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A Multicenter, Open, Noncomparative Study to Estimate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of MK0991 in Combination With Amphotericin B, Lipid Formulations of Amphotericin B, or Azoles in the Treatment of Invasive Aspergillus Infection in Adults Who Are Refractory to or Intolerant of Standard Therapy

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Aspergillosis+1

+ Bacterial Infections and Mycoses

+ Infections

Over 16 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: January 2003
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Summary

Principal SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Study start date: January 1, 2003

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The duration of treatment is 12 months.

Official TitleA Multicenter, Open, Noncomparative Study to Estimate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of MK0991 in Combination With Amphotericin B, Lipid Formulations of Amphotericin B, or Azoles in the Treatment of Invasive Aspergillus Infection in Adults Who Are Refractory to or Intolerant of Standard Therapy 
NCT00076869
Principal SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Last updated: January 14, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

55 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.


Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 16 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

AspergillosisBacterial Infections and MycosesInfectionsMycoses

Criteria

* Patients must meet a specific definition of probable or definite invasive aspergillosis and be considered to have failed or be intolerant of standard antifungal therapy. * The patient must be at least 16 years old and if a woman of childbearing potential, must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test sensitive to 25 IU hCG prior to enrollment.

Study Plan

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Study Objectives

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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