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NCT number NCT00092235
Other study ID # 040281
Secondary ID 04-C-0281
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date October 26, 2004

Study information

Verified date June 7, 2024
Source National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Contact Steven Z Pavletic, M.D.
Phone (240) 760-6174
Email sp326h@nih.gov
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: - Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a multi-organ alloimmune and autoimmune disorder that occurs following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). It is characterized by immune dysregulation, immunodeficiency, impaired organ function, and decreased survival. - Each year about 8000 patients receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT) in North America and about 50% of patients who are transplanted develop cGVHD. - Chronic GVHD is also a disorder that simultaneously affects many organ systems in highly variable fashion and requires complex and coordinated medical management by multiple medical specialties. There is an urgent need for progress in understanding and effective treatments for cGVHD as it is one of the most serious complications of cancer therapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Objectives: - To establish a multidisciplinary clinic infrastructure for study of the pathogenesis and natural history of cGVHD. - To prospectively identify clinical and biological prognostic markers in patients with cGVHD - To develop clinically relevant cGVHD grading scales - To identify novel biological characteristics of cGVHD and to describe them in the context of clinical history and presentation - To identify potential clinical and biological markers of cGVHD activity - To improve understanding of the biology of cGVHD-associated graft-versus-tumor effects - To identify potential patients for cGVHD treatment protocols at the NCI and NIH Eligibility: -Patients age 1 and older referred by the primary transplant physician for the evaluation of chronic graft-versus-host disease independent of underlying diagnosis. Design: - Patient undergoes initial clinical and laboratory multispecialty work-up at the NCI cGVHD clinic. - Minimally invasive biopsies and rarely, deep tissue biopsy may be obtained to confirm the diagnosis and/or rule-out other pathologic process (in adults only). - Long tem data collection for evaluation of long-term outcomes will be conducted anually as feasible


Description:

Background: - Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a multi-organ alloimmune and autoimmune disorder that occurs following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). It is characterized by immune dysregulation, immunodeficiency, impaired organ function, and decreased survival. - Each year about 8000 patients receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT) in North America and about 50% of patients who are transplanted develop cGVHD. - Chronic GVHD is also a disorder that simultaneously affects many organ systems in highly variable fashion and requires complex and coordinated medical management by multiple medical specialties. There is an urgent need for progress in understanding and effective treatments for cGVHD as it is one of the most serious complications of cancer therapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Objectives: - To establish a multidisciplinary clinic infrastructure for study of the pathogenesis and natural history of cGVHD. - To prospectively identify clinical and biological prognostic markers in patients with cGVHD - To develop clinically relevant cGVHD grading scales - To identify novel biological characteristics of cGVHD and to describe them in the context of clinical history and presentation - To identify potential clinical and biological markers of cGVHD activity - To improve understanding of the biology of cGVHD-associated graft-versus-tumor effects - To identify potential patients for cGVHD treatment protocols at the NCI and NIH Eligibility: -Patients age 1 and older referred by the primary transplant physician for the evaluation of chronic graft-versus-host disease independent of underlying diagnosis. Design: - Patient undergoes initial clinical and laboratory multispecialty work-up at the NCI cGVHD clinic. - Minimally invasive biopsies and rarely, deep tissue biopsy may be obtained to confirm the diagnosis and/or rule-out other pathologic process (in adults only). - Long tem data collection for evaluation of long-term outcomes will be conducted anually as feasible


Other known NCT identifiers
  • NCT00331968

Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 650
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 1 Year and older
Eligibility - INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Any patient age 1 and older referred by the primary transplant physician for the evaluation of chronic graft-versus-host disease independently of age or underlying diagnosis 2. Patient or the patient's legal representative is able and willing to provide consent. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Significant medical condition or any other significant circumstance that could in the PIs assessment affect the patient's ability to tolerate, comply, or complete the study 2. Patients who in the PIs assessment have a life expectancy less than 3 months. Note: Because it is not always possible to make a clear clinical distinction between acute and chronic GVHD, patients with acute GVHD are not a-priori excluded until the possibility of chronic GVHD is reliably excluded on the basis of the clinical assessments in the cGVHD clinic. 3. Pregnant women are excluded from this study because multiple tests would need to be excluded for safety of the patient and the fetus.

Study Design


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Locations

Country Name City State
United States National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Bethesda Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary To prospectively identify candidate markers for clinical and biological prognostic factors in patients with cGVHD and develop a prognostic model Patient evaluations resulting in collection of data via several medical specialties; data will be examined individually and against clinical outcomes. 2 years + 3 months after protocol entry
Primary To improve our current understanding of the biology of cGVHD-associated graft-versus-tumor effects (GVT). Studying mechanisms of how cGVHD exerts its anti-cancer effects via laboratory analysis. ongoing
Primary To identify potential clinical and biological markers of cGVHD activity Assessment of risk and outcome as related to molecular markers of pathogenesis and/or stage of disease. ongoing
Primary To identify novel biological characteristics of cGVHD and to describe them in the context of clinical history and presentation Through collection of data via several medical specialties, assess the weight of specific clinical and biological characteristics and disease severity scales for predicting major clinical outcomes. ongoing
Primary To establish a multidisciplinary clinic infrastructure for study of pathogenesis and natural history of cGVHD Assessment of clinical and biological characteristics of cGVHD. ongoing
Primary To develop clinically relevant cGVHD grading scales Develop appropriate staging as a tool for measuring responses or outcomes in clinical studies through prospective collection and analysis of data. ongoing
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