About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether a seven-day course of standard of care (echinocandin) antifungal therapy is non-inferior to a 14-day course of echinocandin antifungal therapy in patients with uncomplicated candidemia in terms of clinical, mycologic, adverse events and all cause mortality.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients ≥ 18 years of age
Uncomplicated candidemia (positive blood culture only). No evidence of invasive candidiasis at day 1 or until day 7.
Received < 5 days of prior antifungal therapy
Informed Consent for randomization
Disqualifiers
Inadequate source control (e.g., unable to remove endovascular devices, urinary catheters).
Invasive candidiasis of any type (e.g., deep seated candidiasis from sources other than blood)
Abnormal LFTs > 10-fold
Greater than 5 days of prior antifungal therapy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Antifungal treatment