How we treat invasive fungal diseases in patients with acute leukemia: the importance of an individualized approach

M Nucci, E Anaissie - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) represent an important cause of treatment failure in adults
with acute leukemia. Because of leukemia's heterogeneity, the risk for IFDs is highly …

Invasive fungal infections in acute leukemia

VR Bhatt, GM Viola, A Ferrajoli - Therapeutic advances in …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is among the leading causes for morbidity, mortality, and
economic burden for patients with acute leukemia. In the past few decades, the incidence of …

Invasive fungal disease in patients treated for newly diagnosed acute leukemia

SP Hammond, FM Marty, JM Bryar… - American journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients
undergoing treatment for acute leukemia (AL). Antifungal prophylactic strategies are …

Epidemiology, outcomes, and risk factors of invasive fungal infections in adult patients with acute myelogenous leukemia after induction chemotherapy

D Neofytos, K Lu, A Hatfield-Seung, A Blackford… - … and infectious disease, 2013 - Elsevier
This is a retrospective, single-center study of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute
myelogenous leukemia (AML), who received intensive induction timed sequential …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of invasive fungal disease on the chemotherapy schedule and event-free survival in acute leukemia patients who survived fungal disease: a case …

C Even, S Bastuji-Garin, Y Hicheri, C Pautas… - …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patients with acute leukemia who initially survive invasive fungal disease must receive
chemotherapy or go on to transplant. Many centers change subsequent chemotherapy to …

Breakthrough invasive fungal infections in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

A Wasylyshyn, KA Linder, CG Castillo, S Zhou… - Mycopathologia, 2020 - Springer
Objectives We sought to determine the occurrence, risk factors, effect of antifungal
prophylaxis, and outcomes of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in patients with acute myeloid …

Incidence and outcome of invasive fungal disease after front-line intensive chemotherapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: impact of antifungal prophylaxis

R Rodríguez-Veiga, P Montesinos, B Boluda… - Annals of …, 2019 - Springer
Few reports analyze the incidence and clinical outcome of invasive fungal disease (IFD) in
patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing intensive …

Evaluation of the implementation rate of primary antifungal prophylaxis and the prognosis of invasive fungal disease in acute leukemia patients in China

X Xu, L Zhang, X Cao, J Li, W Zhang, T Zhu… - Journal of Infection and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a major complication of acute leukemia, thus
primary antifungal prophylaxis (PAP) is recommended by guidelines. Nevertheless …

Fungal infections in leukemia patients: how do we prevent and treat them?

K Leventakos, RE Lewis… - Clinical Infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in
patients with acute or chronic leukemia. Advances in the pharmacotherapy of fungal …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and treatment approaches in management of invasive fungal infections in hematological malignancies: results from a single-centre study

NS Fracchiolla, M Sciumè, N Orofino, F Guidotti… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and attributable mortality in
oncohematologic patients. Timely diagnosis is essential but challenging. Herein we …