Abatacept and Cyclophosphamide Combination Therapy for Lupus Nephritis (ACCESS)
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Purpose
This study is for people with lupus who have developed complications in their kidneys, or lupus nephritis. The study will determine whether adding the experimental medication abatacept to standard cyclophosphamide therapy is more effective in improving lupus nephritis than standard cyclophosphamide therapy by itself.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Lupus Nephritis Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic |
Drug: Abatacept Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: azathioprine Drug: prednisone Drug: abatacept placebo Drug: azathioprine placebo |
Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled, Phase II Multicenter Trial of CTLA4Ig (Abatacept) Plus Cyclophosphamide vs Cyclophosphamide Alone in the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis |
- Proportion of subjects that achieve a complete response (defined as: stabilization or improvement of estimated glomerular filtration rate, urine protein-to-creatinine ratio <0.5, prednisone dose tapered to <=10 mg/day) [ Time Frame: week 24 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Proportion of participants who achieve a partial response [ Time Frame: week 24 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Proportion of participants who achieve a complete response and who have maintained that complete response [ Time Frame: weeks 24 and 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Time to complete or partial response [ Time Frame: 0 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Lupus disease activity assessed by multiple measures [ Time Frame: various, up to 104 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Frequency of adverse events [ Time Frame: 0 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
| Enrollment: | 137 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2014 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: Treatment
Abatacept plus Euro-lupus regimen
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Drug: Abatacept
intravenous infusion (500-1000 mg, dep on weight) at weeks 0, 2, and 4, then every 4 weeks until week 24; continue to week 48 only if partial response at 24 weeks
Other Names:
Drug: cyclophosphamide
500 mg intravenous infusion every 2 weeks for 12 weeks
Other Names:
Drug: azathioprine
2 mg/kg/day orally from weeks 12-28; continue until week 52 if only partial response observed at week 24
Other Name: Imuran, Azasan
Drug: prednisone
60 mg/day for 2 weeks, then taper to 10 mg/day by 12 weeks, then continue on stable dose
Other Name: Sterapred
Drug: azathioprine placebo
Oral capsule, daily from weeks 28 to 52, only if complete response observed at week 24
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Placebo Comparator: Control
Abatacept placebo plus Euro-lupus regimen
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Drug: cyclophosphamide
500 mg intravenous infusion every 2 weeks for 12 weeks
Other Names:
Drug: azathioprine
2 mg/kg/day orally from weeks 12-28; continue until week 52 if only partial response observed at week 24
Other Name: Imuran, Azasan
Drug: prednisone
60 mg/day for 2 weeks, then taper to 10 mg/day by 12 weeks, then continue on stable dose
Other Name: Sterapred
Drug: abatacept placebo
intravenous infusion at weeks 0, 2, and 4, then every 4 weeks until week 24; continue to week 48 only if partial response at 24 weeks
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Detailed Description:
Lupus nephritis is a kind of kidney inflammation that occurs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is caused by the immune system attacking the kidney. It is among the most serious complications of SLE, and left untreated it can cause long term damage to the kidneys or, in some cases, result in kidney failure.
One of the more common treatments for lupus nephritis is the "Euro-lupus" therapy. In this therapy, patients receive three different drugs - cyclophosphamide, azathioprine and prednisone - over the course of several months. However, some patients do not respond to this therapy and many only show some improvement.
In the ACCESS trial for lupus nephritis, an experimental medication known as abatacept will be added to the Euro-lupus therapy to find out if it works better than Euro-lupus therapy alone. Abatacept is a man-made protein that suppresses parts of the immune system that can cause autoimmune disease. While abatacept is experimental for lupus, it has been approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It is also being studied for use in other autoimmune diseases, like multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes.
Participants in the ACCESS trial for lupus nephritis will receive bi-weekly intravenous infusions of cyclophosphamide for 3 months, then will take azathioprine tablets daily for at least 3 months more. Abatacept or a placebo will be administered every 2 weeks at first, then every 4 weeks for at least the first 6 months. Treatment of abatacept or placebo and azathioprine may continue for the remainder of the year. All subjects will take prednisone tablets daily during the whole study.
Because the ACCESS trial is a randomized, controlled study, each participant has a 50-50 chance (like flipping a coin) of receiving abatacept. Others will receive an inactive, placebo form of the drug. Note however, that all participants will receive the Euro-lupus therapy. As a blinded study, neither participants nor study physicians will know to which group a person has been assigned.
All participants will undergo regular physical examinations, medical history and various blood and urine tests. Many of these tests will be repeated throughout the study. Participants will be asked to attend 18 study visits in the first year, and one study visit at the end of the second year.
The study will reimburse participants for certain expenses incurred as part of the study.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
- Active lupus nephritis (defined by: kidney biopsy documentation within the last 12 months of ISN/RPS proliferative nephritis, active urinary sediment, urine protein-to-creatinine ratio > 1, low C3)
- Positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) test results at time of study entry.
Exclusion Criteria:
- end stage renal disease
- use of cyclophosphamide in the past year
- neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, moderately severe anemia
- active infection, including HIV, hepatitis B or C
- history of cancer, except carcinoma in situ and treated basal and squamous cell carcinomas
- pregnant or breastfeeding
Contacts and Locations
Show 23 Study Locations| Principal Investigator: | David Wofsy, MD | University of California, San Francisco |
| Principal Investigator: | Betty Diamond, MD | Feinstein Institute |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00774852 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | DAIT ITN034AI |
| Study First Received: | October 16, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | December 6, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration Mexico: Federal Commission for Sanitary Risks Protection |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
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lupus systemic lupus erythematosus lupus nephritis SLE |
abatacept CTLA4 CTLA4Ig glomerulonephritis |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Lupus Nephritis Nephritis Connective Tissue Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases Glomerulonephritis Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Azathioprine Cyclophosphamide Abatacept Prednisone Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
Pharmacologic Actions Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Myeloablative Agonists Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013