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- Clinical Trial NCT00868751
Single Patient Use of Tocilizumab in Systemic Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Single Patient Use of Tocilizumab for Treatment of Steroid Dependent, Active Systemic Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Systemic onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (soJIA) is a type of arthritis (inflammation of the joints) that occurs with other symptoms including fever, swollen lymph nodes (glands), rash, and body aches. Because soJIA can be difficult to treat, children with soJIA can have severe problems from long-term use of steroids (prednisone). These problems include low bone density (weak bones), fractures, failure to grow properly, and large weight gain. The arthritis that occurs in soJIA often causes damage to many joints. This can make it hard to move around or do basic tasks like dressing. Also, a life-threatening illness called Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) can occur when starting, stopping, or changing drugs that are used to treat soJIA.
SoJIA can be hard to treat and many children with soJIA do not respond to drugs that work for other kinds of arthritis. Research doctors have studied a chemical signal called IL-6 that the body uses to manage inflammation. This signal has been found to be very high in patients with active soJIA. A drug called tocilizumab (TCZ) has been designed to block IL-6. For about 6 years, TCZ has been tested in Japan for treating soJIA. It is now being tested in studies in the United States. These studies can have very strict rules for enrolling patients. This trial is a single-patient research study for a subject who otherwise does not meet the rules for enrollment in ongoing trials.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
- Tufts Medical Center/Floating Hospital for Children
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis according to ILAR criteria (2001)
- Duration of disease ≥ 6 months since onset
- Presence of active disease as determined by the presence of at least 5 active joints, OR at least 2 active joints if receiving prednisone at a dose > 0.2 mg/kg/day or > 10 mg/day (whichever is less)
- Incomplete prior response to methotrexate treatment for at least 3 months at a minimum dose of 15 mg/M2/week, or intolerance to methotrexate
- Discontinued treatment with other biologics prior to first tocilizumab infusion, for approximately two pharmacokinetic half-lives as per specific biologic (e.g. 48 hours for anakinra, 7 days for etanercept)
- Not receiving corticosteroids, OR taking oral corticosteroids and the dose has remained stable for 1 week prior to the first tocilizumab infusion at ≤ 2 mg/kg/day prednisone or prednisolone and no more than 80 mg/day
Exclusion Criteria:
- Concomitant administration of biologic therapies
- Serum creatinine >1.5 ULN (upper limits normal)
- AST or ALT > 1.5 ULN
- Total bilirubin > 1.3 mg/dL
- Platelet count < LLN (lower limits normal)
- Hemoglobin < 6.0 g/dL
- WBC count < 5,000/mm3
- Neutrophil count < 2,000/ mm3
- Fibrinogen < LLN
Study Plan
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 |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Tocilizumab
Single arm study - treatment only
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Initial therapy: Tocilizumab dosed by body weight (8mg/kg based on body weight ≥ 30kg) given by intravenous infusion every two weeks for 12 weeks. Extension of therapy: Continuation of treatment with tocilizumab at 8mg/kg by body weight given by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks based upon achievement of Primary Objective by week 12, OR continuation of treatment with escalation of tocilizumab dose to 12mg/kg by body weight, given by intravenous infusion every two weeks, for failure to achieve ACR JIA30 at 12 weeks or ACR JIA50 response at any time after week 16.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Efficacy of Tocilizumab as Defined by Presence of an Equal to or Greater Than 30% Improvement in JIA Core Set (i.e. ACR JIA30 Response)
Time Frame: At week 12 of treatment versus week 0 (pretreatment)
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At week 12 of treatment versus week 0 (pretreatment)
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Efficacy of Tocilizumab as Defined by Reduction of Oral Prednisone Dose by at Least 20%, or to Less Than 0.5mg/kg/Day, Whichever is of Lesser Daily Dose, While Maintaining an ACR JIA30 Response
Time Frame: At weeks 12 and 16 of treatment versus week 0 (pretreatment)
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At weeks 12 and 16 of treatment versus week 0 (pretreatment)
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Number of Participants With at Least One Adverse Event
Time Frame: Ongoing, throughout 24 month study period
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To evaluate the safety of tocilizumab administration in this subject
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Ongoing, throughout 24 month study period
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Measurement of Laboratory Parameters of Active Disease, Specifically C-reactive Protein, Hemoglobin, Platelets, White Blood Cell Count, Ferritin, Immunoglobulins.
Time Frame: At weeks 8, 12, and 16 of treatment, and every 8-12 weeks thereafter
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To assess normalization of laboratory parameters of active disease, specifically C-reactive protein, hemoglobin, platelets, white blood cell
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At weeks 8, 12, and 16 of treatment, and every 8-12 weeks thereafter
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Measurement of Sustained Clinical Response to Tocilizumab, Including Active Joint Count, Joints With Limited Range of Motion, and Absence of Fever or Rash.
Time Frame: At weeks 8, 12, 16 of treatment, and every 8 weeks thereafter
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To assess sustained clinical response to tocilizumab, including active joint count, joints with limited range of motion, and absence of fever
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At weeks 8, 12, 16 of treatment, and every 8 weeks thereafter
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Marc D Natter, MD, Tufts Medical Center
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- TMC-PRHEU-TCZ-01
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