Retrospective, observational analysis of the first one hundred consecutive cases of personalized bacteriophage therapy of difficult-to-treat infections facilitated by a Belgian consortium

In contrast to the many reports of successful cases of personalized bacteriophage therapy, randomized controlled trials of non-personalized bacteriophage products did not bring the expected results. Here, we present the outcomes of a retrospective, observational analysis of the first 100 consecutive cases of personalized bacteriophage therapy of difficult-to-treat infections facilitated by a Belgian consortium. The most common indications were lower respiratory tract, skin & soft tissue, and bone infections, and involved combinations of 26 bacteriophages, individually selected and sometime... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Pirnay, Jean-Paul
Djebara, Sarah
Steurs, Griet
Griselain, Johann
Cochez, Christel
De Soir, Steven
Glonti, Tea
Spiessens, An
Vanden Berghe, Emily
Green, Sabrina
Wagemans, Jeroen
Lood, Cédric
Schrevens, Eddie
Chanishvili, Nina
Kutateladze, Mzia
de Jode, Mathieu
Ceyssens, Pieter-Jan
Draye, Jean-Pierre
Verbeken, Gilbert
De Vos, Daniel>
Rose, Thomas
Onsea, Jolien
Van Nieuwenhuyse, Brieuc
Bacteriophage Therapy Providers
Bacteriophage Donors
Soentjens, Patrick
Lavigne, Rob
Merabishvili, Maya
Van der Linden, Dimitri
Chatzis, Olga
Cornu, Olivier
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Verlag/Hrsg.: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26918934
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/286207

In contrast to the many reports of successful cases of personalized bacteriophage therapy, randomized controlled trials of non-personalized bacteriophage products did not bring the expected results. Here, we present the outcomes of a retrospective, observational analysis of the first 100 consecutive cases of personalized bacteriophage therapy of difficult-to-treat infections facilitated by a Belgian consortium. The most common indications were lower respiratory tract, skin & soft tissue, and bone infections, and involved combinations of 26 bacteriophages, individually selected and sometimes pre-adapted to target the causative bacterial pathogens. Clinical improvement and eradication of the targeted bacteria were reported for 77.2% and 61.3% of infections, respectively. Eradication was 70% less probable when no concomitant antibiotics were used (odds-ratio = 0.3; 95% confidence interval = 0.127–0.749). In vivo selection of bacteriophage resistance and in vitro bacteriophage-antibiotic synergy were documented in 43.8% (7/16 patients) and 90% (9/10) of evaluated patients, respectively. Bacteriophage immune neutralization was observed in 38.5% (5/13) of screened patients. (BT100 study, ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT05498363.)