The purpose of this study is to see how different antibiotics affect the community of friendly bacteria existing in the intestinal tract (gut). Under normal circumstances, these friendly bacteria are not harmful and they help with normal bodily functions such as digestion. When these bacteria are absent, several complications may occur, such as infections with harmful bacteria or other inflammatory reactions, that can complicate the stem cell transplant course. Treatment with antibiotics or chemotherapy is known to kill off these friendly bacteria. In this study we compare the effects of different antibiotics on the community of friendly bacteria in the gut. For microbiota-related biomarker analysis, optional urine samples (MSKCC patients only) will be collected at baseline, 7 +/-2 days after initiation of antibiotic therapy, and on post-transplant days +28, +56 and +100 (+/- 7days).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
347
piperacillin-tazobactam (4.5 gm IV q 6 hrs)
(2 gm IV q 8 hrs)
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
measurement of fold-change in Clostridiales abundance
Fold change will be assessed 7 +/- 2 days after initiating antibiotic treatment for febrile neutropenia and will be compared to the pre-treatment specimen. Pre-treatment stool specimen will be collected between the time of enrollment Patients will be enrolled and infusion of allografts or first episode of neutropenic fever, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: 7 +/- 2 days after initiation of piperacillin-tazobactam or cefepime
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