Status:

UNKNOWN

Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Children and Young Adults With Refractory Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Conditions:

Graft Versus Host Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 30 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Purpose : to evaluate the efficacy of ECP in children with refractory acute GVHD This study addresses patients with persistent GVHD after steroid and/or monoclonal antibody therapy

Detailed Description

One arm. Six sessions in two weeks. Classification in complete response (resolution of all signs of GVHD), partial response (improvement of at least one grade) or absence of response (Glucksberg crite...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 0 to 30 years
  • Acute GVHD refractory to steroids (disease progression after 2 days or absence of response after 4 days) and/or second line therapy (absence of response after 8 days)
  • patient consent and/or parent consent

Exclusion

  • less of 10 kgs BW
  • clinical or biological state precluding the apheresis
  • previous GVHD therapy with anti-lymphocyte serum (excepted in the conditioning regimen)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00824954

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

January 19 2011

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CHU Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63000