The combination of tamoxifen with amphotericin B, but not with fluconazole, has synergistic activity against the majority of clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Autor: Hai TP; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam., Van AD; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam., Ngan NTT; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.; Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam., Nhat LTH; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam., Lan NPH; Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam., Vinh Chau NV; Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam., Thwaites GE; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.; Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Krysan D; Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology/Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA., Day JN; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.; Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Mycoses [Mycoses] 2019 Sep; Vol. 62 (9), pp. 818-825. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 23.
DOI: 10.1111/myc.12955
Abstrakt: Background: Cryptococcal meningitis has fatality rates of 40%-70%, resulting in 200 000 deaths each year. The best outcomes are achieved with amphotericin combined with flucytosine but flucytosine is expensive and unavailable where most disease occurs. More effective and affordable treatments are needed. Tamoxifen, a selective oestrogen receptor modulator frequently indicated for breast cancer, has been found to have synergistic activity against the Cryptococcus neoformans type strain when combined with amphotericin or fluconazole. It is cheap, off-licence, widely available and well-tolerated, and thus a pragmatic potential treatment for cryptococcal disease.
Objectives: We wanted to determine the susceptibility of clinical isolates of C. neoformans to tamoxifen alone and in combination with other antifungals, to determine whether there is sufficient evidence of activity to justify a clinical trial.
Methods: We used the CLSI broth microdilution protocol to test the susceptibility of 30 randomly selected clinical isolates of C. neoformans to tamoxifen, in dual combination with amphotericin, fluconazole or flucytosine, and in triple combination with amphotericin and fluconazole. Evidence of drug interactions was assessed using the fractional inhibitory concentration index.
Results: The MIC50 and MIC90 of tamoxifen were 4 and 16 mg/L, respectively. The combination of tamoxifen and amphotericin suggested a synergistic interaction in 20 of 30 (67%) isolates. There was no interaction between tamoxifen and either fluconazole or flucytosine. Synergy was maintained in 3-Dimensional chequerboard testing. There was no evidence of antagonism.
Conclusions: Tamoxifen may be a useful addition to treatment with amphotericin and fluconazole for cryptococcal meningitis; a trial is justified.
(© 2019 The Authors. Mycoses published by Blackwell Verlag GmbH.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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