Status:

UNKNOWN

Oral OKT3 in Combination With Beta-D-Glucosylceramide

Lead Sponsor:

Hadassah Medical Organization

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

MALE

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This clinical study is designed to evaluate the safety of oral administration of the study drug anti CD3 (OKT3) in combination with β-D glucosylceramide \[GC\] .

Detailed Description

Anti CD3 (OKT3): Is an approved drug for intravenous use in the treatment of solid organ transplantation. Preliminary data suggest that the oral administration of OKT3 in low dosages can exert an immu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects who have completed the informed consent process culminating with written informed consent by the subject.
  • Men and women \> 18 years of age.

Exclusion

  • Subjects who have undergone surgery within the last 3 months.
  • Subjects who have had a prior colostomy, ileostomy, or colectomy with ileorectal anastamosis.
  • Subjects presenting with, or who have a history of, persistent intestinal obstruction, bowel perforation, uncontrolled bleeding or abdominal abscess or infection, toxic megacolon.
  • Subjects with a clinically significant infectious, immune mediated or malignant disease
  • Subjects who are receiving an elemental diet or parenteral nutrition.
  • Subjects who have been treated with any time of immune modulatory drug including steroids or NSAID within the last 4 weeks.
  • Subjects who have received either methotrexate or cyclosporine or anti TNF alpha (infliximab, Remicade), anti-integrin (namixilab) or who have participated in any other clinical trial within the last 3 months.
  • Subjects with a history of coagulopathy.
  • Women with childbearing potential unless surgically sterile or using adequate contraception (either IUD, oral or Depo -provera contraceptive, or barrier plus spermicide); pregnant or breastfeeding mothers.
  • Subjects who will be unavailable for the duration of the trial, are likely to be non¬compliant with the protocol, or who are felt to be unsuitable by the investigator for any other reason.
  • Subjects who are HIV positive
  • Subjects who are HBsAg positive
  • Subjects who are HCV positive
  • Subjects with active CMV
  • Subjects who demonstrate a positive PPD
  • Subjects with anemia (Hb \<10.5 gm/dl)
  • Subjects with thrombocytopenia (platelets \<100K/microliter)
  • Subjects with lymphopenia (absolute lymphocyte count \<0.7)
  • Subjects with IgG anti-cardiolipin antibody \>16 IU
  • Prior exposure to OKT3
  • Known sensitivity to any ingredients in the study drug

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00619372

Start Date

January 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

February 4 2009

Active Locations (2)

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1

Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

2

Hadassah University Hospital

Jerusalem, Israel, 91120