Status:

WITHDRAWN

A Study to Investigate Belimumab for the Treatment of Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia.

Lead Sponsor:

GlaxoSmithKline

Conditions:

Purpura, Thrombocytopaenic, Idiopathic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a longterm disease in which the blood does not clot normally. This is due to a low number of blood cell fragments called platelets. Platelets clot to seal smal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female,18-75 years old
  • Chronic ITP for a minimum of 6 months with a platelet count \<75,000/uL at screening and a platelet count \<75,000/uL 2 to 6 months before screening
  • Stable either on no treatment or on a stable dose of corticosteroids (10 milligrams(mg)/day prednisone or prednisone equivalent or less) and/or azathioprine (100mg/day or less) for a minimum of 30 days before screening
  • Single QTc \<450 milliseconds (msec); or QTc \<480 msec in subjects with Bundle Branch Block
  • A female subject is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or nursing and at least one of the following conditions apply: a. Non-childbearing potential defined as pre-menopausal females with a documented tubal ligation or hysterectomy; or postmenopausal defined as 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea. b.Child-bearing potential and agrees to use one of the contraception methods listed in the protocol

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis of ITP is secondary to other conditions
  • Treated with any B cell targeted therapy at any time
  • Have received any of the following within 364 days prior to Day 0: Abatacept, A biologic investigational agent other than B cell targeted therapy
  • Have received any of the following within 180 days prior to Day 0: Intravenous (IV) cyclophosphamide, 3 or more courses of systemic corticosteroids for concomitant conditions
  • Have received any of the following within 90 days prior to Day 0: High dose corticosteroid for treatment of ITP, Splenectomy, plasmapheresis
  • Have received any of the following within 60 days, 5 half-lives or twice the duration of the biological effect of belimumab before Day 0: A non-biologic investigational agent, any other immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory agent with the exception of azathioprine and corticosteroids, Eltrombopag, romiplostim, any steroid injection
  • Have received any of the following within 30 days before Screening: Intravenous immunoglobulin, Corticosteroids greater than 10mg/day (prednisone or prednisone equivalent) or azathioprine more than 100 mg/day, Changes to corticosteroid or azathioprine therapy
  • Have received a live vaccine within 30 days before Day 0
  • Subject could be at risk of haemorrhage that threatens a vital organ
  • History of a major organ transplant or hematopoietic stem cell/marrow transplant
  • History of malignant neoplasm within the last 5 years, except for adequately treated cancers of the skin (basal or squamous cell) or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix
  • Required management of infections, as follows: Currently on any suppressive therapy for a chronic infection, Hospitalisation for treatment of infection within 60 days before Day 0, Use of parenteral antibiotics within 60 days before Day 0
  • Significant unstable or uncontrolled acute or chronic diseases not due to ITP or planned surgical procedure or a history of any other medical disease, laboratory abnormality, or condition that makes the subject unsuitable for the study
  • Positive screening Hepatitis C antibody result or Hepatitis B (HB) infection
  • Positive test for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) antibody at screening or historically
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) greater or equal to 2x upper limit of normal (ULN); alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin \>1.5xULN (isolated bilirubin \>1.5xULN is acceptable if bilirubin is fractionated and direct bilirubin is \<35%)
  • IgA deficiency (IgA \<10mg/dL)
  • Abnormal lab results
  • Lymphocyte count \<500/mm3
  • History of sensitivity to any of the study medications, or components thereof or a history of drug or other allergy including a previous anaphylactic reaction to parenteral administration contrast agents, human or murine proteins or monoclonal antibodies
  • Evidence of serious suicide risk
  • Current drug or alcohol abuse or dependence
  • Where participation in the study would result in donation of blood or blood products \>500 mL within a 56 day period

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01440361

Start Date

March 1 2013

End Date

April 1 2015

Last Update

July 28 2014

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