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NCT Number: NCT06504030

Modified DEP Regimens for the Treatment of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

This study is trying to evaluate the efficacy and safety of modified DEP regimens for the treatment of active hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

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Key information

Age range

1 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

About this study

In the investigators' previous clinical practice, it has been found that under the condition of combined treatment with safer inflammatory factors such as ruxolitinib and CCRT, further reducing the dosage of high-dose hormones and shortening the duration of use can effectively reduce the occurrence of adverse reactions while still achieving the effect of effectively alleviating HLH. This study is a prospective clinical study aimed at observing the effectiveness and safety of the modified DEP regimen in the treatment of active HLH.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • According to the HLH-2004 criteria, the patient meets the HLH diagnosis.
  • 1 year old < age < 70 years old, regardless of gender.
  • Before the start of the study, total bilirubin ≤ 10 times the upper limit of normal; serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times the normal value; fibrinogen can be corrected to ≥ 0.6g/L after infusion.
  • Serum HIV antibody negative; HCV antibody negative, or HCV antibody positive, but HCV-RNA negative. HBV surface antigen and HBV core antibody are both negative. If any of the above is positive, peripheral blood hepatitis B virus DNA titer detection is required, and it must be less than 1×103 copies/ml before enrollment.
  • Women of childbearing age must be confirmed to be non-pregnant through pregnancy tests, and are willing to take effective contraceptive measures during the trial and within ≥ 6 months after the last dose; pregnant and lactating women cannot participate; all male subjects take contraceptive measures during the trial and within ≥ 3 months after the last dose.
  • Sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

  • Allergic to liposome doxorubicin, etoposide, and ruxolitinib or with severe allergic constitution;
  • Severe myocardial damage, with myocardial enzyme CK and CK-MB increased more than 3 times ULN (upper limit of normal value).
  • Patients with heart disease of grade II or above (including grade II) according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) score.
  • Subjects who have used a total cumulative dose of doxorubicin ≥300mg/m2 or a total cumulative dose of epirubicin ≥450mg/m2, or who have previously used anthracyclines to cause heart disease.
  • Subjects with severe mental illness;
  • Severe and uncontrollable infections, such as lung infection, intestinal infection, and sepsis.
  • Active massive bleeding in visceral organs (including gastrointestinal bleeding, alveolar bleeding, intracranial bleeding, etc.);
  • Patients who are unable to rely during the trial and/or follow-up stage and who are participating in other clinical studies at the same time.
  • For patients who intend to use PD-1 monoclonal antibodies, if the patient has any of the following conditions, PD-1 monoclonal antibodies will not be used, and only the DEP regimen that does not contain PD-1 monoclonal antibodies will be used:
  • Those who are allergic to PD-1 monoclonal antibody components.
  • Abnormal thyroid function.
  • Those who have other severe immune reaction tendencies, including immune myocardial injury, immune hepatitis, immune pneumonia, etc.

Treatment and study plan

modified-DEP

Drug

For non-EBV-HLH patients: Liposomes doxorubicin, 25 mg/m2 d1, etoposide 100 mg/m2 d1, methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg d1-3, then tapering according to patients condition, fully stop with d7 to d10; ruxolitinib, 15 mg bid. Emapalumab, if needed.

For EBV-HLH patients: PD-1 monoclonal antibody, 2 mg/kg (maximum dose, 200 mg) d-3, liposomes doxorubicin, 25 mg/m2 d1, etoposide 100 mg/m2 d1, methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg d1-3, then tapering according to patients condition, fully stop with d7 to d10; ruxolitinib, 15 mg bid. Emapalumab, if needed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Response rate of modified-DEP

    Time frame: 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks

    Rates of complete response, partial response, improvement

  2. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    Time frame: 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks

    Rates of adverse events

Secondary outcomes

  1. Survival of patients

    Time frame: 3 months, 6 months, 1 year

    The disease outcomes, 3-month and 6-month survival rates, and median survival

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Xuefeng He, Dr

CONTACT

[email protected]

86-18914031640

Yue Song, Dr

CONTACT

[email protected]

86-18810253070

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Single-arm, Single-center, Prospective Study of Modified DEP Regimens (Doxorubicin+ Etoposide + Methylprednisolone) for the Treatment of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jul 16, 2024
Registry last updated
Aug 5, 2024

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