Phase I/II Trial rHuKFG for the Treatment of Steroid Refractory Gastrointestinal Acute GVHD

August 1, 2012 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

A Phase I/II Trial of Recombinant Human Keratinocyte Growth Factor (rHuKFG) for the Treatment of Steroid Refractory Gastrointestinal Acute Graft-versus-host Disease (aGvHD)

Phase II efficacy evaluation, phase I/II efficacy and toxicity trial of recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor for the treatment of steroid refractory gastrointestinal graft versus host disease.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

There are two processes that cause diarrhea as the clinical manifestation of graft versus host disease. The first is the obvious immunologic attack on the colonic epithelium of the recipient. Once this immunologic attack has been abated the recipient is left with a colonic mucosa that is devoid of microvilli and has a smooth intestinal boarder. This is frequently subject to superinfections from bacteria all of which cause the diarrhea to continue. Researchers only endpoint to measure clinical response of immunosuppression is the resolution of diarrhea. The human recombinant keratinocyte growth factor stimulates the growth of colonic epithelium. The growth of colonic epithelium will in turn probably ameliorate some of the diarrhea associated with graft versus host disease.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

7

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • Patients post allogeneic bone marrow transplant with watery diarrhea progressed on 2mg/kg of steroids after 3 days or failed to improve after 5 days.
  • Patients may have skin or liver involvement with graft versus host disease.
  • Patients should not have any infections etiology for diarrhea.

Exclusion criteria:

  • None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: aGvHD

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Participants with resolution of diarrhea
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: James L. Gajewski, MD, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 6, 2002

First Posted (Estimate)

June 7, 2002

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 2, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 1, 2012

Last Verified

August 1, 2012

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