Status:

RECRUITING

Evaluate the Remission MAINtenance Using Extended Administration of Prednisone in Systemic Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA)-Associated Vasculitis.

Lead Sponsor:

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Conditions:

Granulomatosis With Polyangitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Immunosuppressive therapy of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener's) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) has transformed the outcome from death to a strong likelihood of disease control and t...

Detailed Description

Immunosuppressive therapy of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener's) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) has transformed the outcome from death to a strong likelihood of disease control and t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with a diagnosis of MPA or GPA independently of ANCA status,
  • Patient aged of 18 years or older,
  • Patients with newly-diagnosed disease or relapsing disease at the time of screening, with an inactive disease defined as a BVAS = 0,
  • Patients receiving maintenance infusion of rituximab 500 mg at 6 and 12 months after the start of vasculitis induction
  • Patients receiving 5-10 mg/day of prednisone at screening,
  • Patient able to give written informed consent prior to participation in the study.
  • At Inclusion visit day, patient must be between 5 and 10 mg/day prednisone and at randomization visit day (D1), patient must be at 5 mg/day prednisone

Exclusion

  • Patients with EGPA, or other vasculitides, defined by the ACR criteria and/or the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference,
  • Patients with vasculitis with active disease defined as a BVAS \>0,
  • Patients with acute infections or chronic active infections (including HIV, HBV or HCV),
  • Patients with active cancer or recent cancer (\<5 years), except basocellular carcinoma and prostatic cancer of low activity controlled by hormonal treatment,
  • Pregnant women and lactation. Patients with childbearing potential should have reliable contraception for the all duration of the study,
  • Patients with other uncontrolled diseases, including drug or alcohol abuse, severe psychiatric diseases, that could interfere with participation in the trial according to the protocol,
  • Patients included in other investigational therapeutic study within the previous 3 months,
  • Patients suspected not to be observant to the proposed treatments,
  • Patients who have white blood cell count ≤4,000/mm3,
  • Patients who have platelet count ≤100,000/mm3,
  • Patients who have ALT or AST level greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal that cannot be attributed to underlying MPA-GPA disease,
  • Patients unable to give written informed consent prior to participation in the study.
  • Patients with contraindication to use rituximab,

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 20 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 20 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

146 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03290456

Start Date

August 20 2019

End Date

October 20 2029

Last Update

September 15 2025

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CHU Amiens-Hôpital Nord

Amiens, France, 80054

2

CHU Angers

Angers, France, 49933

3

Clinique Rhône-Durance

Avignon, France, 84000

4

Hôpital Jeanne d'Arc

Bar-le-Duc, France, 55000