Clinical trial • Phase III • Haematology

Dexamethasone for Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) | Primary immune thrombocytopenia | Secondary immune thrombocytopenia

Phase III trial of Dexamethasone for Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) | Primary immune thrombocytopenia | Secondary immune thrombocytopenia.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Haematology
Trial Disease
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) | Primary immune thrombocytopenia | Secondary immune thrombocytopenia
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule | Other antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
25-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
13-11-2024

Trial design

Randomised, ivig 1 g/kg on days 1 and 2 in combination with prednisone 1 mg/kg per day for 3 weeks (comparator arm); oral dexamethasone 40 mg on days 1 to 4 (test arm).-controlled Phase III trial in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
IVIg 1 g/kg on days 1 and 2 in combination with prednisone 1 mg/kg per day for 3 weeks (comparator arm); oral dexamethasone 40 mg on days 1 to 4 (test arm).
Target Sample Size
272
Trial Duration For Participant
180

Eligibility

Recruits 272 Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision and persons under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship) are listed in exclusion criteria. Participation requires written consent from the patient; inability or refusal to understand or to sign informed consent excludes participation..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or ineffective contraception
Vulnerable Population
Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision and persons under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship) are listed in exclusion criteria. Participation requires written consent from the patient; inability or refusal to understand or to sign informed consent excludes participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age ≥ 18 years ≤ 80 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of ITP whatever the duration of the disease (newly diagnosed or relapsed) according to the standard definition"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Platelet count ≤ 20 x 109/L"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any cutaneous and/or any mucosal bleeding manifestations"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Affiliated to a social security regime"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Written consent from patient"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Symptomatic COVID-19 disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Ongoing viral infection (uncontrolled HIV, Viral hepatitis, herpes, varicella, zona)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Uncontrolled diabetes (Acido-cetosis)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Psychotic state not yet controlled by treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Inability or refusal to understand or refusal to sign the informed consent from study participation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Persons under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or ineffective contraception"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participation in another interventional study involving human participants or being in the exclusion period at the end of a previous study involving human participants"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Life-threatening bleeding defined as Intracranial hemorrhage and/or active organ bleeding (GI tract, urinary tract or menorrhagia with at least a 2 g/dl decrease of hemoglobin value from baseline)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Ongoing anticoagulation treatment (Therapeutic Low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs), direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs))"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous non-response to IVIg or DEX"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Treatment with prednisone (1 mg/kg per day) for more than 3 days"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any contraindications to the prescribed Ig IV or prednisone patent medicine and to Neofordex®"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Ongoing severe infection"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severe Renal insufficiency (DFG < 45 ml.min.1.73m2)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severe Cardiac insufficiency (FEVG < 30 %)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time (in days) to achieve an initial response (R) within 5 days. - Initial response (R) will be defined according to international guidelines (5) as a platelet count ≥ 30x109/L with at least a doubling of the baseline value in the absence of new bleeding and absence of the use of any other ITP directed therapies (other than the one of the treatment arm)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Initial response (R) defined according to international guidelines as a platelet count ≥ 30 x 10^9/L with at least a doubling of baseline value, in the absence of new bleeding and absence of use of any other ITP-directed therapies (other than the allocated treatment). Time measured in days up to 5 days."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time (in days) to achieve an initial complete response (CR) in both arms (defined by a platelet count > 100 x 109/L in the absence use of any other ITP directed therapies between Day 1 and Day 5) in the two arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Complete response (CR) defined as platelet count > 100 x 10^9/L in the absence of any other ITP-directed therapies between Day 1 and Day 5; time measured in days."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration in time (in days) of overall response from Day 1 to the end of the study (6 months) in the two arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall response duration measured in days from Day 1 until loss of response or end of study (study duration specified as 6 months)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of early (before day 5) treatment switches across arms","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants who switch treatment before Day 5 compared between arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of new bleeding manifestations between Day 1 and Day 5 in two arms. Bleeding manifestations will be assessed the score reported by Khellaf et al. without taking into account the age of the patient.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of new bleeding manifestations counted between Day 1 and Day 5; assessed using the bleeding score reported by Khellaf et al. (age not considered)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rates of response (R) and complete response (CR) at 28 days, and 6 months in the two arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rates of R and CR measured at Day 28 and at 6 months post-treatment in each arm."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of bleeding manifestations between Day 5 and Day 28 in the two arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of bleeding manifestations counted between Day 5 and Day 28 in each arm."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of days of hospitalization between Day 1 and Day 28 in the two arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Total days of hospitalization per participant between Day 1 and Day 28 compared across arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of adverse events in the two arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count and compare adverse events reported in each arm (standard AE reporting)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incremental (decremental) cost effectiveness ratio expressed in cost per responder at 6 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cost-effectiveness analysis: incremental (or decremental) cost per responder at 6 months comparing DXM vs IVIg."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Comparison of the number of responders, and outcome at 6 months in patients with positive and negative anti-platelets antibodies in the two arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Compare number of responders and 6-month outcomes stratified by anti-platelet antibody status (positive vs negative) across treatment arms."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
272
Recruitment Window Months
47
Consent Approach
Written informed consent from the patient (adult) is required. A subject information sheet and informed consent form for adults is listed (L1_SIS and ICF adults). No paediatric assent/consent procedures are described. Languages of consent documents are not specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
38
Total Number Of Participants
272

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-05-2025
Processing Time Days
225
Number Of Sites
38
Number Of Participants
272

Sites

Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Nicolas NOEL
Principal Investigator Email
nicolas.noel@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Nicolas NOEL
Contact Person Email
nicolas.noel@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Delphine GOBERT
Principal Investigator Email
delphine.gobert@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Delphine GOBERT
Contact Person Email
delphine.gobert@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Mikael EBBO
Principal Investigator Email
mikael.ebbo@ap-hm.fr
Contact Person Name
Mikael EBBO
Contact Person Email
mikael.ebbo@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
CHRU De Nancy
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Thomas MOULINET
Principal Investigator Email
t.moulinet@chru-nancy.fr
Contact Person Name
Thomas MOULINET
Contact Person Email
t.moulinet@chru-nancy.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Immunologie clinique
Principal Investigator Name
Jehane FADLALLAH
Principal Investigator Email
jehane.fadlallah@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Jehane FADLALLAH
Contact Person Email
jehane.fadlallah@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Médecine Interne et maladies infectieuses
Principal Investigator Name
Jean-François VIALLARDARD
Principal Investigator Email
jean-francois.viallard@chu-bordeaux.fr
Contact Person Name
Jean-François VIALLARD
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers
Department Name
Maladies du sang et médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Mathilde HUNAULT
Principal Investigator Email
MaHunault@chu-angers.fr
Contact Person Name
Mathilde HUNAULT
Contact Person Email
MaHunault@chu-angers.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Médecine interne, UMR
Principal Investigator Name
Guillaume MOULIS
Principal Investigator Email
moulis.g@chu-toulouse.fr
Contact Person Name
Guillaume MOULIS
Contact Person Email
moulis.g@chu-toulouse.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen Normandie
Department Name
Hématologie
Principal Investigator Name
Stéphane CHEZE
Principal Investigator Email
cheze-s@chu-caen.fr
Contact Person Name
Stéphane CHEZE
Contact Person Email
cheze-s@chu-caen.fr
Site Name
Hopital Saint Joseph
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Antoine POULET
Principal Investigator Email
apoulet@hopital-saint-joseph.fr
Contact Person Name
Antoine POULET
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Brest
Department Name
Hématologie
Principal Investigator Name
Brigitte PAN-PETESCH
Principal Investigator Email
brigitte.pan-petesch@chu-brest.fr
Contact Person Name
Brigitte PAN-PETESCH
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Isabelle DURIEU
Principal Investigator Email
isabelle.durieu@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Isabelle DURIEU
Contact Person Email
isabelle.durieu@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier D Avignon
Department Name
Hématologie clinique
Principal Investigator Name
Safia CHEBREK
Principal Investigator Email
chebrek.safia@ch-avignon.fr
Contact Person Name
Safia CHEBREK
Contact Person Email
chebrek.safia@ch-avignon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Poitiers
Department Name
Médecine Interne maladies infectieuses et tropicales
Principal Investigator Name
Frederique ROY-PEAUD
Principal Investigator Email
frederique.roy-peaud@chu-poitiers.fr
Contact Person Name
Frederique ROY-PEAUD
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Gaetan SAUVETRE
Principal Investigator Email
gaetan.sauvetre@chu-rouen.fr
Contact Person Name
Gaetan SAUVETRE
Contact Person Email
gaetan.sauvetre@chu-rouen.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Hématologie et médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Louis TERRIOU
Principal Investigator Email
louis.terriou@chru-lille.fr
Contact Person Name
Louis TERRIOU
Contact Person Email
louis.terriou@chru-lille.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Saint Nazaire
Department Name
Hématologie
Principal Investigator Name
Julie GRAVELEAU
Principal Investigator Email
j.graveleau@ch-saintnazaire.fr
Contact Person Name
Julie GRAVELEAU
Contact Person Email
j.graveleau@ch-saintnazaire.fr
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Emmanuel ANDRES
Principal Investigator Email
emmanuel.andres@chru-strasbourg.fr
Contact Person Name
Emmanuel ANDRES
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Antoine DOSSIER
Principal Investigator Email
antoine.dossier@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Antoine DOSSIER
Contact Person Email
antoine.dossier@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Saint Etienne
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Martin KILLIAN
Principal Investigator Email
martin.killlian@chu-st-etienne.fr
Contact Person Name
Martin KILLIAN
Site Name
Hospital Foch
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Mathilde ROUMIER
Principal Investigator Email
m.roumier@hopital-foch.com
Contact Person Name
Mathilde ROUMIER
Contact Person Email
m.roumier@hopital-foch.com
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Edouard FLAMARION
Principal Investigator Email
edouard.flamarion@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Edouard FLAMARION
Contact Person Email
edouard.flamarion@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
Department Name
Médecine interne et immunologie clinique
Principal Investigator Name
Bernard BONNOTTE
Principal Investigator Email
bernard.bonnotte@chu-dijon.fr
Contact Person Name
Bernard BONNOTTE
Contact Person Email
bernard.bonnotte@chu-dijon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique
Department Name
Médecine interne et maladies infectieuses
Principal Investigator Name
Marie GOUSSEFF
Principal Investigator Email
marie.gousseff@ch-bretagne-atlantique.fr
Contact Person Name
Marie GOUSSEFF
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Laurence BOUILLET
Principal Investigator Email
lbouillet@chu-grenoble.fr
Contact Person Name
Laurence BOUILLET
Contact Person Email
lbouillet@chu-grenoble.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Department Name
Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Isabelle DELACROIX-SZMANIA
Principal Investigator Email
isabelle.delacroix@chicreteil.fr
Contact Person Name
Isabelle DELACROIX-SZMANIA
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Julie GRAVELEAU
Principal Investigator Email
julie.graveleau@chu-nantes.fr
Contact Person Name
Julie GRAVELEAU
Contact Person Email
julie.graveleau@chu-nantes.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Reims
Department Name
Médecine interne maladies infectieuses et immunologie
Principal Investigator Name
Ailsa ROBBINS
Principal Investigator Email
arobbins@chu-reims.fr
Contact Person Name
Ailsa ROBBINS
Contact Person Email
arobbins@chu-reims.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
Department Name
Hématologie
Principal Investigator Name
Clément GOURGUECHON
Principal Investigator Email
gourguechon.clement@chu-amiens.fr
Contact Person Name
Clément GOURGUECHON
Site Name
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Marc RUIVARD
Principal Investigator Email
mruivard@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Contact Person Name
Marc RUIVARD
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Médecine Interne
Principal Investigator Name
Matthieu MAHEVAS
Principal Investigator Email
matthieu.mahevas@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Matthieu MAHEVAS
Contact Person Email
matthieu.mahevas@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
Department Name
Hématologie
Principal Investigator Name
Anne-Marie RONCHETTI
Principal Investigator Email
anne-marie.ronchetti@chsf.fr
Contact Person Name
Anne-Marie RONCHETTI
Contact Person Email
anne-marie.ronchetti@chsf.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy
Department Name
Médecine Polyvalente-Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Maud PICHON
Principal Investigator Email
maud.pichon@ch-argenteuil.fr
Contact Person Name
Maud PICHON
Contact Person Email
maud.pichon@ch-argenteuil.fr
Site Name
Oncopole Claudius Regaud
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Thibault COMONT
Principal Investigator Email
comont.thibault@iuct-oncopole.fr
Contact Person Name
Thibault COMONT
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal De Poissy Saint Germain
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Mathilde DEVAUX
Principal Investigator Email
mathilde.devaux@ght-yvelinesnord.fr
Contact Person Name
Mathilde DEVAUX
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Nathalie COSTEDOAT CHALUMEAU
Principal Investigator Email
nathalie.costedoat@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Nathalie COSTEDOAT CHALUMEAU
Contact Person Email
nathalie.costedoat@aphp.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Maxime FAUTER
Principal Investigator Email
maxime.fauter@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Maxime FAUTER
Contact Person Email
maxime.fauter@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
CHU Besancon
Department Name
Médecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Nadine MAGY-BERTRAND
Principal Investigator Email
nadine.magy@univ-fcomte.fr
Contact Person Name
Nadine MAGY-BERTRAND
Contact Person Email
nadine.magy@univ-fcomte.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Neofordex 40 mg tablets
Active Substance
Dexamethasone
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
marketingAuthNumber: EU/1/15/1053/001
Starting Dose
40 mg (oral) on Days 1-4
Dose Levels
40 mg once daily on Days 1-4
Frequency
Days 1 to 4
Maximum Dose
40 mg per day
Investigational Product Name
IMMUNOGLOBULINS, NORMAL HUMAN, FOR INTRAVASCULAR ADM.
Active Substance
Human normal immunoglobulin (IV)
Modality
Other antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
marketingAuthNumber: -
Starting Dose
1 g/kg IV on Days 1 and 2
Dose Levels
1 g/kg per day on Day 1 and Day 2
Frequency
Days 1 and 2
Maximum Dose
1000 mg/kg per day; max total 2000 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
PREDNISONE
Active Substance
Prednisolone (prednisone)
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
marketingAuthNumber: -
Starting Dose
1 mg/kg per day (oral) for 3 weeks
Dose Levels
1 mg/kg per day for 21 days
Frequency
Daily for 3 weeks
Maximum Dose
1 mg/kg per day; max total 21 mg/kg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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