Autor: |
R L, Greenman, R M, Schein, M A, Martin, R P, Wenzel, N R, MacIntyre, G, Emmanuel, H, Chmel, R B, Kohler, M, McCarthy, J, Plouffe |
Rok vydání: |
1991 |
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Zdroj: |
JAMA. 266(8) |
ISSN: |
0098-7484 |
Popis: |
To assess the efficacy of adjunctive monoclonal antibody antiendotoxin immunotherapy in patients with gram-negative sepsis.Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Thirty-three university-affiliated centers, including Veterans Affairs, community, and municipal hospitals.Hospitalized adults with signs of gram-negative infection and a systemic septic response.Patients were assigned to receive either 2 mg/kg of a murine monoclonal antibody directed against gram-negative endotoxin (E5) or placebo. A second infusion was administered 24 hours later.Mortality over the 30-day study period, resolution of organ failures, and safety.Four hundred eighty-six patients were enrolled. Three hundred sixteen had confirmed gram-negative sepsis (54% bacteremic, 46% nonbacteremic). The survival difference was not statistically significant for all patients. Among patients with gram-negative sepsis who were not in shock at study entry (n = 137), E5 treatment resulted in significantly greater survival (relative risk, 2.3; P = .01). Resolution of individual organ failures was more frequent among these patients, occurring in 19 (54%) of 35 patients in the E5 group vs eight (30%) of 27 in the placebo group (P = .05). Four reversible allergic reactions occurred among 247 patients (1.6%) receiving E5. No other toxicity was identified.Treatment with E5 antiendotoxin antibody appears safe. It reduces mortality and enhances the resolution of organ failure among patients with gram-negative sepsis who are not in shock when treated. |
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