Low Dose IL-2 in the Treatment of Immune-associated ALS Syndrome
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04952155 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : July 7, 2021
Last Update Posted : August 18, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Drug: IL-2 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 13 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Single-center, Open-label Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Low-dose IL-2 in the Treatment of Immune-associated ALS Syndrome |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 1, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: IL-2
The administration period was divided into 6 courses. 6 cycles of IL-2 were administered subcutaneously at a dose of 1 million IU every other day for 2 weeks, followed by a 2-week break in treatment.
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Drug: IL-2
The administration period was divided into 6 courses. 6 cycles of IL-2 were administered subcutaneously at a dose of 1 million IU every other day for 2 weeks, followed by a 2-week break in treatment. The adminstration course was 24 weeks.. The 24-week follow-up period was followed after the treatment. |
- ALSFRS-R score [ Time Frame: week 0,week 24 and week 48 ]Changes in the rate of ALSFRS-R score during administration period compared with follow-up period
- ALSFRS-R score [ Time Frame: week 0,week 24 and week 48 ]Changes in the slope of ALSFRS-R score during adminstration period compared with the follow-up period
- ROADS score [ Time Frame: week 0,week 24 and week 48 ]Changes in the rate of ROADS score during adminstration period compared with the follow-up period
- ALSAQ-40 score [ Time Frame: week 0,week 24 and week 48 ]Changes in the rate of ALSAQ-40 score during adminstration period compared with the follow-up period
- MRC score [ Time Frame: week 0,week 24 and week 48 ]Changes in the rate of ALSAQ-40 score during adminstration period compared with the follow-up period
- Immunological Responses [ Time Frame: week 0 and week 24 ]Analysis regulatory CD4+ T (Treg) cells , interleukin 17 (IL-17)-producing helper T (Th17) cells,Teff cells,follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and related cytokines before and during IL-2 treatment.
- NFL in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid [ Time Frame: week 0,week 24 and week 48 ]

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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:
- 18-70 years old;
- Clinically diagnosed with ALS syndrome, i.e., with ALS -like manifestations, consisting of a combination of upper and/or lower motor neuron damage;
- significant abnormalities with rheumatoid immune-related indicators, or diagnoses of immune-mediated ALS syndrome, including but not limited to multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN), Lewis-Sumner syndrome, and other ALS-like syndromes with an immune background that cannot be clearly classified;
- Poor treatment with conventional hormones or gamma globulin;
- Permitted concomitant treatment: oral prednisone or equivalent doses of other glucocorticoids (≤1.0mg/kg/d); Oral routine dose of immunosuppressants or immunomodulators, such as cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, etc.; Routine oral doses such as too much force; Doses and types of accompanying therapeutic drugs should not be changed from the trial enrollment to the end of follow-up.
- For women of reproductive age, contraception for at least 2 weeks at the time of enrolment and negative urine HCG;
- Reasonable and effective contraceptive measures should be taken by subjects of childbearing age from the time of trial enrollment to the end of follow-up;
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergic or intolerance to IL2;
- Receive non-standard treatment or use of excessive dose of glucocorticoids or gamma globulin intravenously within 2 months before enrollment;
- Vaccination within 6 months before enrolment or between enrolment and the end of follow-up;
- Peripheral venous white blood cells < 2000/mm3, lymphocytes < 600/mm3, platelets < 80,000 /mm3;
- Complicated with severe infection or inflammation, such as bacteremia, sepsis, etc.;
- Complicated blood system diseases, infectious diseases (hepatitis, HIV, tuberculosis, etc.), mental diseases, dementia, severe hypotension, substance abuse history, malignant tumor history, organ transplantation history, etc.;
- Severe liver, kidney, lung or heart dysfunction: heart failure (≥NYHA grade III), renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance ≤30ml/min), abnormal liver function (3 times the upper limit of normal >);
- Pregnant and lactating women;
- Currently participating in other clinical studies or using other investigational drugs.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04952155
Contact: Dongsheng Fan | +86 13701023871 | dsfan@sina.com |
China, Beijing | |
Peking University Third Hospital | Recruiting |
Beijing, Beijing, China, 100098 | |
Contact: Dongsheng Fan |
Principal Investigator: | Dongsheng Fan | Peking University Third Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Peking University Third Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04952155 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
M2020420 |
First Posted: | July 7, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 18, 2021 |
Last Verified: | June 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Motor Neuron Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Neurodegenerative Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases |
Spinal Cord Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases TDP-43 Proteinopathies Proteostasis Deficiencies Metabolic Diseases |