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Annals of Oncology 11:1517-1521, 2000
© 2000 European Society for Medical Oncology

review-article

Predictors of outcome in cancer patients with candidemia

O. Uzun1, and E. J. Anaissie2

1Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases Ankara, Turkey
2University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Hematology/Oncology Section of Oncologic Emergencies, Little Rock Arkansas, USA

Correspondence to: O. Uzun, MD Hacettepe University School of Medicine Department of Medicine Section of Infectious Diseases Ankara. 06100 Turkey E-mail: ouzun{at}hacettepe.edu.tr

Background: Hematogenous candidiasis is associated with a substantial mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients. Candidemia is the best marker for hematogenous infection; therefore, most studies have examined the outcome of candidemia. However, few have focused on the predictors of outcome in cancer patients with candidemia.

Materials and methods: We conducted a MEDLINE search for all study reports published from 1974 to 1999 on candidemia and prognostic factors including predictors of mortality. Ten articles that provided sufficient data were evaluated in detail.

Results: The overall mortality rate was reported to be 33%–75%. Univariate analyses identified severity of underlying disease, performance status, neutropenia, Candida species, source of candidemia and the extent of visceral involvement as important prognostic variables. In multivariate analyses, however, only host factors and extent of infection (rather than infecting Candida species) were predictive of mortality.

Conclusions:Older age, poor performance status, presence and persistence of neutropenia, and extensive organ involvement with candidiasis are the most important prognostic factors for candidemia in cancer patients.

cancer, candidemia, predictive factors, prognosis


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