Vaccine Response After Rituximab for Chronic, Severe Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

October 24, 2012 updated by: Neufeld, Ellis J, MD, PhD

Vaccine Response After Rituximab for Chronic, Severe Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

The purpose of this study is to determine how children with a history of severe, chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) who were treated with rituximab might respond to vaccines. Eligible patients are previously or currently enrolled in a study entitled "Open Label, Phase I/II Trial of Rituximab for Chronic, Severe Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children and Adolescents" and have decided to obtain an inactivated influenza vaccination. These patients will be invited to provide one blood sample prior to vaccination and a second sample following vaccination to quantify immune response to vaccination.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of this ancillary, pilot-phase study is to determine how children with a history of severe, chronic ITP who were treated with rituximab might respond to vaccines. Eligible patients are previously or currently enrolled in a study entitled "Open Label, Phase I/II Trial of Rituximab for Chronic, Severe Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children and Adolescents" (CHB 02-12-160) and have decided to obtain the trivalent, inactivated influenza vaccination. These patients will be invited to provide one blood sample prior to vaccination and a second sample 4-8 weeks after vaccination to quantify immune response to vaccination. Additionally, if patients are scheduled to receive a tetanus booster vaccination within one month before or after the influenza vaccination, response to tetanus will also be quantified. This sample will be collected during the same phlebotomy as the influenza sample. In some cases, a blood sample was stored prior to rituximab treatment and will be used for baseline assessment. The primary and secondary objectives for this study are as follows:

Primary:

  • To determine the portion of patients who will respond adequately to influenza vaccination, with adequacy defined as a titer greater than 1:32 for each strain of virus in the vaccine, measured 4-8 weeks after administration of the vaccine OR greater than a four-fold increase in titers measured 4-8 weeks after administration of the vaccine

Secondary Objectives:

  • To evaluate the ability to mount a response to the influenza vaccine, with response defined as any increase in influenza antibody titer for each strain of virus between samples before and 4-8 weeks after vaccination.
  • To evaluate the ability to mount an adequate response to tetanus toxoid, with adequacy defined as in the primary objective.
  • To evaluate the ability to mount a response to tetanus toxoid, with response defined as above.
  • To compare response to influenza vaccination received less than one year after rituximab and greater than one year after rituximab.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

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

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
        • University of California, Los Angeles
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
        • Emory University School of Medicine
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Children's Hospital

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

1 year to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Previously or currently enrolled in parent study, see CHB 02-12-160

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Baseline immunodeficiency (i.e. DiGeorge syndrome, Common Variable Immunodeficiency)
  • Contraindications for influenza vaccine, including: hypersensitivity to egg products; history of Guillain-Barre syndrome; history of adverse reaction to flu vaccine
  • Contraindications for tetanus toxoid, including: hypersensitivity to prior tetanus vaccination; concurrent moderate to severe illness
  • Subjects meeting any of the following criteria will be temporarily excluded from the study: high-dose corticosteroid therapy (5-30 mg/kg/day) during the 24 hours immediately prior to the vaccine; IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) within 4 months prior to vaccine; platelet count of less than 20,000/ml within one month of vaccination with evidence of grade II or higher skin bleeding, assessed at vaccine administration

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

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The number of patients with a titer greater than 1:32 OR greater than 4-fold increase in titer for each strain of virus in the influenza vaccine at 4-8 weeks after vaccination

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The number of patients with any increase in titer for each strain of virus in the influenza vaccine at 4-8 weeks after vaccination
The number of patients with a titer greater than 1:32 OR greater than 4-fold increase in titer for each strain of virus in the tetanus vaccine at 4-8 weeks after vaccination
The number of patients with any increase in titer for each strain of virus in the tetanus vaccine at 4-8 weeks after vaccination.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Neufeld, Ellis J, MD, PhD

Collaborators

Terrana ITP Research Fund

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 18, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

October 25, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 25, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2012

Last Verified

October 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CHB 04-10-143

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