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Ceftazidime-avibactam is a novel cephalosporin-beta-lactamase inhibitor combination that is active against many carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). We describe a retrospective chart review for 60 patients who received ceftazidime-avibactam for a CRE infection. In-hospital mortality was 32%, 53% of patients had microbiological cure, and 65% had clinical success. In this severely ill population with CRE infections, ceftazidime-avibactam was an appropriate option.
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Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Compostos Azabicíclicos/uso terapêutico , Ceftazidima/uso terapêutico , Enterobacteriáceas Resistentes a Carbapenêmicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Enterobacteriáceas Resistentes a Carbapenêmicos/patogenicidade , Carbapenêmicos/uso terapêutico , Cefalosporinas/uso terapêutico , Combinação de Medicamentos , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Enterobacteriaceae/efeitos dos fármacos , Enterobacteriaceae/patogenicidade , Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae/tratamento farmacológico , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Estudos Retrospectivos , Inibidores de beta-Lactamases/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
PURPOSE: The role of sunitinib and sorafenib in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) is reviewed. SUMMARY: Sunitinib malate is a potent inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors, FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3), c-KIT, and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), which give the drug its direct antitumor and antiangiogenic properties. Sunitinib is currently approved as a second-line treatment of mRCC in patients who have either not responded to or who are not eligible to receive interleukin-2. Clinical trials of sunitinib have found similar rates of partial response, disease stabilization, and progression-free survival. Sorafenib inhibits VEGF receptors, PDGF receptors, FLT3, RAF-1, and BRAF in vitro and has been shown to prevent the growth of tumors but not to reduce tumor size. Sorafenib has been proven to improve survival in a novel randomized discontinuation trial and a Phase III randomized, placebo-controlled trial. No studies have directly compared the effectiveness of sunitinib to sorafenib in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. Sunitinib and sorafenib share a similar mechanism of action and primarily target tumor angiogenesis by inhibiting a variety of tyrosine kinases; the agents have similar toxicity, with the exception of an increased risk of hypertension associated with the use of sorafenib. Sorafenib does not result in tumor shrinkage, but sunitinib significantly reduces tumor size. CONCLUSION: The tyrosine kinase inhibitors sorafenib and sunitinib offer improved outcomes for patients with mRCC, but they are far short of a cure. Despite the introduction of sorafenib and sunitinib, palliative care is still an acceptable treatment option for mRCC because of the disease's extremely poor prognosis.