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Last refreshed on: 18 January 2016
Main ID:  NCT01738360
Date of registration: 28/11/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Nantes University Hospital
Public title: Phase 2a Study Evaluating the Arsenic Trioxide (ATO) in Systemic Lupus (SLE) (Protocol LUPSENIC) LUPSENIC
Scientific title: Phase 2a Study Evaluating the Arsenic Trioxide (ATO) in Systemic Lupus (SLE)
Date of first enrolment: July 2013
Target sample size: 11
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01738360
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     Eric HACHULLA, Profesor
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Affiliation:  CHRU de Lille
Name:     Nicolas SCHLEINITZ, Profesor
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Affiliation:  CHU de Marseille
Name:     Jean-François VIALLARD, Profesor
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Bordeaux
Name:     Jean SIBILIA, Profesor
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Affiliation:  CHRU de Strasbourg
Name:     Mohamed HAMIDOU, Profesor
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Affiliation:  CHU de Nantes
Name:     Zahir AMOURA, Profesor
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Affiliation:  AP-HP - La Pitié-Salpétrière
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Systemic Lupus meeting the ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria,
progressive either SLEDAI activity score = 4, despite a corticosteroid therapy = 10
mg / d associated with hydroxychloroquine (in the absence of contraindication or
intolerance) and / or an immunosuppressive treatment at a stable dose,

- Insured,

- Availability for hospitalization required by the protocol (conventional and daily
hospitalizations).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Inability to give their signed informed consent form,

- Performans status > 2

- QTcorrected space before treatment > 0.45 seconds

- Hemoglobin less than 11g/dL

- Neutrophils rate below 1 200 / mm3

- Platelets rate below 100 Giga / mm3

- Previous history of arrhythmia or heart rhythm disorder or other rhythm trouble by
referring cardiologist

- Heart disorder (progressive pericarditis, valvular disease, ...) according to
cardiologist

- Family previous history of arrhythmias

- Taking drugs that potentially prolong the QT

- Hypersensitivity to the active substance of Trisenox® or any of the excipients

- Serum potassium = 4 milliequivalent / L

- Magnesemia = 1,8 mg / dl

- Increase corticosteroids beyond 20 mg / day within 15 days before inclusion

- Immunosuppressive treatments, thalidomide introduced within the last 3 months

- Biotherapy (rituximab, belimumab, ...) introduced within 6 months prior to inclusion

- Pregnancy or lactation

- For women of childbearing age, men and their partner : unless effective contraception
for the duration of participation in the study that is 7 months

- Creatinine clearance <50 ml / min,

- Hepatocellular insufficiency (TP <50%), and / or AST (aspartate aminotransferase) /
ALT (alanine aminotransferase) / ALP (alkaline phosphatase) > 2N

- HBsAg positive, DNA detectable HbS

- Infection with HIV, HBV (hepatitis B virus) or HCV (hepatitis C virus)

- Renal or progressive central neurological impairment with possible alternative
therapeutic (to be discussed with the principal investigator and scientific board
meeting)

- Peripheral neuropathy

- Unweaned alcoholism

- Minor

- Patients older than 65 years

- Patient having been professionally exposed to arsenic (cleaning electronic circuits
for example)

- Guardianship patients



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Systemic Lupus
Intervention(s)
Drug: Arsenic trioxide
Primary Outcome(s)
Cardiac adverse events whatever grade and any adverse event of grade 3 or 4 [Time Frame: 30 days after the last infusion]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Anti-native DNA [Time Frame: 30 months]
Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA). [Time Frame: 30 months]
Blood test of arsenic [Time Frame: D1, D2, D3, D4, D8, D11, D15, D18, D22 and D25 (before and after each infusion)]
Proteinuria/creatinuria ratio [Time Frame: 30 months]
Quantitation of immunoglobulins [Time Frame: 30 months]
Response time [Time Frame: 30 months]
C3 complement [Time Frame: 30 monhs]
Composite response of SLE [Time Frame: 30 months]
Quality of life [Time Frame: 30 months]
Sedimentation rate [Time Frame: 30 months]
Steroids [Time Frame: 30 months]
C4 complement [Time Frame: 30 months]
Immunosuppressive treatments [Time Frame: 30 months]
Time to relapse [Time Frame: 30 months]
Serum creatinine [Time Frame: 30 months]
Serum protein electrophoresis [Time Frame: 30 months]
Secondary ID(s)
2012-002259-40
RC12_0021
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Medsenic Company
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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