Status:

COMPLETED

Sargramostim for Myeloid Dendritic Cell Deficiency

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Conditions:

Dendritic Cell Deficiency

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Previous studies have demonstrated a deficiency of blood dendritic cells in patients with kidney disease that is associated with the development of viral infections after kidney transplantation. We pl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \>18 years \< 80 years with diagnosis of end stage renal disease and currently undergoing outpatient hemodialysis (HD) at one of the Johns Hopkins University-affiliated HD units

Exclusion

  • Age\<18or\>80years
  • History of non-adherence to prescribed HD treatment
  • Active drug or heavy alcohol use (defined as \> 4 drinks/day)
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Active infection (bacterial or viral) or clinically significant infections within the past three months (e.g. those requiring hospitalization, or as judged by the PI)
  • Active malignancy (with the exception of excised non-metastatic basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or adequately treated pre- invasive cervical cancer in situ)
  • Unstable cardiovascular status (angina, arrhythmias, congestive heart failure etc...)
  • History of liver disease (as defined by a diagnosis of uncompensated cirrhosis) • History of lung disease (including moderate-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, or asthma)
  • Known hypersensitivity to yeast-derived products
  • Hemoglobin \< 10 g/dL and hematocrit \< 30%.
  • Abnormal white blood cell (WBC) count at baseline (\< 3 or \> 12 x 10 cells/mm )
  • Treatment with WBC growth factors (G-CSF or GM-CSF) or immunosuppressive medications (tacrolimus, cyclosporine, mycophenolate, azathioprine, corticosteroids, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide) within 4 weeks of study (erythropoiesis-stimulating agents will be allowed)
  • Treatment with lithium within 4 weeks of study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

2 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01871467

Start Date

May 1 2013

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

August 22 2017

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205