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An alternative antifungal option for the ICU: Meet CRESEMBA®

Almost half of all cases of invasive aspergillosis and a high proportion of mucormycosis cases are diagnosed or treated in the ICU1,2

  

Whilst diagnostics and treatment have progressed, invasive fungal infections continue to pose a serious threat and are associated with extremely high mortality.3–6

Invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis typically affect individuals who are immunocompromised and/or have established risk factors,2,7–10 but cases are also being reported in critically ill patients admitted to the ICU.7,8,10 Establishing a diagnosis in this setting can be challenging as the classic diagnostic definitions (EORTC/MSGERC) for invasive fungal disease were created primarily for patients with cancer and stem cell or solid organ transplant,7,11 and the ICU patient population may present with different features.11–13

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An emerging association between COVID-19 and pulmonary aspergillosis/mucormycosis14–18

The global pandemic has shown that invasive mould infections such as aspergillosis and mucormycosis can represent an additional threat to COVID-19 patients who are admitted to the ICU or develop ARDS:14–18 cases of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) and COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) are increasingly being reported.19 Clinical and radiological signs of CAPA and CAM can overlap – and there have been reports of simultaneous mixed superinfection.18–20

Badge Critically ill patients can develop invasive aspergillosis in the ICUaAdapted from references 12, 21-26.

a. Cases of invasive aspergillosis (mainly pulmonary) reported among ICU patients in different prospective and retrospective studies.

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Adapted from references 12, 21-26.

How can CRESEMBA® help your patients?

In the complicated clinical scenario ICU patients often find themselves in, think CRESEMBA®:

  • Improved safety and tolerability vs voriconazole27
     
  • A linear PK profile with low inter- and intra-patient variability, unlike other azoles3,28–30
     
  • Fewer drug–drug interactions vs other azoles3,28
     
  • Simple and reliable dosing28

CRESEMBA® can offer the flexibility you need, so that you can focus on your patient’s underlying condition.3,4,27,28

  

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; BMT, bone marrow transplant; CAM, COVID-19-associated mucormycosis; CAPA, COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; EORTC/MSGERC, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ICU, intensive care unit; PK, pharmacokinetic.

Prescribing Information:
CRESEMBA
® (isavuconazole)

References:

Bassetti M et al. IDCases 2018;7–9.Bassetti M and Bouza E. J Antimicrob Chemother 2017;72(Suppl 1):i39–i47.Natesan SK and Chandrasekar PH. Infect Drug Resist 2016;9:291–300.Perfect JR. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2017;16(9):603–616.Binder U and Lass-Florl C. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2011;3(1):e20110016.Low CY and Rotstein C. F1000 Med Rep 2011;3:14.Taccone FS, et al. Crit Care 2015;19:7.ECDC. Influenza-associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, Europe. 2018. Available at: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/portal/files/documents/aspergillus-and-influenza-rapid-risk-assessment-november-2018.pdf. Accessed May 2022.Baddley JW. Med Mycol 2011;49(Suppl 1):S7–S12.Bassetti M et al. Infect Dis Ther 2018;7(1):17–27.Bassetti M et al. Clin Infect Dis 2021;72(Suppl 2):S121–S127.Delsuc C et al. Crit Care 2015;19:421. De Pauw B et al. Clin Infect Dis 2008;46(12):1813–1821.Arastehfar A et al. J Fungi (Basel) 2020;6(2):91.Alanio A et al. Lancet Respir Med 2020;8(6):e48–e49.Rutsaert L et al. Ann Intensive Care 2020;10(1):71.Song G et al. Mycopathologia 2020;185(4):599–606.Hoenigl M et al. SSRN. 2021. [Epub ahead of print]. Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3844587 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3844587. Accessed May 2022Benhadid-Brahmi Y, et al. JMM 2022;32(1):101231.Garg D, et al. Mycopathologia 2021;186:289–298.Schauwvlieghe AFAD, et al. Lancet Respir Med 2018;6(10):782–792.Wauters J et al. Intensive Care Med 2012;38(11):1761–1768.Gustot T et al. J Hepatol 2014;60(2):267–274.Verweij PE et al. Intensive Care Med 2021;47(8):819–834.Contou D et al. Ann Intensive Care 2016;6(1):52.Levesque E et al. Ann Intensive Care 2019;9(1):31.Maertens JA et al. Lancet 2016;387(10020):760–769.Adapted from Local Product Document of CRESEMBA® (Isavuconazole) version LPDCRE052021.Kaindl T et al. J Antimicrob Chemother 2018:74(3):761–767.Schmitt-Hoffmann A et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006;50(1):279–285.

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