Ruxolitinib Combined With Dexamethasone for HLH
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
A protocol named as "HLH-DR" for patients with refractory and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosismay.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1/Phase 2 |
Detailed Description
A modified protocol about ruxolitinib combined with dexamethasone which includes oral ruxolitinib (2.5 mg twice daily for patients if the age<14 years and the weight <25kg,5 mg twice daily for patients if the age<14 years and the weight≥25kg, 10mg twice daily for patients if the age ≥14 years and<18 years). Dexamethasone (10mg/m2.d) delayes for the first 2 weeks (form week 1 to 2),(5mg/m2.d) from week 3 to 4,(2.5mg/m2.d) from week 5 to 6),1.25mg/m2.d for week 7,and dropped off on week 8. Every 2 weeks, patients can be evaluated based the diagnosed index
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Ruxolitinib and Placebo Ruxolitinib 2.5 mg twice daily by oral |
Drug: Ruxolitinib
Ruxolitinib (2.5 mg twice daily for patients if the age<14 years and the weight <25kg,5 mg twice daily for patients if the age<14 years and the weight≥25kg, 10mg twice daily for patients if the age ≥14 years and<18 years)
Other Names:
Drug: Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone (10mg/m2.d) delayes for the first 2 weeks(form week 1 to 2),(5mg/m2.d) from week 3 to 4,(2.5mg/m2.d) from week 5 to 6),1.25mg/m2.d for week 7,and dropped off on week 8.
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo and Ruxolitinib Sugar pill 2.5 mg twice daily by oral |
Drug: Ruxolitinib
Ruxolitinib (2.5 mg twice daily for patients if the age<14 years and the weight <25kg,5 mg twice daily for patients if the age<14 years and the weight≥25kg, 10mg twice daily for patients if the age ≥14 years and<18 years)
Other Names:
Drug: Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone (10mg/m2.d) delayes for the first 2 weeks(form week 1 to 2),(5mg/m2.d) from week 3 to 4,(2.5mg/m2.d) from week 5 to 6),1.25mg/m2.d for week 7,and dropped off on week 8.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Severity of disease [2 weeks]
Serum ferritin>2000ng/ml, disease actvie; serum ferritin<2000ng/ml, disease control;
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Axillary temperature [2 weeks]
36<Axillary temperature<37.2, disease control; 37.2<Axillary temperature<38.2, disease partly control; Axillary temperature>38.2, disease active
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Secondary and refractory HLH.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Family HLH.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Yan Yue | Beijing | Chaoyang District | China | 100020 |
2 | Yan Yue | Beijing | China |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Capital Research Institute of Pediatrics
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Yan Yue, MD, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, China
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- HLH-DR