| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated | 
| Acute leukemia during induction or consolidation therapy. Autologous HSCT for a hematological malignancy.
 Standard allogeneic HSCT with a myeloablative conditioning regimen.
 
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| MedDRA Classification | 
| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No | 
| E.2 Objective of the trial | 
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial | 
| To assess the safety, tolerance and  efficacy of caspofungin use as secondary prophylaxis for invasive fungal infections in patients with  high-risk hematological malignancies undergoing intensive chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. |  | 
| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |  | 
| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No | 
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria | 
| · Previous probable or proven fungal infection according to the EORTC criteria in patients with further treatment planned. · Patient categories :
 - Acute leukemia during induction or consolidation therapy.
 - Autologous HSCT for a hematological malignancy.
 - Standard allogeneic HSCT with a myeloablative conditioning regimen.
 · Male or female; female patients must use a reliable contraception method.
 · Age >= 18 yrs and <= 70 yrs
 · Life expectancy >= 3 months.
 · PS<= 2
 · Written informed consent given by patient.
 
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | 
| · HIV positive patients · Known allergy to ecchinocandins.
 · Alteration of liver enzymes : ASLT > 5 x Normal, bilirubin > 3 x Normal
 · Previous proven or probable invasive fungal infection shown to be resistant to caspofungin.
 
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| E.5 End points | 
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 
| The primary endpoint will be the incidence of probable or proven invasive fungal infection requiring further anti-fungal therapy including amphotericin B, voriconazole or equivalent agents during and up to one month after caspofungin prophylaxis. |  | 
| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial | 
| E.6 | Scope of the trial | 
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Yes | 
| E.6.3 | Therapy | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.4 | Safety | Yes | 
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes | 
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.9 | Dose response | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.6.13 | Others | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.7 | Trial type and phase | 
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No | 
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.7.1.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description |  | 
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes | 
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8 Design of the trial | 
| E.8.1 | Controlled | No | 
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No | 
| E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes | 
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No | 
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No | 
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No | 
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No | 
| E.8.1.7 | Other | No | 
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial | 
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No | 
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No | 
| E.8.2.3 | Other | No | 
| E.8.3 | The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned | No | 
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes | 
| E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 | 
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No | 
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA | 
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No | 
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No | 
| E.8.8 | Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
                        visit of the last subject undergoing the trial | 
| a) Individual patient : Caspofungin will be stopped in case of severe adverse event, suspected to be related to the drug, intolerance or development of a probable or proven fungal infection requiring further treatment. In the latter case, antifungal therapy with a standard amphotericin B, a lipid formulation of amphotericin B or voriconazole or equivalent agent will be initiated. b) Overall trial : one month after Caspofungin stopped in last of 20 patients.
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months |  | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days |  | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |