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Register: JPRN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2023
Main ID:  JPRN-UMIN000016320
Date of registration: 24/01/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: The University of Tokyo Hospital
Public title: Clinical study to investigate the effects of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (Rituximab) in patients with refractory pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease
Scientific title: Clinical study to investigate the effects of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (Rituximab) in patients with refractory pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease - Clinical study to investigate the effects of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (Rituximab) in patients with refractory pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease
Date of first enrolment: 2014/09/18
Target sample size: 6
Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
URL:  https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000018939
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single arm Non-randomized  
Phase:  Not selected
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name:     Yukiko Iwasaki
Address:  7-3-1 Hongou, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Japan
Telephone: 03-3815-5411
Email: yunyan-todai@umin.ac.jp
Affiliation:  The University of Tokyo Hospital Allergy and Rheumatology
Name:     Yukiko Iwasaki
Address:  7-3-1 Hongou, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Japan
Telephone: 03-3815-5411
Email: yunyan-todai@umin.ac.jp
Affiliation:  The University of Tokyo Hospital Allergy and Rheumatology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, respiratory disease, and hypoxia 2)Patients with vasodilators (endothelin receptor antagonists, prostacyclin analogues and phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors) started, or the dosage of the vasodilators changed within 4 weeks before the trial 3)Patients with malignancies or malignancy history within 5 years 4)Patients with sever liver diseases (AST(GOT) or ALT(GPT) over 100 U/L) 5)Patients with sever kidney diseases (serum creatinine over 3.0 mg/dL) 6)Patients with sever heart diseases 7)Patients with apparent active infectious diseases 8)Patients with hepatitis B virus carrier (patients with positive HBs antibody or HBc antibody should be monitored on their HBV-DNA monthly.(Exclude patients with history of HBV vaccination)) 9)Patients with history of serious infectious diseases

Age minimum: 20years-old
Age maximum: 80years-old
Gender: Male and Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease
Intervention(s)
Weekly rituximab (375mg/m2) infusion for 4 weeks
Primary Outcome(s)
Efficacy: Estimated right ventricular systolic pressure (echocardiography) and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (right heart catheterization) Safety: Adverse events and laboratory tests
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
The University of Tokyo Hospital
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: YES
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