Diamond Blackfan Anemia Clinical Trial
Official title:
Therapeutic Use of the Amino Acid Leucine in the Treatment of Transfusion-Dependent Diamond Blackfan Anemia Patients
Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare congenital syndrome associated with physical
anomalies, short stature, red cell aplasia, and an increased risk of malignancy.
Mutations affecting genes encoding ribosomal proteins cause DBA. Genetic studies have
identified heterozygous mutations in at least one of eight ribosomal protein genes in up to
50% of cases.
25% of patients carry a mutation in the ribosomal protein (RP)S19 gene, whereas mutations in
RPS24, RPS17, RPL35A, RPL11, and RPL5 are rare.
p53 activation has been identified as a key component in the pathophysiology of DBA after
cellular and molecular studies. Other potential mechanisms that warrant further
investigation include impaired translation as the result of ribosomal insufficiency, which
may be ameliorated by Leucine supplementation.
Despite significant improvements in understanding of the pathophysiology of Diamond Blackfan
anemia (DBA), there have been few advances in therapy. The cornerstones of treatment remain
corticosteroids,chronic red blood cell transfusions, and hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation, each of which is fraught with complications. Other treatments have been
shown to be effective in only a few patients or in individual case reports : IL-3,
cyclosporine (alone or in combination with steroids), metaclopramide. Gene therapy is still
a part of research programs.
There are some indications that the Amino Acid (AA) L-leucine, a translation enhancer, may
have some efficacy in DBA and 5q-syndrome, which has the same altered ribosome functions as
the DBA. L-leucine is an essential AA that is unique among the branched-chain AA acting as a
nutrient regulator of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue.
Several preclinical studies with DBA lymphocytes exposed to various L-leucine doses, have
demonstrated that protein synthesis can be increased by using high doses L-leucine.
Recent clinical data on L-leucine therapeutic use have demonstrated increase the hemoglobin
level and transfusion independence in patients with DBA and 5q-syndrom.
These data support the rationale for clinical trial on L-leucine use as a therapeutic agent
for DBA patients.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 30 |
Est. completion date | March 2016 |
Est. primary completion date | March 2015 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 1 Year to 20 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - signed Informed Consent Form - diagnosed Diamond Blackfan Anemia - transfusion dependen?e - adequate renal function - adequate liver function - negative B-HCG and adequate contraception Exclusion Criteria: - known hypersensitivity to branched chain amino acids - diagnosed AA metabolism disorder - prior HSCT - pregnancy or planning to become pregnant |
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Russian Federation | Federal Scientific Clinical Centre of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Immunology n.a. Dmitry Rogachev | Moscow |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Federal Scientific Clinical Centre of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology named after Dmitry Rogache |
Russian Federation,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primary | Hemoglobin level | Response to the treatment can be one of the following: Complete response (CR): Hb > 9 gm/dL and transfusion-independence as defined in DBA Partial response (PR): Hb < 9 gm/dL, increased reticulocyte count > 1% and any increase in transfusion interval from baseline. No response (NR): no change in transfusion requirements and no significant change in Hb or reticulocytes Progression: worsening of disease as defined by the need for more frequent transfusions |
every 4 weeks for 12 months | No |
Secondary | Side effects of L-leucine in transfusion-dependent DBA patients for one year | every 4 weeks for 12 moths | Yes |
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