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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Therapeutic drug monitoring-guided optimization of isavuconazole dose for ICU patients with refractory pulmonary aspergillosis: case report.

Mingyue Yang, Xiaoshuang He, Qiuya Lu, Xiaolan Bian, Jie Fang, Yongjie Ding

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Mingyue Yang *Department of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoshuang He *Department of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Qiuya LuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaolan BianDepartment of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jie FangDepartment of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yongjie DingDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Isavuconazole (ISA) is recommended as the first-line therapy for pulmonary aspergillosis. In intensive care unit (ICU) patients, ISA exhibits enhanced clearance and a larger volume of distribution but lower plasma concentrations, indicating the need for plausible dose adjustment. However, current evidence regarding off-label ISA dosing regimens for ICU patients is restricted to pharmacokinetic prediction modeling, with no published clinical studies available to date. In this case, a prolonged ISA-loading dosing regimen was applied to address previous standard ISA treatment failures; thereby, pharmacokinetic steady state was achieved with serial therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)-guided dose optimization. This study illustrated a favorable clinical course associated with TDM-guided dosing adjustment, with no severe adverse reactions. Given the limited sample size, it is critical to investigate the clinical scenario further to adequately provide references for ISA dosing guidelines and TDM strategies for ICU practice.

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intensive care unitisavuconazolepharmacokineticspulmonary aspergillosistherapeutic drug monitoring

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