Cyclophosphamide and Hydroxychloroquine for Thrombocytopenia in SLE (CHORUS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02444728 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Because of insufficient enrollement)
First Posted : May 14, 2015
Last Update Posted : March 14, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Thrombocytopenia | Drug: Hydroxychloroquine Drug: Cyclophosphamide Drug: Azathioprine Drug: Methylprednisolone | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Cyclophosphamide and Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Severe Thrombocytopenia in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
Study Start Date : | July 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 30, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 30, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Group1:Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine: 100 mg tablets by mouth, 400mg everyday for 12 months Methylprednisolone: 4 mg tablets by mouth, 40-50mg everyday and tapering for 12 months
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Drug: Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg BID for 12 months
Other Name: Fenle Drug: Methylprednisolone Methylprednisolone 40-50 mg once daily for 1 months and then taped for 12 months
Other Name: meizhuole |
Active Comparator: Group 2:Cyclophosphamide
Cyclophosphamide, Azathioprine & Methylprednisolone Cyclophosphamide: 200mg powder intravenous infusion, 1000mg every month for 6 month. Azathioprine: 100 mg tablets by mouth, everyday for 6 months. Methylprednisolone: 4 mg tablets by mouth, 40-50mg everyday and tapering for 12 months |
Drug: Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg BID for 12 months
Other Name: Fenle Drug: Cyclophosphamide Cyclophosphamide 1000mg intravenous infusion every month for 6 months
Other Name: Huanlinxianan Drug: Azathioprine After Cyclophosphamide treatment, Azathioprine 100mg once daily for 6 months
Other Name: liuzuopiaolin Drug: Methylprednisolone Methylprednisolone 40-50 mg once daily for 1 months and then taped for 12 months
Other Name: meizhuole |
- complete remission rate [ Time Frame: at 12 month ]percentage of patients whose platelet count > 100X109/L
- partial remission rate [ Time Frame: at 12 month ]percentage of patients whose platelet increase to >30X109/L or with at least a two folds increase of the baseline(ie, pretreatment) count and the absence of bleeding

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients fulfilled the 1997 ACR modified or SLICC classification criteria of SLE;
- New onset thrombocytopenia: platelet count <30X109/L(by both routine test and citric acid anti-coagulated blood count test) within 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Thrombocytopenia caused by other reasons, including drugs;
- Positive for active HAV(hepatitis A virus)/HBV(hepatitis B virus) infection
- Active HIV(human immunodeficiency virus) or HCV(hepatitis C virus) infection;
- Active HP(Helicopter pylori) infection;
- Severe liver and kidney dysfunction;
- Severe neuropsychiatric lupus;
- No response to high dose steroid and/or cyclophosphamide 1 month prior to study enrollment;
- Uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension before entry
- Active GI bleeding 3 months before entry
- Intolerant to HCQ in the past treatment history;
- Severe bone marrow suppression or liver damage caused by cyclophosphamide in the past history;
- Active infection , including bacteria, virus, fungi, mycobacteria
- Allergy to any of the study medications
- Confirmed TTP(thrombolic thrombocytopenic purpura)or CAPS(catastrophic anti-phosphilipid syndrome)
- Platelet count less than 20X109/L with active bleeding
- Myelodysplastic diseases
- Patients with heart and lung function impairment
- thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) gene positive -

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China, Anhui | |
the Affiliated Hospital to Bangbu Medical University | |
Bangbu, Anhui, China, 233000 | |
China, Hebei | |
Hebei Provincial Hospital | |
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, 050051 | |
China, Hunan | |
the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiangya Medical University | |
Changsha, Hunan, China, 410000 | |
China, Inner Mongolia | |
the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University | |
Huhehaote, Inner Mongolia, China, 010050 | |
China, Jilin | |
Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital of Jilin University | |
Changchun, Jilin, China, 410008 | |
China, Shanxi | |
the Affiliated Hospital of Xian Communication Hospital | |
Xian, Shanxi, China, 710000 | |
Xijing Hospital | |
Xian, Shanxi, China, 710032 | |
China, Xinjiang | |
Xinjiang Provincial Hospital | |
Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, 830001 | |
China, Yunnan | |
the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University | |
Kunming, Yunnan, China, 650032 | |
China | |
Beijng Hospital | |
Beijing, China, 100006 | |
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital | |
Beijing, China, 100020 | |
China-Japan Friendship Hospital | |
Beijing, China, 100029 | |
Peking Union Medical College Hospital | |
Beijing, China, 100032 | |
Beijing Xuanwu Hospital | |
Beijing, China, 100053 | |
General Hospital of Tianjing Medical University | |
Tianjin, China, 300052 |
Principal Investigator: | Xiaofeng Zeng, MD | Chinese SLE Treatment And Research Group | |
Study Chair: | Xiaofeng Zeng, MD | Peking Union Medical College Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Xinping Tian, MD | Peking Union Medical College Hospital |
Other Publications:
Responsible Party: | Chinese SLE Treatment And Research Group |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02444728 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CSTAR001 |
First Posted: | May 14, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 14, 2022 |
Last Verified: | February 2022 |
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