Full Text View
Tabular View
No Study Results Posted
Related Studies
A Study of Rituxan in the Treatment of Polyneuropathies Associated With Serum IgM Autoantibodies
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Study NCT00006072   Information provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
First Received: July 25, 2000   Last Updated: June 23, 2005   History of Changes

July 25, 2000
June 23, 2005
 
 
 
 
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00006072 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
 
 
 
A Study of Rituxan in the Treatment of Polyneuropathies Associated With Serum IgM Autoantibodies
 

Peripheral neuropathies cause weakness and sensory loss that can produce severe disability. Some neuropathies are immune-mediated and associated with antibodies. It has been postulated that Rituxan treatment may reduce the level of antibody production limiting the loss of muscle strength and hence improve activities of daily living. The purpose of this open-label study (all participants get Rituxan and not placebo) is to determine the safety and effectiveness of Rituxan in the treatment of polyneuropathies associated with serum IgM autoantibodies in those who have already been treated with one course of Rituxan. Subjects will be treated on the in-patient Clinical Research Center with Rituxan for two treatments one week a part and then individual treatments every 10 weeks for one year. The effectiveness of Rituxan will be followed by looking for increases in muscle strength and decreases in the serum IgM autoantibodies.

 
Phase II
Interventional
Treatment, Open Label
Peripheral Neuropathy
Drug: Rituxan
 
 

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
 
 
 

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of characteristic peripheral neuropathy by appropriate history, physical examination, nerve conduction findings and serum autoantibodies.
  • Serum anti-GM1 on anti-MAG antibodies present at high titers in serum, continued by testing in the neuromuscular clinical laboratory at Washington University.
Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
 
 
NCT00006072
 
NCRR-M01RR00036-0690, M01RR00036
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Genentech
 
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
July 2000

ICMJE     Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP