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al response at the end of therapy and two, six and 12 weeks after end of therapy. Success in the primary endpoint was defined as cured or improved at the 12-week assessment. In the study, VFEND was shown to be as effective as a regimen of amphotericin B followed by fluconazole. Treatment with VFEND was able to clear Candida from the blood as quickly as amphotericin B with lower incidence of treatment-related adverse events. The most common adverse events in the study were sepsis, fever, hypokalemia, hypotension and respiratory disorder.

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