NATURAL KILLER CELLS IN IMMUNOLOGIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURpura of Adults

April 20, 2015 updated by: Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

NK-ITP STUDY : NATURAL KILLER CELLS IN IMMUNOLOGIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA OF ADULTS.

Immunologic thrombcytopenic purpura (ITP) affects both children and adults. The incidence is estimated in adults about 1,6/100 000/per year. Chronic and relapsing forms of the disease that represent 70% of adult cases are associated with impairment of quality of life related to treatments side effects and bleeding. ITP is secondary to the destruction of circulating platelets through an auto-immune process and to a decrease of platelet production in bone marrow. Auto antibodies are usually directed against epitopes of the GPIIb/IIIa, expressed by platelets. The destruction of the platelets seems to occur mainly in the spleen through antibody dependent cytotoxicity. Both macrophages and cytotoxic T lymphocytes subsets participate to the platelet destruction through the CD16, the low affinity receptor for the Fc of IgG. Thus the CD16 "pathway" is a target for treatments in ITP as for example intravenous immunoglobulins and more recently inhibitors of the syk kinase.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Natural Killer cells (NK) cells, who are now implicated in the pathophysiology of several autoimmune diseases, express CD16 and display antibody dependent cytotoxicty. Moreover NK cells are present in human spleen. However their role in ITP has not been studied so far. NK could represent a new target for treatments in ITP. We propose thus to conduct a study to characterizes NK cells changes in patients with ITP.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • France
      • Marseille, France, 13
        • APHM

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ITP patients,platelets less than 50000 G/L

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Secondary ITP (VIH, VHC...)
  • treatment with Immunosuppressive agents except corticoids (10 mg/day)
  • treatment with Ig IV less than 3 weeks
  • treatment with Rifuximab less than 6 months

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: PTI patients
Study NK cells functions, phenotypic changes and transcripts from ITP patients
Other: blood samples
Other: healthy volunteers
Study NK cells functions, phenotypic changes and transcripts from healthy volunteers
Other: blood samples

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare NK cells functions, phenotypic changes and transcripts from ITP patients and controls in a case control, multicentric study
Time Frame: 24 months
Flow cytometry,transcripts.
24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Influence of the Ig (IV) treatment on ITP patients' NK cells
Time Frame: 24 months
24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Schleinitz Nicolas, APHM

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 26, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 28, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

July 29, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 22, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 20, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2010-A00396-33
  • 2010 03 (Other Identifier: ap hm)

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