Background-Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly carinii, pneumonia (PCP) poses a lifethreatening risk to oncology patients. The use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) prophylaxis virtually eliminates the risk of infection; however, many patients cannot tolerate TMP-SMZ. We performed a retrospective analysis to determine the PCP breakthrough rate in pediatric oncology patients receiving intravenous pentamidine as second line PCP prophylaxis.

Purpose Hyperhydration and urinary alkalinization is implemented with all high-dose (HD)-methotrexate infusions to promote excretion and prevent precipitation of methotrexate in the renal tubules. Our institution utilized enteral alkalinizing agents (sodium bicarbonate tablets and sodium citrate/citric acid solution) to alkalinize the urine of patients receiving HD-methotrexate during a parenteral sodium bicarbonate and sodium acetate shortage. The purpose of this study is to establish the safety and efficacy of the enteral route for urine alkalinization. Methods A single-center, retrospective, cohort study was conducted comparing cycles of HD-methotrexate using enteral alkalinizing agents to parenteral sodium bicarbonate. The primary objective was to compare the time, in hours, from administration of first inpatient administered dose of alkalinizing agent to time of achieving goal urine pH. Secondary objectives evaluated total dose of sodium bicarbonate required to achieve goal urine pH, time from start of urine alkalinizing agent until time of achieving methotrexate level safe for discharge, and toxicities associated with methotrexate and the alkalinizing agents. Results A total of 118 patients were included in this study, equally divided into two cohorts based on parenteral versus enteral routes of administration. No statistical difference was determined between the two cohorts regarding time to goal urine pH (6.5 h versus 7.9 h, P = 0.051) or regarding time to methotrexate level deemed safe for discharge (63.5 h versus 62.5 h, p = 0.835). There were no significant differences in methotrexate-induced toxicities. Conclusion Our study found enteral routes of urine alkalinization to be a viable alternative to the traditional parenteral sodium bicarbonate, especially during parenteral sodium bicarbonate and acetate shortages.

Background Adenoviral infections cause morbidity and mortality in blood and marrow transplantation and pediatric oncology patients. Cidofovir is active against adenovirus, but must be used judiciously because of its nephrotoxicity and unclear indications. Therefore, before introducing cidofovir use during an adenoviral outbreak, we developed a clinical algorithm to distinguish low risk patients from those who merited cidofovir therapy because of significant adenoviral disease and high risk for death. Objective This study was conducted to determine whether the algorithm accurately predicted severe adenovirus disease and whether selective cidofovir treatment was beneficial. Study Design A retrospective analysis of a pediatric oncology/ blood and marrow transplantation cohort prealgorithm and postalgorithm implementation was performed. Results Twenty patients with adenovirus infection were identified (14 high risk and 6 low risk). All low-risk patients cleared their infections without treatment. Before algorithm implementation, all untreated high-risk patients died, 4 out of 5 (80%), from adenoviral infection. In contrast, cidofovir reduced adenovirus-related mortality in the high-risk group postalgorithm implementation (9 patients treated, 1 patient died; RR 0.14, P<0.05) and all treated high-risk patients cleared their virus. Conclusions The clinical algorithm accurately identified patients at high risk for severe fatal adenoviral disease who would benefit from selective use of cidofovir.

Inter- and intra-patient variability in voriconazole pharmacokinetics has been described in children as the result of age-specific differences in hepatic metabolism, saturable nonlinear pharmacokinetics, CYP450 2C19 polymorphisms, decreased bioavailability compared with adults, and drug-drug interactions. We introduce dose-dependent autoinduction of metabolism as another cause for altered voriconazole pharmacokinetics in children and summarize previously published literature on this phenomenon. A 10-year-old girl with severe aplastic anemia developed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after high-dose cyclophosphamide therapy and required high doses of voriconazole for longer than 2 months. She initially achieved a therapeutic trough of 1.4 μg/ml on voriconazole 11 mg/kg/dose orally every 12 hours but required dose escalations to 9.3 mg/kg/dose orally every 8 hours to maintain a trough above 1 μg/ml. Because there were no changes in concomitant medications, route of administration, adherence, or oral intake, we conclude that the only plausible explanation for the precipitous drop in voriconazole troughs was autoinduction of metabolism, a phenomenon previously reported in adults receiving higher than usual doses or prolonged courses (longer than 2 months). These data highlight the need for continued therapeutic drug monitoring of voriconazole after initial therapeutic troughs are achieved because autoinduction of metabolism can lead to significant declines in subsequent voriconazole troughs, potentially leading to treatment failure.

523 Background: In the TROPHY study, 8.8% of the 113 patients (pts) were enrolled post EV treatment, with ORR to SG of 30% in that small subset. Response to SG post EV in real world populations has not been previously reported. SG has accelerated FDA approval for treatment refractory UC, with ORR of 27% in the TROPHY-U-01 trial. SG was developed contemporaneously to EV, which like SG, is also an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), composed of an alternate antibody linker and chemotherapy payload. The EV ORR is 40-52% in single agent studies, and outcomes following SG to EV have not been reported. Optimal therapy sequence for advanced UC, concerns for cross resistance between ADCs and other targeted therapies, and biomarker selection for agents is underexplored. We describe clinical outcomes in pts with advanced UC treated with SG following EV. Methods: In this retrospective study of pts with UC treated with SG after progression on EV at the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute between November 2020 and October 2022, 17 pts were identified. Fourteen received SG in the next line following EV, 3 had other interval therapies between EV and SG. Response was determined by physician assessed RECIST criteria. All pts were response evaluable for prior EV. Three pts died shortly after C1 SG without imaging and were not response evaluable. Results: In our cohort 8 (47%) pts were female, 3 (17.6%) were African-American and 14 (82.4%) were Caucasian. Mean age was 68.3 years. Primary location was bladder for 9 (52.9%) pts and UTUC for 7 (41.2%). One (5.9%) patient had disease in both primary sites. Two (11.8%) pts had lymph node only disease, 8 (47.1%) had metastatic disease in the lungs, 6 (35.3%) in the liver and 1(5.9%) in bone. Mean number of EV cycles was 5.9 (1-12) and PFS was 5.9 months. Best EV response was CR in 1 (5.9%), PR in 10 (58.8%), SD in 2 (11.8%) and PD in 4 (23.5%) pts. SG was dose reduced in C1 with prophylactic growth factor support in 13/17 pts in this heavily pretreated population. Mean number of SG cycles was 3.8 (1.5-6). Best SG response for the 14 response evaluable pts was PR for 3 (21.4%) pts and SD for 3 (21.4%), for a clinical benefit (CR+PR+SD) rate of 42.8%. Eight pts had best response of PD (57.1%). SG discontinuation was for PD in 8 pts (57.1%) and 4 (28.6%) due to functional decline or toxicity. One patient had PD to SG in C2 but received 3 additional cycles due to therapeutic benefit. Three (21.4%) pts continue SG, after 6 cycles with PR and after 5 and 4 cycles with SD. For 14 response evaluable pts, the PFS on SG was 2.4 months. Conclusions: In this retrospective analysis, pts with advanced UC and PD following EV had meaningful clinical benefit rate to SG of 42.8% despite dose reduction in this small late line cohort. Defining optimal sequence of ADCs and other therapies in UC remains an unmet need. Updated data will be presented.