Summary odds ratios (ORs) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.
RESULTS:
The combined results showed that the CYP2E1 c1/c1 genotype was associated with increased ATDILI risk compared to variant genotypes (c1/c2+c2/c2) (OR 1.36, 95%CI 1.09-1.69). When stratifying for study population, statistically significant results were observed in Chinese (OR 1.47, 95%CI 1.12-1.92) and Korean populations (OR 1.85, 95%CI 1.04-3.30). In comparison with CYP2E1 c1/c2 or c2/c2 with rapid/intermediate acetylators, the risk of ATDILI increased from 1.88 (95%CI 1.14-3.09) for CYP2E1 c1/c1 with rapid/intermediate acetylators to 6.44 (95%CI 3.47-11.97) for CYP2E1 c1/c1 with slow acetylators.
CONCLUSION: This meta-analysis suggests that CYP2E1 RsaI/PstI polymorphism may affect susceptibility to ATDILI, particularly among Chinese and Korean populations.”
“BACKGROUND: The treatment of multidrug-resistant NVP-BSK805 tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is currently based upon expert opinion and findings from case series, rather than upon randomised clinical trials (RCTs).
OBJECTIVE: To describe
the challenges encountered during an RCT for the treatment of MDR-TB.
METHODS: Tuberculosis Trials Consortium Study 30 was a pilot, Phase I/II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, RCT of the safety and tolerability of 16 weeks of daily, low-dose linezolid treatment for MDR-TB.
RESULTS: A total of 36 patients, 56% of the target of 64 patients, consented to participate, for an average of 0.69 enrolments per week. Of the selleck compound 36 patients enrolled, only 25 (69%) completed at least 90 doses of study treatment. Among the 12 (33%) patients who did not complete all 112 doses of the study treatment, the median time to study withdrawal was 15 days (range 0-92). After the study, we discovered discordance between treatment assignment and study drug for at least 9 (25%) of the 36 patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Recruitment and retention in this MDR-TB clinical trial posed substantial challenges, suggesting the need for a large, multidisciplinary group VX-661 of study staff to support the participants. Withdrawal
tended to occur early in study treatment. The discrepancy in assigned study medication reflects the need for stronger administrative controls for study drugs.”
“BACKGROUND: Treatment options for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are limited. Linezolid has been successfully used to treat DR-TB in adults, but there are few case reports of its use in children for TB. The reported rate of adverse events in adults is high.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of children with DR-TB treated with linezolid-containing regimens from February 2007 to March 2012 at two South African hospitals.
RESULTS: Seven children (three human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infected) received a linezolid-containing regimen.