Status:

UNKNOWN

Study of Rituximab in Patients With Steroid-Refractory Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Lead Sponsor:

The Korean Society of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions:

Steroid-Refractory Chronic GVHD

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-74 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Chronic GVHD is the most common late complication following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. It has features resembling autoimmune disorders such as scleroderma, primary biliary cirrhosis, bronch...

Detailed Description

1. STUDY OBJECTIVES * Primary Endpoints: To assess the response rate * Secondary End points * To evaluate the discontinuation of corticosteroid * To assess the quality of life 2. Tre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All recipients underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation for haematologic disorders
  • All recipients diagnosed as chronic GVHD according to diagnostic criteria proposed by National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic GVHD
  • The presence of one diagnostic sign Or
  • The presence of one distinctive sign (Appendix 1B) with laboratory or histopathologic confirmation in the same or other organ if diagnostic feature is not present
  • All patients with chronic GVHD have at least moderate score based on the global scoring system of chronic GVHD
  • Recipients refractory or resistant to therapy with corticosteroid
  • Patients had chronic GVHD with the same severity during the last one month while they had received the equivalent of prednisone ≥0.5mg/kg per day or 1mg/kg every other day at least for 30 days or longer
  • Informed consent
  • Other concomitant medication
  • Patients treated with other immunosuppressive agents (cyclosporine, thalidomide etc) as a combination therapy with corticosteroid must be receiving a dosage that has been stable for at least 1 month prior to screening.

Exclusion

  • Recipients received donor lymphocyte infusions in the preceding 100 days
  • Serious comorbid diseases
  • Life expectancy of less than 1 month
  • Age \< 2 years and \> 75 years
  • Pregnant or intended to become pregnant
  • Concomitant administration of any other experimental drug under investigation, or concomitant chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or immunotherapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00472225

Start Date

May 1 2007

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

February 24 2009

Active Locations (9)

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Kyungpook University Hospital

Daegu, Kyungsang-do, South Korea

2

Busan Baik Hospital

Busan, South Korea

3

Busan National University Hospital

Busan, South Korea

4

Chun Nam National University Hospital

Gwangju, South Korea