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Registration number
NCT00282503
Ethics application status
Date submitted
24/01/2006
Date registered
26/01/2006
Date last updated
16/08/2017

Titles & IDs
Public title
Extracorporeal Photoimmune Therapy With UVADEX for the Treatment of Acute Graft Versus-Host Disease
Scientific title
A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study of Extracorporeal Photoimmune Therapy With THERAKOS* UVADEX* for the Treatment of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Graft Versus-Host Disease
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
Acute GvHD-1
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Other inflammatory or immune system disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Methoxsalen+ECP, Methylprednisolone
Treatment: Surgery - Ecp

Active Comparator: methylprednisolone equivalent. - 2mg/kg daily will be administered initially and may be tapered according to a tapering schedule provided in the protocol.

Experimental: Uvadex+ECP - Those patients randomized to the ECP Treatment arm will receive ECP treatments by the following regimen:
Weeks 1 through Week 3 - 3 times within each week. (Treatments do not have to be performed on consecutive days but should be completed within the 7-day period),
Weeks 4 through 12 - 2 times each week. (It is preferable that patients receive ECP treatments on consecutive days


Treatment: Drugs: Methoxsalen+ECP, Methylprednisolone
Those patients randomized to the ECP Treatment arm will receive ECP treatments by the following regimen:
Weeks 1 through Week 3 - 3 times within each week. (Treatments do not have to be performed on consecutive days but should be completed within the 7-day period),
Weeks 4 through 12 - 2 times each week. (It is preferable that patients receive ECP treatments on consecutive days within a week, but there should never be > 4 days between the ECP treatments within a week.)
Methylprednisolone will be started at 2mg/kg daily dose and may be tapered by reducing dose each week at the following reductions:
Daily Dose (mg/kg)
1 1.5 2 1.0 3 0.70 4 0.50 5 0.40 6 0.30 7 0.20 8 0.10

Treatment: Surgery: Ecp
ECP or Extra Corporeal Phototherapy will be used with UVADex
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
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Treatment: Surgery
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
To compare the safety and efficacy of ECP treatment combined with high dose corticosteroids versus high dose corticosteroids alone, in patients with newly diagnosed acute GvHD (Grades II to III) that developed within 100 days following an allo HPCT.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
8 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1. Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to conducting any study procedure.

2. Patients must be greater than or equal to 18 years old and weigh greater than or equal
to 40 kg (88 lb).

3. Patients must have received an allogeneic hematopoietic BMT or PBSCT with
myeloablative or reduced-intensity conditioning and have a new onset of acute GvHD,
Grades II to III, which includes the skin and developed within 100 days following an
allo-HPCT.

4. Patients must have received an allogeneic hematopoietic BMT or PBSCT from a related or
unrelated donor that is matched at a minimum at the HLA-A, -B, and -DR loci (i.e., at
least a 6 out of 6 match). HLA-A and -B match should be determined by serologic
testing, and HLA-DR should be matched by molecular methods.

5. Patients must be receiving only a calcineurin inhibitor at study entry as part of
their acute GvHD prophylactic regimen. Patients may have received additional
immunosuppressants for acute GvHD prophylaxis prior to study entry.

6. Patients must have a Karnofsky performance greater than or equal to 50.

7. Patients must be able and willing to comply with all study procedures.

8. Patients must receive, or must have received, the first corticosteroid dose of
approximately 2.0 mg/kg/day but no more than 2.5 mg/kg/day (methylprednisolone
equivalent) within 24 hours of the initial diagnosis of Grade II to III acute GvHD.
(Up to 2.5 mg/kg/day is allowed for inadvertent dosing fluctuations for reasons other
than lack of response.)

9. Female patients must be one of the following: postmenopausal, surgically incapable of
bearing children, practicing an acceptable method of birth control (acceptable methods
include hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine device, and spermicide and barrier).
Abstinence or partner/spouse sterility may also qualify at the Investigator's
discretion. If a female patient is of childbearing potential, she must have a negative
urine pregnancy test at screening. Male patients must also commit to using adequate
contraceptive precautions (condoms). All patients (both males and females of
childbearing potential) must commit to using adequate contraceptive precautions
throughout their participation in the study and for at least 3 months following their
last ECP treatment.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
1. Patients who have been diagnosed with chronic GvHD, including de novo chronic GvHD,
prior to 100 days following an allo-HPCT.

2. Patients who have received donor lymphocyte infusions.

3. Patients with uncontrolled life-threatening infections.

4. Patients who have a white blood cell (WBC) count < 1.5 x 10^9/L (1,500/mcL).

5. Patients who have a platelet count < 20.0 x 10^9/L (20,000/mcL), despite platelet
transfusion.

6. Patients whose total bilirubin is greater than or equal to 22 mg/dL.

7. Patients who have an International Normalized Ratio (INR) greater than or equal to 2.

8. Patients who are enrolled in any concomitant investigation for the treatment of acute
GvHD.

9. Patients who are unable to tolerate the extracorporeal volume shifts associated with
ECP treatment due to the presence of any of the following conditions: uncompensated
congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, severe asthma, renal failure, hepatic encephalopathy, or hepatorenal
syndrome.

10. Female patients whose hemoglobin (Hgb) is < 8.5 g/dL or male patients whose Hgb is <
10.0 g/dL at screening, despite packed red blood cell transfusion.

11. Patients who have a poor tolerability of venipuncture or a lack of adequate venous
access for required treatments and blood sampling.

12. Patients who have a known hypersensitivity or allergy to Oxsoralen (methoxsalen).

13. Patients who have a known hypersensitivity or allergy to both heparin and citrate
products.

14. Female patients who are pregnant and/or lactating.

15. Patients who have co-existing melanoma, basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma,
aphakia, photosensitive disease (e.g., porphyria, systemic lupus erythematosus, or
albinism), white blood cell count > 25,000 cells/mm3, previous splenectomy, or
coagulation disorders.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?


The people assessing the outcomes
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Terminated
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/01/2006
Date of last participant enrolment
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Actual
Date of last data collection
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Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
19
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
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Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital - Brisbane
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Saint Vincent's Hospital - Darlinghurst
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Westmead Hospital - Westmead
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
4029 - Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
NSW 2010 - Darlinghurst
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NSW 2145 - Westmead
Recruitment outside Australia
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Florida
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Michigan
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Vienna
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Ontario
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France
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Bordeaux
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France
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Paris
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Germany
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Dresden
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Germany
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Erlangen
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Essen
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Hamburg
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Koln
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Leipzig
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Munchen
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Regensburg
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Rostock
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Germany
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Wurzburg
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Genova
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Sienna
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Basel
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United Kingdom
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London
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United Kingdom
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Newcastle
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United Kingdom
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Rotheram Yorkshire

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Mallinckrodt
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Commercial sector/Industry
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PRA Health Sciences
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of ECP treatment combined
with high dose corticosteroids versus high dose corticosteroids alone, in the treatment of
patients with newly diagnosed acute GvHD (Grades II to III) that developed within 100 days
following an allo HPCT.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00282503
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Summary Results

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