.5 mg/L). Patients administered with the same loading (6 mg/kg/dose) and maintenance (4 mg/kg/dose) dosages prior to initial TDM showed highly variable drug levels. Adverse events occurred in 9 of 14 patients (64.3%) in both the TDM and non-TDM group. In the TDM group, voriconazole-related encephalopathy (n=2, 14.3%) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation (n=8, 57.1 %) occurred with serum levels in the toxic range (>5.5 mg/L), whereas blurred-vision (n=2, 14.3%) occurred within the therapeutic range (1.18 mg/L and 3.9 mg/L). The frequency of voriconazole discontinuation due to adverse events was lower in the TDM group (0.0% vs. 18.2%, P =0.481). Overall, 57.2% of the patients in the TDM group versus 14.3% in the non-TDM group showed clinical response after 6 weeks (P =0.055), whereas 21.4% in the TDM group versus 14.3% in the non-TDM group showed response at final outcome (P =0.664). In the TDM group, >67.0% of the serum levels were within therapeutic range for the first 6 weeks; however 45.5% were within therapeutic range for the entire duration. Conclusion: Routine TDM is recommended for optimizing the therapeutic effects of voriconazole.
Keywords
Therapeutic drug monitoring; Voriconazole; Child; Invasive aspergillosis; Invasive fungal infection;
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