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NCT number NCT03942887
Other study ID # NL67515.058.18
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date May 3, 2019
Est. completion date April 1, 2025

Study information

Verified date December 2023
Source Leiden University Medical Center
Contact YKO Teng, MD, PhD
Phone +31715262148
Email y.k.o.teng@Lumc.nl
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Most recent insights in the treatment for patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have demonstrated that 'tailored' maintenance treatment with rituximab (RTX) is effective to achieve durable remission of disease. As such, RTX re-treatment can be tailored on the basis of relevant clinical and immunological parameters in AAV patients. Now, the present study intends to evaluate whether combining rituximab with cyclophosphamide is superior to current standard of care with rituximab only to induce a favorable clinical and immunological state in AAV patients and can thereby reduce the number of tailored re-treatments with rituximab.


Description:

Objectives: The primary objective is to prove that the combination of RTX and low-dose CYC reduces the number of RTX infusions needed to maintain clinical remission over 2 years. The secondary objectives are measurements for minimal residual auto-immunity (MRA) such as time to ANCA seronegativity, proportion of seronegativity, time to ANCA return, proportion of ANCA return, duration of B-cell depletion and the composition of the memory B-cell and plasma cell populations. Other secondary objectives are the potential association between MRA and disease flares, and the evaluation of (severe) adverse events, cost-effectiveness and quality of life Study design: open-label, multicenter, 1:1 randomized, prospective study Study population: Adult AAV patients with a clinical diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) who have 'generalised disease' and a positive ANCA-test for anti-PR3 or anti-MPO. Intervention: In addition to standard of care corticosteroid therapy, AAV patients will be randomized to receive either standard induction therapy with 2 infusions of RTX 1000 mg or induction therapy combining 2 infusions of RTX 1000 mg with 6 infusions of low dose intravenous cyclophosphamide 500mg. Thereafter, as part of standard of care patients will receive tailored RTX re-treatment as maintenance therapy. Main study parameters: AAV patients will be evaluated for the cumulative number of events for tailored RTX retreatments needed to maintain clinical remission over 2 years. Also, AAV patients will be evaluated for MRA by prospectively and consecutively studying ANCA levels and B-cell depletion by standard flowcytometry at predefined timepoints. Additionally, the study will perform safety and toxicity monitoring according to WHO toxicity criteria and evaluate the clinical response, the number of moderate and severe flares during study follow-up, the cost-effectiveness, and the quality of life of patients. Study duration: 2 years


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date April 1, 2025
Est. primary completion date April 1, 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: Subjects enrolled in the study must meet the following inclusion criteria: 1. Clinical diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA), consistent with Chapel-Hill Consensus Conference definitions26 2. Aged at least 18 years, with newly-diagnosed or relapsed AAV with 'generalised disease', defined as involvement of at least one major organ (e.g. kidney, lung, heart, peripheral or central nervous system), requiring induction treatment with cyclophosphamide or rituximab 3. Positive test for anti-PR3 or anti-MPO (current or historic) 4. Willing and able to give written Informed Consent and to comply with the requirements of the study protocol Exclusion criteria: Subjects will be excluded from participation if they meet any of the following exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or breast-feeding 2. Active pregnancy, as proven by a positive urine beta-HCG test or a positive serum beta-HCG 3. Significant hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG < 4.0 g/L) or an IgA deficiency (IgA < 0.1 g/L) 4. Active infection not compatible with start of remission-induction therapy in the opinion of the treating physician and/or investigator, e.g.: - Serological evidence of viral hepatitis defined as: patients positive for HbsAg test or HBcAb or a positive hepatitis C antibody not treated with antiviral medication - Have a historically positive HIV test or test positive at screening for HIV 5. Have a history of a primary immunodeficiency 6. Have a significant infection history that in the opinion of the investigator would make the candidate unsuitable for the study 7. Have a neutrophil count of < 1.5x10E9/L 8. Evidence of hepatic disease: AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, or bilirubin > 3 times the upper limit of normal before start of dosing 9. Have any other clinically significant abnormal laboratory value in the opinion of the investigator 10. Required dialysis or plasma exchange within 12 weeks prior to screening 11. Received intravenous glucocorticoids, >3000mg methylprednisolone equivalent, within 4 weeks prior to screening 12. Immunization with a live vaccine 1 month before screening 13. History or presence of any medical condition or disease which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may place the patient at unacceptable risk for study participation. 14. Have a history of an anaphylactic reaction to parenteral administration of contrast agents, human or murine proteins or monoclonal antibodies

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Rituximab
Patients will be intravenously treated with Rituximab 1000mg (or biosimilar) in the first week and receive a 2nd dosage of 1000mg 14 days later. Before every infusion of Rituximab patients will receive intravenous methylprednisolone 100mg together with oral acetaminophen 1000 mg and and intravenous Tavegil 2 mg. At any time during the study, a rituximab biosimilar is allowed as a substitute for the bio-originator rituximab.
endoxan
Patients will be intravenously treated with a total of 6 infusions of cyclophosphamide 500mg every 2 weeks. Before every infusion of cyclophosphamide patients will receive intravenous granisetron to prevent nausea.
Methylprednisolone
Patients are given 1-3 pulses of 500mg methylprednisolone i.v. up to a maximum cumulative dose of 3000mg, taking into account any doses of intravenous methylprednisolone administered within 12 weeks prior to screening.
Prednisolone
after intravenous pulse methylprednisolone, oral prednisolone will be given at a dose of 1mg/kg daily and tapered according to the recommendations

Locations

Country Name City State
Netherlands Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep Alkmaar
Netherlands Meander Medical Center Amersfoort
Netherlands HagaZiekenhuis Den Haag
Netherlands Leiden University Medical Center Leiden Zuid-Holland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Leiden University Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of tailored RTX infusions The primary outcome is the number of RTX infusions needed to maintain clinical remission over 2 years 2 years
Secondary Time - time to a ANCA negative test 2 years
Secondary ANCA reappearance - Percentage of patients that have ANCA return during follow-up 2 years
Secondary B cell depletion - duration of B-cell depletion 2 years
Secondary Remission and relaps rate - to compare disease controle between arms 2 years
Secondary Number of adverse events - to assess the safety parameters of each treatment arm including adverse events according to WHO toxicity criteria, time to immune reconstitution and recording of infectious events 2 years
Secondary Quality of Life by AAV-PRO assess quality of life by AAV-PRO 2 years
Secondary BVAS Disease activity will be assessed by BVAS 2 years
Secondary concomitant immunosuppressants Disease activity assessed by (the reduction of) concomitant immunosuppressants 2 years
Secondary Kidney function Return of kidney function will be assessed. 2 years
Secondary Biomarker for inflammation Disease activity assessed by ESR 2 years
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