Status:

UNKNOWN

Dose Dense Rituximab for High Risk Newly Diagnosed Acute Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Lead Sponsor:

New York Medical College

Conditions:

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-21 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a dose dense administration of Rituximab in newly diagnosed acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and determine relapse rate following this treatment...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Age: Subjects must be ≥ 1 year and ≤ 21 years of age.
  • Diagnosis: Patients must have newly diagnosed ITP and a platelet count of ≤ 20 x 109 per Liter. Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy should be performed to rule out malignancy in the bone marrow.
  • High-risk features : In addition, patients must have one of more of the following high-risk criteria:
  • Age ≥ 10 years
  • Grade II-IV bleeding at diagnosis
  • ANA positivity
  • No history of preceding infection within 2 weeks prior to ITP diagnosis
  • Performance Status: Patients must have a performance status ≥ 50%. Use Karnofsky for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky for patients less than or equal to 16 years of age. See Appendix I for performance score.
  • Prior Therapy
  • Patients may not have received any treatment for ITP prior to start of therapy.
  • Patients may not receive systemic steroids ≥ 0.5 mg/kg prednisone (or equivalent) within 2 weeks prior to diagnosis.
  • Concomitant Medications Restrictions:
  • Steroids are only warranted as premedication prior to rituximab.
  • Patients who receive thrombopoetic agonists, eltrombopag or romiplostim will be taken off protocol.
  • Organ Function Requirements
  • Adequate Renal Function Defined As: estimated CrCl \> 60 mL/min or \>30% of GFR for age based on the Schwartz formula
  • Adequate Liver Function Defined As: AST and/or ALT less than 5 times the upper limit of normal, and/or direct bilirubin less than the 2 times of the upper limit of normal
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with a history of Grade III-IV allergic reaction to rituximab
  • Patients with bone marrow neoplastic infiltration
  • Patients with a history of hepatitis B infection
  • Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
  • Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible (insert the reason: "due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies" or "since there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities").
  • Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants.
  • Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 24 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    July 31 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04323748

    Start Date

    February 24 2021

    End Date

    July 31 2025

    Last Update

    October 26 2023

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    New York Medical College

    Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595