Individualized Precision Therapy With Ceftazidime and Avibactam Guided by PK/PD in Geriatric Populations
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Ceftazidime-avibactam. Basic parameters: from 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Ceftazidime-avibactam is a β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination treatment which has been developed to address infections caused by ESBL-, AmpC- and serine carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria. In elderly patients, significant interindividual variability often leads to inappropriate dosing (subtherapeutic or excessive), compromising efficacy or increasing toxicity risks. This prospective, multicenter study will enroll patients aged ≥60 years receiving ceftobiprole. Using LC-MS/MS for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), we will measure plasma concentrations and integrate individual characteristics (age, body weight, creatinine clearance, etc.). Population pharmacokinetic (PPK) modeling with Bayesian forecasting will be employed to estimate individual PK parameters and identify covariates influencing variability, thereby establishing a PPK model for ceftazidime-avibactam in the elderly. Based on pathogen-specific MIC values, dosing regimens (dose, frequency) will be dynamically optimized to guide precision therapy. Subsequent TDM data will continuously refine the PPK model, creating a self-optimizing system. This framework lays the groundwork for extending individualized treatment strategies to other antimicrobials in geriatric populations.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Quantitative determination of ceftazidime-avibactam concentrations in plasma and urine was performed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
Primary outcome measures
- Ceftazidime-avibactam Concentration [Time frame: after 3 days of antibiotic therapy]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Aged ≥60 years Scheduled to receive ceftazidime-avibactam therapy for >5 days No prior ceftazidime-avibactam use within 1 month before enrollment
Exclusion criteria
- Patients requiring renal replacement therapy (hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or continuous renal replacement therapy \[CRRT\]) or with renal impairment history (nephrectomy, renal transplantation, solitary kidney, uremia)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07494981 · S2025-448-02