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A Study to Provide RoActemra/Actemra (Tocilzumab) to Patients With Multicentric Castleman's Disease Who Demonstrated Benefit From Previous RoActemra/Actemra Treatment

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01183598
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 17, 2010
Last Update Posted : November 2, 2016
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Hoffmann-La Roche

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This open-label, single center study will provide RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) to a maximum of 4 patients with Multicentric Castelman's Disease who have demonstrated benefit from RoActemra/Actemra in study MRA004US (Chugai Pharma USA) without major toxicities or significant adverse events. Patients will receive their most effective maintenance dose until disease progression or significant toxicity occurs.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Castleman's Disease Drug: tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra] Phase 1

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 3 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Provision of Tocilizumab for Patients With Multicentric Castleman's Disease Who Have Demonstrated Benefit From Previous Tocilizumab Treatment
Study Start Date : August 2006
Actual Primary Completion Date : November 2011
Actual Study Completion Date : November 2011

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Drug Information available for: Tocilizumab

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Single Arm Drug: tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]
maintenance dose


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Efficacy: Maintenance of hemoglobin >/=10.5 g/dL, of Zubrod Performance Status, and of improvement in fatigue and anorexia as per National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTC) scales [ Time Frame: until disease progression or significant toxicity occurs ]
  2. Safety: Adverse events, laboratory parameters, vital signs, electrocardiograms, chest X-rays [ Time Frame: up to 90 days after discontinuation of treatment ]
  3. Provision of tocilizumab for treatment of Multicentric Castleman's Disease to patients with evidence of clinical benefit in response to tocilizumab [ Time Frame: until disease progression or significant toxicity occurs ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients, >/= 18 years of age
  • Evidence of improvement of one or more clinical benefit criteria with acceptable tolerability to RoActemra/Actemra in Protocol MRA001US, maintained clinical benefit in MRA004US, and completion of MRA004US
  • Life expectancy > 12 weeks
  • Zubrod performance status </= 3

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serious toxicity including anaphylactic reactions to tocilizumab during the MRA004US trial
  • Any treatment for Multicentric Castleman's Disease except for corticosteroids within 2 weeks prior to Day 1
  • Active infection requiring iv antibiotics for > 1 month and not resolving at least 1 week prior to Day 1; iv antibiotics prophylaxis for infections of implanted venous access portals is allowed
  • Active viral infection within 28 days prior to Day 1
  • Treatment with any investigational agent other than RoActemra/Actemra within 30 days prior to baseline
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Locations
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United States, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205-7199
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hoffmann-La Roche
Investigators
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Study Director: Clinical Trials Hoffmann-La Roche
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Responsible Party: Hoffmann-La Roche
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01183598     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: WA19847
First Posted: August 17, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: November 2, 2016
Last Verified: November 2016

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Castleman Disease
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases