RATIONALE: Antifungal therapy with liposomal nystatin may reduce fever and neutropenia in
patients undergoing treatment for hematologic cancer. It is not yet known whether liposomal
nystatin is more effective than standard amphotericin B in treating patients with fever and
neutropenia who are receiving chemotherapy for hematologic cancer or bone marrow
transplantation for leukemia.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of liposomal nystatin
compared with standard amphotericin B to treat fever and neutropenia in patients receiving
chemotherapy for hematologic cancer or bone marrow transplantation for leukemia.
Minimum age: 2 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden), Phoenix, Arizona 85012, United States
Holt-Krock Clinic, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901-2418, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3591, United States
Office of Rosalda Rodriguez, M.D., Chula Vista, California 91911, United States
Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, United States
Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California 92270, United States
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, United States
New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, Connecticut 06050, United States
Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia 20007, United States
Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, United States
Tampa Children's Hospital, Tampa, Florida 33677-4227, United States
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
St. John's Pavilion - Springfield Clinic Research Department, Springfield, Illinois 62702, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7357, United States
Lake Charles Medical and Surgical Clinic, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601, United States
Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
United Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102, United States
Columbia Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, Columbia, Missouri 65201, United States
University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, Missouri 65212, United States
Antibiotic Research Associates, Kansas City, Missouri 64132, United States
Children's Mercy Hospital - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64128, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3330, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, United States
Jersey Shore Cancer Center, Neptune, New Jersey 07753, United States
Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701, United States
Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263-0001, United States
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, United States
St. Vincent's Medical Center of Richmond, Staten Island, New York 10310, United States
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
Brookview Research, Inc., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103, United States
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1082, United States
Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio 44312, United States
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
Ireland Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065, United States
Office of Ian Baird & Mark Herbert, Columbus, Ohio 43215, United States
Infectious Disease Associates of N.W. Ohio, Toledo, Ohio 43608, United States
Northeast Ohio Infectious Disease Associates, Inc., Youngstown, Ohio 45510, United States
Medical Specialists, Inc., Zanesville, Ohio 43701, United States
University of Oklahoma - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73919, United States
Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141, United States
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920, United States
Baptist Clinical Research Services, Memphis, Tennessee 38103, United States
Texas Cancer Center at Brackenridge Hospital, Austin, Texas 78701, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas 75235-9032, United States
Infectious Disease Associates of Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
Wilford Hall - 59th Medical Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5300, United States
South Texas Oncology and Hematology, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Texas 76508, United States
Infections Limited, P.S., Tacoma, Washington 98405, United States