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LeukopeniaPhase 1/2NCT00967785

A Phase I Study of Mozobil in the Treatment of Patients With WHIMS

A Phase 1/2 study testing Mozobil (TM) in people with Leukopenia and Neutropenia, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Background: WHIMS (Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis Syndrome) is caused by various genetic changes that increase the activity of the chemokine receptor, CXCR4. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Leukopenia, Neutropenia, Infections
What is being tested?
Mozobil (TM)
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
14 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
6 Jan 2010to 25 Jun 2026
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All of the following inclusion criteria must be met for a subject to be enrolled in this study:
  • Clinical diagnosis of WHIMS and documented severe infection
  • Must be greater than or equal to 18 and less than or equal to 75 years of age
  • Willingness to interrupt medications to raise the white count (WBC) such as G-CSF or GM-CSF for at least 2 days before and while on the study drug
  • Must not be pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Must have a personal physician
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  • Must be willing to provide blood, plasma, serum, and DNA samples for storage
  • Subjects must agree not to become pregnant or to impregnate a female. If of childbearing potential, must agree to consistently use two types of contraception throughout study participation. Acceptable forms of contraception include the following:
  • Condoms, male or female, with or without a spermicide
  • Diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide
  • Intrauterine device
  • Contraceptive pills or patch, Norplant, Depo-Provera or other FDA-approved contraceptive method
  • Male partner has previously undergone a vasectomy for which there is documentation of aspermatogenic sterility

Who cannot join

  • If any of the following exclusion criteria are met, a subject will not be enrolled in this study:
  • Absence of a diagnosis of WHIMS
  • Patient is less than 18 years old
  • Absence of a documented history of severe infection
  • Neutropenia due to maturation defects in the myeloid lineage or that the PI feels is unlikely to benefit from this medication
  • Pregnant women or breastfeeding
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  • History of serious cardiac arrhythmia or cardiac defects that make such more likely
  • Renal failure (calculated creatinine clearance [CrCl] <15 mL/min or requiring dialysis)
  • Signs or symptoms of active microbial infection at the time of study entry.
  • Any condition that, in the investigator s opinion, places the patient at undue risk by participating in the study
  • Unwillingness to undergo testing or procedures associated with this protocol

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I Study of MozobilTM in the Treatment of Patients With WHIMS

Background:

  • WHIMS (Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis Syndrome) is caused by various genetic changes that increase the activity of the chemokine receptor, CXCR4. Excessive function of this receptor causes mature neutrophils (part of the white blood cells) to be retained within the bone marrow rather than being released to the blood and is one of the causes of severe inherited neutropenia (low white blood counts). In neutropenia, the body is less able to fight off infection. Patients with WHIMS usually are at risk for skin, soft tissue, sinus, and lung infections, which can result in loss of hearing, teeth, and lung function.
  • Current treatment for WHIMS consists of regular injections of a white blood cell growth stimulating medication called granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), and supplemental immunoglobulin (antibody). These therapies are expensive, nonspecific, have significant side effects and toxicities, and do not fully correct all problems, especially warts and cancers related to human papillomavirus (HPV).
  • A drug called Mozobil has been approved for use in combination with G-CSF to increase the number of stem cells that can be collected prior to bone marrow transplantation. Mozobil may offer a specific and well-tolerated new treatment for WHIMS and other syndromes characterized by neutropenia.
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Objectives:

  • To evaluate whether Mozobil is safe and effective to treat neutropenia (low white blood cell count) in patients with WHIMS.
  • To determine an appropriate treatment dose of Mozobil, within currently approved dosage levels.

Eligibility:

  • Individuals between 18 and 75 years of age who have been diagnosed with WHIMS and have a history of severe infections.

Design:

  • Potential participants will undergo a screening with a medical history, physical examination, questionnaire, heart and lung function scans, and blood and urine samples. Tests will also be done for hepatitis B and C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), as well as to check neutrophil function.
  • Patients who are being treated with G-CSF will stop injections for 2 days before being admitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center.
  • Patients may participate in a Dose Escalation study and receive increasing doses of Mozobil over 5 days of treatment until their white blood cell count improves sufficiently or the maximum approved dose is reached. Blood samples will be taken regularly throughout the treatment process. Patients will then receive an additional dose of Mozobil at the maximum approved dose or the dose sufficient to cause improvement, before restarting the G-CSF injections.
  • Patients may also participate in a long-term Chronic Dosing study and receive Mozobil once or twice a day for up to a maximum of 60 months.
Read the detailed description

Mozobil (TM) (plerixafor injection, Genzyme/Sanofi) is a Food and Drug Administration approved medication to mobilize CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells prior to apheresis and use in autologous transplantation in non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma when used in conjunction with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). The drug s mechanism of action is the specific and reversible inhibition of the chemokine receptor, CXCR4, expressed on CD34+ cells and other leukocytes. This inhibition interferes with the binding of stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1), which is constitutively expressed on bone marrow stromal cells and appears to cause direct and indirect cellular adhesive interactions. Severe congenital neutropenia is a rare inherited disorder in which the affected individuals develop chronic or cyclical neutropenia with circulating counts below 500 cells/microliter blood. This disorder may result from a variety of genetic defects in progenitor- or neutrophil-expressed genes such as elastase, CXCR4, G6PC3, etc. Myelokathexis is the abnormal retention of mature leukocytes in the bone marrow and is seen in some types of severe chronic neutropenia such as warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, and myelokathexis syndrome (WHIMS). WHIMS is a rare primary immunodeficiency, which is known to be caused by mutations that enhance CXCR4 signaling. Our hypothesis is that Mozobil(TM) can be used safely to partially block CXCR4 and treat neutropenia resulting from myelokathexis at doses considerably lower than that being used for CD34+ cell mobilization. This new treatment could also improve other aspects of the disease such as frequent infections, warts, and hypogammaglobulinemia. To test this hypothesis, we propose this trial of Mozobil (TM) in adults with WHIMS, examining safety and absolute neutrophil count as the primary endpoint. Mozobil is injected subcutaneously and will be injected via syringes (up to 84 months) or via an infusion pump (pilot trial of up to 10 subjects for a 24-month period).

Being tested
Mozobil (TM)
Keywords
Neutropenia, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Myelokathexis, Warts, Immunodeficiency
Medical subject headings
Leukopenia, Neutropenia, Infections, Warts, Agammaglobulinemia, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Mozobil (TM)Drug

    twice daily subcutaneous injection or via continuous subcutaneous infusion

Study groups in NCT00967785
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment ArmActive comparatorneutropenia and infections
Receives: Drug: Mozobil (TM)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Safety

    No incident of grade 3/4 toxicities.

    Measured: Duration of treatment, up to 7 years

  2. Increase ANC

    Average ANC > 250 and > twice baseline level.

    Measured: Duration of treatment, up to 7 years.

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. reduced HPV lesions

    photographs demonstrating reduced warts, after extended period of treatment.

    Measured: duration of treatnebt, up to 6 years.

  2. Increase Leucocytes

    statistically significant increase leucocyte after drug injection.

    Measured: prior to and after study drug

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Aug 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study start6 Jan 2010
  3. Primary completion25 Jun 2026
  4. Study completion25 Jun 2026

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00967785
Sponsor's protocol ID
090200
Other IDs
09-I-0200
Status last verified
17 Sep 2026
First submitted
27 Aug 2009
Last updated
28 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • McDermott DH, Majumdar S, Velez D, Cho E, Li Z, Gao JL, Grieco MC, Lawrence MG, Silva SL, Castelo-Soccio LA, Follmann D, Murphy PM. Continuous Infusion of the CXCR4 Antagonist Plerixafor for WHIM Syndrome. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Apr 22:2025.04.19.25325865. doi: 10.1101/2025.04.19.25325865.

    PubMed 40330596
  • Broxmeyer HE. A WHIM satisfactorily addressed. Blood. 2014 Apr 10;123(15):2286-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-02-557579.

    PubMed 24723677
  • McDermott DH, Liu Q, Velez D, Lopez L, Anaya-O'Brien S, Ulrick J, Kwatemaa N, Starling J, Fleisher TA, Priel DA, Merideth MA, Giuntoli RL, Evbuomwan MO, Littel P, Marquesen MM, Hilligoss D, DeCastro R, Grimes GJ, Hwang ST, Pittaluga S, Calvo KR, Stratton P, Cowen EW, Kuhns DB, Malech HL, Murphy PM. A phase 1 clinical trial of long-term, low-dose treatment of WHIM syndrome with the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor. Blood. 2014 Apr 10;123(15):2308-16. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-09-527226. Epub 2014 Feb 12.

    PubMed 24523241
  • McDermott DH, Liu Q, Ulrick J, Kwatemaa N, Anaya-O'Brien S, Penzak SR, Filho JO, Priel DA, Kelly C, Garofalo M, Littel P, Marquesen MM, Hilligoss D, Decastro R, Fleisher TA, Kuhns DB, Malech HL, Murphy PM. The CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor corrects panleukopenia in patients with WHIM syndrome. Blood. 2011 Nov 3;118(18):4957-62. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-07-368084. Epub 2011 Sep 2.

    PubMed 21890643

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Mozobil (TM) in people with Leukopenia and Neutropenia, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 13 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Safety (time frame: Duration of treatment, up to 7 years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00967785, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2026.

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