Efficacy of Rapamycin in the Treatment of Cervico-facial Lymphatic Malformations (RAPAMALYMPH)

May 20, 2026 updated by: University Hospital, Lille

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Rapamycin in the Treatment of Cervico-facial Lymphatic Malformations of Poor Prognosis

To evaluate the efficacy of Rapamycin in extended cervicofacial lymphatic malformations in pediatric patients. Rapamycin is administered oral for a 6 month period.

The success rate is determined by volume reduction superior to 1/5e of the initial volume measured by MRI, impact on QOL and reduction of bleeding in case of mucosal involvement.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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28

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Lille, France
        • Recruiting
        • Hôpital Jeanne de Flandres, CHU
        • Principal Investigator:
          • pierre Fayoux, MD
      • Paris, France
        • Recruiting
        • Hu Robert Debre Aphp - Paris

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 14 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient from 0 to 18 years of age, presenting with poly-cystic suprahyoid or mediastinal lymphatic.
  • with chronic pain or functional respiratory or swallowing impairment with a CDS score < 8
  • Curative treatment is not possible or associated with a high risk of morbidity ,mortality and functional and cosmetic impairment
  • Karnofsky Score (> 10 years of age) or Lansky score (≤10 years of age) > 50%

  • Biology

    • Neutrophils count≥1.0 x 109/L
    • Platelets count ≥ 100 x 109/L
    • Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
    • Bilirubin ≤ 1,5 ULN
    • Transaminases < 2,5 ULN
    • Serum albumin ≥ 2 g/dL.
    • LDL cholesterol <160 mg/dL
    • Triglycerides < 150 mg/dL
  • Negative test of pregnancy if relevant
  • Social security affiliation
  • At least 2 months after a previous procedure on the malformation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-respect of inclusion criteria
  • Other immunosuppressive therapy or long-term general corticosteroid therapy without a 28-day washout period
  • renal failure
  • Liver failure
  • Digestive disease leading to rapamycin malabsorption
  • uncontrolled or severe infectious disease
  • Patients requiring treatment interfering with CYP3A4 isoenzyme (rifampicin, rifabutin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin) or inhibiting CYP3A4 isoenzyme's activity (ketoconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, Diltiazem, Verapamil, nicardipine, clotrimazole, fluconazole , troleandomycin, bromocriptine, cimetidine, danazol, protease inhibitors) -patients requiring treatment by cisapride and metoclopramide
  • Concomitant administration of mTOR inhibitor
  • Peanuts or soya allergy
  • Impossibility to receive informed consent
  • Absence of social security affiliation
  • refusal to sign consent
  • Ongoing pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • refusal to participate

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: SIROLIMUS
Drug: rapamycin
oral administration
Device: MRI
cervicofacial MRI
Biological: Rapamycin dosage
Biological dosage of Rapamycin level

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Response rate to rapamycin
Time Frame: At 3 months
Volumetric assessment by MRI. A response is considered as positive if volume decrease is superior to 1/5th of the initial volume.
At 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Kinetic of rapamycin response
Time Frame: At 3, 6 and 12 months
MRI assessment of the volume
At 3, 6 and 12 months
Efficacy of rapamycin on clinical symptoms
Time Frame: At 3, 6 and 12 months
Clinical and fiberscopy evaluation by scoring
At 3, 6 and 12 months
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL 4) Scales
Time Frame: Baseline, at 3, 6 and 12 months
Assesses health-related quality of life among children with chronic and acute diseases
Baseline, at 3, 6 and 12 months
Biological response to rapamycin
Time Frame: Baseline and at 6 months
biological effect of mTOR blockage by measuring pAKT, p70S6 kinase, pMEK, and VEGF C, VEGFR3
Baseline and at 6 months
Rapamycin side effects
Time Frame: Monthly during 1 years
Side effect assessment using the NCI-CTC 3.0 scale
Monthly during 1 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University Hospital, Lille

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Ministry of Health, France

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Pierre Fayoux, MD, University Hospital, Lille

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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June 25, 2018

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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February 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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February 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 1, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 3, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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August 8, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 20, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2012_67
  • 2013-002800-15 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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