A Pilot-Study With Low-dose hrIL-2 for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02465580 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified June 2015 by Zhanguo Li, Peking University People's Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : June 8, 2015
Last Update Posted : June 8, 2015
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Dysfunction of regulatory T (Treg) cells has been detected in diverse autoimmune diseases, which can be promoted by interleukin-2 (IL-2). In a previous small sample trail performed by the investigator's group, the investigators found that the Low-dose IL-2 was effective and well tolerated in active SLE, and the effect was associated with selective modulation of CD4+ T cell subsets.
This clinical study will confirm the efficacy and safety of low dose IL-2 treatment in SLE.
The investigators perform a single-centre, double-blind pilot trial with hrIL-2 in SLE.The investigators evaluate the effectiveness and safeness of low-dose hrIL-2 for Systemic lupus erythematosus by randomized controlled study (hrIL-2 (N = 30) versus placebo group (N = 30)).
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Drug: hrIL-2 active Drug: hrIL-2 placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II Pilot-Study With Low-dose hrIL-2 for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
Study Start Date : | June 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2017 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: hrIL-2 active
Intervention:Add hrIL-2 according to the protocol to original treatment. HrIL-2 active: 1 million U doses of human recombinant interleukin-2 s.c. injection
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Drug: hrIL-2 active
active group: placebo group =1:1
Other Name: Human recombinant IL-2 |
Placebo Comparator: hrIL-2 placebo
1 million U doses of placebo s.c. injection
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Drug: hrIL-2 placebo
active group: placebo group =1:1 |
- Number of Participants Who Were SLE Responders (SRI) [ Time Frame: week 24 ]SRI response was defined as (1) a ≥ 4-point reduction in SELENA-SLEDAI score, (2) no new BILAG A score or ≤ 1 new BILAG B score, and (3) no deterioration from baseline in the physician's global assessment by ≥ 0.3 points.
- Evaluation of the safety (type and number of adverse events and serious adverse events) of low-doseIL-2 in patients with SLE [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Adverse events includes injection site reactions, influenza-like symptoms, infection, fever, tumor, cardiovascular event,drug-induced liver and kidney damage.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Meet the American College of Rheumatology criteria for the diagnosis of SLE,1997.
- Under standard treatment (≥ 2 months) at the time of inclusion
- Background treatment failed to control flares or to permit prednisone tapering
- With at least one of the following manifestations: thrombocytopenia, disease-associated rash, mouth ulcer, non-infectious type of fever, active vasculitis, renal disorder(proteinuria>0.5g/day), neuropsychiatric SLE.
- Positive for at least one of the following laboratory tests: ANA>1:160, anti-dsDNA, immunoglobulin>20g/L, decreased C3 or C4, leukopenia<3×10^9/L, thrombocytopenia<100×10^9/L;
- SLE disease activity index(SLEDAI) ≥ 8.
- Negative HIV test.
- Negative for hepatitis B and C virus.
- Negative urine pregnancy test.
- Written informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Sever chronic liver, kidney, lung or heart dysfunction; (heart failure (≥ grade III NYHA), hepatic insufficiency (transaminases> 3N) )
- Serious infection such as bacteremia, sepsis;
- Cancer or history of cancer cured for less than five years (except in situ carcinoma of the cervix or Basocellular carcinoma);
- High-dose steroid pulse therapy (>1.5mg/kg) or IV bolus of corticosteroids in the last 2 months.
- History of administration of rituximab or other biologics;
- Purified protein derivative (tuberculin) >10mm
- Mental disorder or any other chronic illness or drug-abuse that could interfere with the ability to comply with the protocol or to give information;
- Inability to comply with IL-2 treatment regimen.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02465580
Contact: Tian Liu, MD | 8613661345637 | mikle317@163.com | |
Contact: Jing He, MD | 8618611707347 | hejing1105@126.com |
China, Beijing | |
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital | Recruiting |
Beijing, Beijing, China, 100044 | |
Contact: Tian Liu, MD 8613661345637 mikle317@163.com |
Principal Investigator: | Zhanguo Li, MD | Peking University Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology |
Responsible Party: | Zhanguo Li, Dept. Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02465580 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
hrIL-2-SLE |
First Posted: | June 8, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 8, 2015 |
Last Verified: | June 2015 |
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Connective Tissue Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |