CHUSPAN PAN BP Treatment of Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis Without Poor-Prognosis Factors

November 15, 2006 updated by: Hospices Civils de Lyon

CHUSPAN PAN BP Treatment of Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis Without Poor-Prognosis Factors a Prospective Randomized Study in 125 Patients

To assess the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids alone as first-line treatment of polyarteritis nodosa and microscopic polyangiitis without poor-prognosis factors as defined by the five-factor score (FFS=0), and to compare the efficacy and safety of azathioprine vs pulse cyclophosphamide as adjunctive immunosuppressive therapy to treat failure or relapse.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

All patients initially treated with systemic corticosteroids alone: optional IV methylprednisolone pulse (15 mg/kg) at treatment start followed by oral prednisone (1 mg/kg/day) according to a tapering schedule. Treating physicians allowed to treat minor relapses with corticosteroids without referring the patient for randomization, as long as the prednisone dose did not exceed 0.5 mg/kg for 1 month.

Patients in whom prednisone doses could not be tapered below 20 mg, those who failed to enter remission and those who relapsed were randomized to receive either 6 months of oral azathioprine (2mg/kg/day) or 6 cyclophosphamide pulses (0.6g/m2 D1, D15, D30 then every month)

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

124

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years to 90 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women with newly diagnosed polyarteritis nodosa or microscopic polyangiitis;
  • absence of poor prognostic factors as defined by the five-factor score (serum creatinine > 140 μmol/l or 1.58 mg/dl, proteinuria > 1 g/day, severe gastrointestinal tract involvement, specific cardiomyopathy and/or central nervous system involvement;
  • written informed consent.
  • Both genders eligible;
  • age ≥ 15 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • age < 15 years, previously treated systemic vasculitis;
  • history of cancer;
  • pregnant or breast-feeding women;
  • psychiatric disorders that might compromise compliance with therapy;
  • contraindication to study drug;
  • other ongoing therapeutic trial;
  • concomitant viral hepatitis B or C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Number of events (failures, relapses and/or deaths) occurring in each group, defining the disease-free survival rate, measured at study end (mean follow-up of 5 years)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Overall survival, relapse rate and adverse events, measured at study end (mean follow-up of 5 years)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 1996

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

November 16, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 16, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2006

Last Verified

November 1, 2006

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 95.067/2

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