Interleukin-8 as a stratification tool for interventional trials involving pediatric septic shock

Hector R. Wong, Natalie Cvijanovich, Derek S. Wheeler, Michael T. Bigham, Marie Monaco, Kelli Odoms, William L. Macias, Mark D. Williams

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Abstract

Rationale: Interventional clinical trials involving children with septic shock would benefit from an efficient preenrollment stratification strategy. Objectives: To test the predictive value of interleukin (IL)-8 for 28-day mortality in pediatric septic shock. Methods: A training data set (n = 40) identified a serum IL-8 of greater than 220 pg/ml as having a 75% sensitivity and specificity for predicting 28-day mortality. This cutoff was then subjected to a series of validation steps. Measurements and Main Results: Subjects were drawn from two large, independent pediatric septic shock databases. Prospective application of the IL-8 cut off to validation data set 1 (n=139) demonstrated 78% sensitivity and 64% specificity for 28-day mortality.Aserum IL-8 level of 220 pg/ml or less, however, had a negative predictive value for 28-day mortality of 95% in validation data set 1, which was subsequently applied to an independently generated data set of children with septic shock (validation set 2, n = 193). A serum IL-8 level of 220 pg/ml or less had a negative predictive value for 28-day mortality of 94% when applied to validation set 2. Conclusions: A serum IL-8 level of 220 pg/ml or less, obtained within 24 hours of admission, predicts a high likelihood of survival in children with septic shock. We propose that IL-8 can be used to exclude such patients from interventional clinical trials and ultimately derive a study population with a more favorable risk to benefit ratio when subjected to a study agent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)276-282
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Volume178
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2008

Keywords

  • Biomarkers
  • Interleukin-8
  • Pediatrics
  • Septic shock
  • Stratification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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