Efficacy of an Anti-TSLP Monoclonal Antibody in the Management of Chronic Bronchial Disease Induced by Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transplantation Recipients (IMMUNO-BOS)

August 14, 2026 updated by: Hopital Foch

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is burdened with a high morbidity and mortality rates. Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is the clinical manifestation of an immune conflict. The expression of GVHD in the bronchioles is responsible for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), defined by the appearance of an obstructive ventilatory disorder. BOS may affect up to 10% of allogeneic transplant recipients. Repeated aggression-repair phenomena of the bronchial epithelium lead to an irreversible fibrous remodeling. The management of BOS remains a therapeutic challenge. A number of patients worsen their ventilatory disorder despite the available treatments and progress to obstructive respiratory failure complicated by repeated bronchial exacerbations. When the patient is far from the allograft and in the absence of any sign of active extrathoracic GVHD, the mechanisms of aggravation of the ventilatory disorder are equivocal. It seems more likely that the bronchial disease evolves on its own due to a persistent local inflammation without any immunological conflict. In this case, it would be reasonable to model the management on that of severe bronchial diseases for which the logic of cortisone sparing is now permitted by the arrival of targeted biotherapies.

Since 2006, the therapeutic arsenal of bronchial inflammatory pathologies, mainly asthma, has been enriched with the class of targeted biotherapies. These therapies, targeting IgE (omalizumab), Th2 cytokines IL-5, IL-4, IL-13 (mepolizumab, benralizumab, dupilumab) and more recently the cytokine derived from the bronchial epithelium TSLP (tezepelumab), have shown effectiveness in reducing bronchial exacerbations, improving quality of life and reducing dependence on corticosteroids. TSLP is an alarmin that reflects bronchial epithelial involvement.

The objective of this study is to test the performance of an anti-TSLP biotherapy (tezepelumab) in the reduction of bronchial exacerbations in alloHSCT recipients suffering from obstructive bronchial disorders not supposed to be still related to an active GVHD.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

36

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • France
      • Besançon, France
        • Not yet recruiting
        • CHU de Besançon
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Cindy BARNIG, Professor
      • Bordeaux, France
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Hopital Haut-Leveque - CHU Bordeaux
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Elodie BLANCHARD, Doctor
      • Caen, France
        • Not yet recruiting
        • CHU Caen Normandie
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Frederic RIVIERE, Doctor
      • Lille, France
        • Not yet recruiting
        • CHRU de Lille
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Frederic WALLYN, Doctor
      • Paris, France
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Hôpital Saint-Louis APHP
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Amira BENATTIA, Doctor
      • Suresnes, France, 92150
        • Recruiting
        • Foch Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Hélène SALVATOR, Professor

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adult recipients, minimum age 18
  2. Recipient of an allogeneic bone marrow or haematopoietic stem cell transplant
  3. At more than 3 years after the date of the transplantation
  4. BOS defined by the occurrence of a new fixed obstructive ventilatory disorder after the allograft (accepted criteria: FEV1/FVC ≤70% and FEV1 < 75% pred value and decline of more than 10% over less than 2 years OR FEV1/FVC > 70% and FEV1 < 75% pred value and decline of FEV1 more than 10% over less than 2 years and Normal TLC > 80% OR decline of FEV1 more than 10% over less than 2 years and TLC > 120% and/or RV/TLC > 40%)
  5. Presenting an exacerbation profile: 2 or more moderate to severe bronchial exacerbations in the previous 12 months
  6. On optimal inhaled therapy comprising at least one long-acting bronchodilator and one inhaled corticosteroid for at least three months.
  7. Stable dose of systemic immunosuppressive regimen for the last 4 weeks
  8. Being covered by a national health insurance
  9. Signed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with an indication to increase their immunosuppressive treatment, in particular due to active GVH
  2. FEV1< 20% theorical value
  3. Being deprived of liberty or under guardianship
  4. Absence of signed consent
  5. Hypersensitivity (allergy) to tezelumab or to any of the excipients of TEZPIRE
  6. A helminth parasitic infection diagnosed within 6 months prior to Visit 1 that has not been treated with, or has failed to respond to, standard of care therapy
  7. Respiratory infection in the course of treatement (including acute bacterial and viral infection, long term treatment for fungal or non-tuberculosis mycobacteria)
  8. History of documented immune complex disease (Type III hypersensitivity reactions) following any biologic therapy
  9. Severe GVHD scleroderma-like manifestations of skin making subcutaneous injections of the investigational treatment impossible or overly difficult
  10. Pregnant, breastfeeding or lactating women

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm 1
Drug: Tezepelumab
Participants will receive tezepelumab (TEZSPIRE®) 210 mg by subcutaneous injection once every 4 weeks for 12 months, starting with one injection on the day of enrollment. The investigational product is supplied as a pre-filled syringe containing 210 mg of tezepelumab in 1.91 mL (110 mg/mL). A total of 13 subcutaneous injections are planned during the study. The first injection at enrollment and injections at Visits 4, 7, 10 and 13 will be administered at the investigation center. Injections at Visits 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 and 12 will be administered at the participant's home by a nurse from the Libhéros network.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in the annualized number of bronchial exacerbations
Time Frame: 13 months
Within-patient change in the annualized number of bronchial exacerbations between the 12-month period prior to treatment initiation and the 12-month treatment period
13 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of days alive and without bronchial exacerbation
Time Frame: 13 months
Number of days during the study period during which the participant is alive and without bronchial exacerbation. Unit of measure: days.
13 months
Number of days alive and without hospitalization
Time Frame: 13 months
Number of days during the study period during which the participant is alive and without hospitalization.
13 months
Change in corticosteroid regimen
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in corticosteroid regimen, including inhaled and/or systemic corticosteroid therapy.
13 months
Change in Asthma Control Questionnaire 6 (ACQ-6) score
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in the Asthma Control Questionnaire 6 (ACQ-6) score during the study period. Unit of measure: score, ranging from 0 to 6.
13 months
Change in Breathlessness, Cough and Sputum Scale (BCSS) score
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in the Breathlessness, Cough and Sputum Scale (BCSS) total score during the study period. Unit of measure: score, ranging from 0 to 4.
13 months
Change in St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) total score during the study period. Unit of measure: score, ranging from 0 to 100.
13 months
Change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), measured by spirometry before and after bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: liters (L).
13 months
Change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) percent predicted
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), expressed as a percentage of the predicted value and measured by spirometry before and after bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: percent (%).
13 months
Change in forced vital capacity (FVC)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in forced vital capacity (FVC), measured by spirometry before and after bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: liters (L).
13 months
Change in forced vital capacity (FVC) percent predicted
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in forced vital capacity (FVC), expressed as a percentage of the predicted value and measured by spirometry before and after bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: percent (%).
13 months
Change in FEV1/FVC ratio
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC), measured by spirometry before and after bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: ratio (L/L).
13 months
Change in FEV1/FVC ratio expressed as a percentage
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC), measured by spirometry before and after bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: percent (%).
13 months
Change in total lung capacity (TLC)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in total lung capacity (TLC), measured by plethysmography before bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: liters (L).
13 months
Change in total lung capacity (TLC) percent predicted
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in total lung capacity (TLC), expressed as a percentage of the predicted value and measured by plethysmography before bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: percent (%).
13 months
Change in residual volume (RV)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in residual volume (RV), measured by plethysmography before bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: liters (L).
13 months
Change in residual volume (RV) percent predicted
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in residual volume (RV), expressed as a percentage of the predicted value and measured by plethysmography before bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: percent (%).
13 months
Change in TLC/RV ratio
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in the ratio of total lung capacity (TLC) to residual volume (RV), measured by plethysmography before bronchodilator administration. Unit of measure: ratio (L/L).
13 months
Change in respiratory resistance at 5 Hz (R5)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in respiratory resistance at 5 Hz (R5), measured by inspiratory and expiratory oscillometry. Unit of measure: not specified in the protocol.
13 months
Change in respiratory resistance at 20 Hz (R20)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in respiratory resistance at 20 Hz (R20), measured by inspiratory and expiratory oscillometry. Unit of measure: not specified in the protocol.
13 months
Change in respiratory resistance difference between 20 Hz and 5 Hz (R20-R5)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in the difference between respiratory resistance at 20 Hz and 5 Hz (R20-R5), measured by inspiratory and expiratory oscillometry. Unit of measure: not specified in the protocol.
13 months
Change in respiratory reactance at 5 Hz (X5)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in respiratory reactance at 5 Hz (X5), measured by inspiratory and expiratory oscillometry. Unit of measure: not specified in the protocol.
13 months
Change in frequency of resonance (Fr)
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in frequency of resonance (Fr), measured by inspiratory and expiratory oscillometry. Unit of measure: hertz (Hz).
13 months
Change in blood eosinophil count
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in blood eosinophil count during the study period. Unit of measure: G/L.
13 months
Change in eosinophil count in induced sputum
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in eosinophil count in induced sputum during the study period. Unit of measure: percent (%).
13 months
Change in blood total IgE level
Time Frame: 13 months
Change in blood total IgE level during the study period. Unit of measure: kUI/L.
13 months
Annualized hospitalization rate per patient-year
Time Frame: 13 months
Number of hospitalization events occurring during the study period, standardized per patient-year. Unit of measure: hospitalizations per patient-year.
13 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hopital Foch

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 (Actual)

June 24, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2029

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 27, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

August 18, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2026

Last Verified

August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023_0186
  • 2024-516796-33-00 (Ctis)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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