Benralizumab Effectiveness in EGPA (BELONG-EGPA)
8 september 2026 bijgewerkt door: European EGPA Study Group
Benralizumab Effectiveness in the LONG-term Real-life Setting in EGPA: The BELONG-EGPA Study
This is a multicenter, retro-prospective observational study evaluating the effectiveness and safety of benralizumab in adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) in a real-world setting.
The study will include patients treated with benralizumab 30 mg every 4 weeks at EGPA referral centers participating in the European EGPA Study Group.
Clinical, laboratory, lung function, treatment, relapse, and safety data will be collected from medical charts at baseline and during follow-up up to 24 months.
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Werving
Interventie / Behandeling
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
BELONG-EGPA is a multicenter, retro-prospective observational study conducted within centers belonging to the European EGPA Study Group. The study is designed to evaluate the long-term real-world effectiveness and safety of benralizumab in adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
The study population will include adult patients with EGPA who meet the 2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for EGPA or the criteria proposed in the MIRRA trial, and who receive benralizumab 30 mg every 4 weeks. Only patients with at least 3 months of available follow-up after starting benralizumab will be included.
Demographic, clinical, biological, lung function, and treatment-related data will be collected from medical charts through a standardized electronic case report form. Data will be collected at the start of benralizumab treatment and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months of follow-up.
The primary effectiveness outcomes include achievement of complete response and partial response, changes in lung function measured by pre-bronchodilator FEV1, and disease relapses. Complete response is defined as no disease activity, with Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score equal to 0, and an oral corticosteroid dose of 4.0 mg/day or less of prednisone, prednisolone, or equivalent. Partial response is defined as no disease activity with an oral corticosteroid dose greater than 4.0 mg/day.
Secondary outcomes include treatment persistence, oral corticosteroid tapering and discontinuation, effectiveness and safety in first-line patients compared with patients previously exposed to mepolizumab, outcomes after benralizumab dosage switching, and adverse events and serious adverse events during treatment.
Additional outcomes include changes in organ manifestations, discontinuation of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, changes in ANCA status, and variation in eosinophil count. All data will be anonymized and stored in a centralized database.
Studietype
Observationeel
Inschrijving (Geschat)
100
Contacten en locaties
In dit gedeelte vindt u de contactgegevens van degenen die het onderzoek uitvoeren en informatie over waar dit onderzoek wordt uitgevoerd.
Studiecontact
- Naam: Giacomo Emmi, MD/PhD
- Telefoonnummer: +393286852815
- E-mail: giacomo.emmi0105@gmail.com
Studie Contact Back-up
- Naam: Irene Mattioli, PharmD/PhD
- E-mail: irene.mattioli@unifi.it
Studie Locaties
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Italy
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Florence, Italy, Italië, 50134
- Werving
- Edoardo Biancalana
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Contact:
- Edoardo Biancalana, MD
- Telefoonnummer: +393287394992
- E-mail: edoardo.biancalana@unifi.it
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Deelname Criteria
Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
- Volwassen
- Oudere volwassene
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Nee
Bemonsteringsmethode
Niet-waarschijnlijkheidssteekproef
Studie Bevolking
Adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) treated with benralizumab 30 mg every 4 weeks at EGPA referral centers participating in the European EGPA Study Group.
Patients may be newly diagnosed or have relapsing or refractory EGPA, and will be included if at least 3 months of follow-up data after benralizumab initiation are available.
Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or older.
- Diagnosis of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) according to the 2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria or the criteria proposed in the MIRRA trial.
- Treatment with benralizumab 30 mg every 4 weeks.
- At least 3 months of available follow-up data after starting benralizumab.
- Written informed consent for study participation and data collection.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age younger than 18 years.
- No available follow-up data after starting benralizumab.
- Follow-up after benralizumab initiation shorter than 3 months.
- Lack of written informed consent, where required by local regulations.
Studie plan
Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
Cohorten en interventies
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Patients with EGPA treated with benralizumab
Adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) receiving benralizumab 30 mg every 4 weeks in a real-world setting.
Patients may be newly diagnosed or have relapsing or refractory EGPA and must have at least 3 months of available follow-up after starting benralizumab.
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Benralizumab administered at a dose of 30 mg every 4 weeks in adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) in a real-world setting.
Patients may receive benralizumab as first-line biologic therapy or after previous exposure to mepolizumab.
Treatment use, persistence, dosage changes, effectiveness outcomes, and safety events will be assessed during follow-up.
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
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Tijdsspanne |
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Complete Response
Tijdsspanne: Baseline and up to 24 months (at 3, 6, 12, 24 months)
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Proportion of patients achieving complete response during follow-up.
Complete response is defined as no disease activity (BVAS=0) and oral corticosteroid dose ≤4.0 mg/day.
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Baseline and up to 24 months (at 3, 6, 12, 24 months)
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Change in Lung Function
Tijdsspanne: Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Change in pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) from baseline to each follow-up time point. Unit of Measure: Milliliters |
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Disease relapse
Tijdsspanne: 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Proportion of patients experiencing disease relapse after achieving complete response.
Relapse is defined as active vasculitis, BVAS >0, and/or worsening asthma or ear-nose-throat manifestations leading to an increase in oral corticosteroid dose to >4.0 mg/day, initiation of a new immunosuppressive therapy, or hospitalization.
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3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Partial response
Tijdsspanne: Baseline and up to 24 months (at 3, 6, 12, 24 months)
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Proportion of patients achieving complete response during follow-up.
Partial response is defined as no disease activity (BVAS=0) and oral corticosteroid dose >4.0 mg/day.
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Baseline and up to 24 months (at 3, 6, 12, 24 months)
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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Treatment persistence
Tijdsspanne: 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Proportion of patients who continue benralizumab treatment, switch benralizumab dosage, or discontinue benralizumab for any reason.
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3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Change in oral corticosteroid dose expressed as prednisone-equivalent dose
Tijdsspanne: Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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The daily dose of each oral corticosteroid will be converted to prednisone-equivalent mg/day using standardized glucocorticoid equivalence factors. Unit of Measure: mg/day of prednisone equivalent |
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Oral corticosteroid discontinuation
Tijdsspanne: 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Proportion of patients who discontinue oral corticosteroid therapy during follow-up.
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3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Overall clinical benefit in first-line versus post-mepolizumab patients
Tijdsspanne: Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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A comparison of the overall clinical benefit in patients treated with benralizumab as first-line therapy versus patients switching to benralizumab following prior exposure to mepolizumab. Unit of Measure: Percentage of participants |
Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Effectiveness after benralizumab dosage switching
Tijdsspanne: 3 months after dosage switch
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Assessment of complete response, partial response, and changes in lung function in patients switching benralizumab dosage from 30 mg every 4 weeks to 30 mg every 8 weeks or from 30 mg every 8 weeks to 30 mg every 4 weeks.
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3 months after dosage switch
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Adverse event rate
Tijdsspanne: 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Proportion of patients experiencing at least one adverse event during benralizumab treatment, regardless of causal association with treatment.
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3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Andere uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Changes in organ manifestations
Tijdsspanne: Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Change in the proportion of patients with active EGPA-related organ manifestations assessed separately from Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score items.
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Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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DMARD discontinuation rate
Tijdsspanne: 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Proportion of patients discontinuing disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment that was ongoing or newly started at baseline.
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3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Change in ANCA positivity
Tijdsspanne: Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Change in the proportion of patients with positive ANCA testing and proportion of patients with ANCA negativization among those who were ANCA-positive at baseline.
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Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Change in eosinophil count
Tijdsspanne: Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Change in blood eosinophil count from baseline to each follow-up time point.
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Baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months
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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
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Sponsor
Onderzoekers
- Hoofdonderzoeker: Giacomo Emmi, MD/PhD, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Bettiol A, Urban ML, Padoan R, Groh M, Lopalco G, Egan A, Cottin V, Fraticelli P, Crimi C, Del Giacco S, Losappio L, Moi L, Cinetto F, Caminati M, Novikov P, Berti A, Cameli P, Cathebras P, Coppola A, Durel CA, Folci M, Lo Gullo A, Lombardi C, Monti S, Parronchi P, Rivera CM, Solans R, Vacca A, Espigol-Frigole G, Guarnieri G, Bianchi FC, Marchi MR, Tcherakian C, Kahn JE, Iannone F, Venerito V, Desaintjean C, Moroncini G, Nolasco S, Costanzo GAML, Schroeder JW, Ribi C, Tesi M, Gelain E, Mattioli I, Bello F, Jayne D, Prisco D, Vaglio A, Emmi G; European EGPA Study Group. Benralizumab for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a retrospective, multicentre, cohort study. Lancet Rheumatol. 2023 Dec;5(12):e707-e715. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00243-6. Epub 2023 Nov 6.
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Bestudeer belangrijke data
Studie start (Werkelijk)
11 februari 2026
Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)
11 februari 2027
Studie voltooiing (Geschat)
11 februari 2028
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
27 mei 2026
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
8 september 2026
Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)
11 september 2026
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)
11 september 2026
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
8 september 2026
Laatst geverifieerd
1 september 2026
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- Vaatziekten
- Hart-en vaatziekten
- Auto-immuunziekten
- Ziekten van het immuunsysteem
- Huidziektes
- Lymfatische ziekten
- Lymfoproliferatieve aandoeningen
- Huidziekten, vasculair
- Anti-neutrofiele cytoplasmatische antilichaam-geassocieerde vasculitis
- Granuloom
- Systemische vasculitis
- Huid- en bindweefselaandoeningen
- Hemische en lymfatische ziekten
- Churg-Strauss-syndroom
- Vasculitis
- Benralizumab
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