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Relapsed/Refractory B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaPhase 1/2ZUMA-4NCT02625480

Study Evaluating Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (KTE-X19) in Pediatric and Adolescent Participants With Relapsed/Refractory B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

A Phase 1/2 study testing Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (KTE-X19), Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide in people with Relapsed/Refractory B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, run by Kite, A Gilead Company at 30 sites in 11 countries.

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

The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate the safety and efficacy of brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) in pediatric and adolescent participants with relapsed/refractory (r/r) B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or relapsed or refractory (r/r) B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 21 years
What is being tested?
Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (KTE-X19), Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
95 participants
Where
30 sitesin 11 countries
Study dates
1 Feb 2016to 25 Mar 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 Up to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Relapsed or refractory B-precursor ALL defined as one of the following:
  • Primary refractory disease
  • Any relapse within 18 months after first diagnosis
  • Relapsed or refractory disease after 2 or more lines of systemic therapy
  • Relapsed or refractory disease after allogeneic transplant provided individual is at least 100 days from stem cell transplant at the time of enrollment
  • Disease burden defined as at least 1 of the following:
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  • Morphological disease in the bone marrow (> 5% blasts)
  • Minimal/Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) positive (threshold 10^-4 by flow or Polymerase chain reaction (PCR))
  • Individuals with Ph+ disease are eligible if they are intolerant to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, or if they have relapsed/refractory disease despite treatment with at least 2 different TKIs
  • Age ≤ 21 years and weight ≥ 6 kg at the time of assent or consent per Institutional Review Board (IRB) guidelines
  • Lansky (age < 16 years at the time of assent/consent) or Karnofsky (age ≥ 16 years at the time of assent/consent) performance status ≥ 80 at screening
  • Adequate renal, hepatic, pulmonary and cardiac function defined as:
  • Creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault or Schwartz) ≥ 60 mL/min
  • Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN, except in individuals with Gilbert's syndrome
  • Left ventricular shortening fraction (LVSF) ≥ 30% or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%, as determined by an echocardiogram or multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA), no evidence of pericardial effusion (except trace or physiological) as determined by an echocardiogram (ECHO) and no clinically significant arrhythmias
  • No clinically significant pleural effusion, pericardial effusion or ascites
  • Baseline oxygen saturation > 92% on room air
  • Histologically confirmed aggressive B cell NHL
  • Relapsed or refractory histologically confirmed aggressive B-cell NHL per 1 or more of the following:
  • Primary refractory disease
  • Any relapse within 18 months after first diagnosis
  • Relapsed or refractory disease after 1 or more lines of systemic therapy
  • Relapsed or refractory disease after autologous /allogeneic stem cell transplant provided individual is at least 6 weeks from autologous stem cell transplant and at least 3 months from allogeneic stem cell transplant at the time of enrollment
  • Individuals must have received adequate prior therapy including at a minimum all of the following:
  • Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, unless the investigator determines that the tumor is CD20 negative
  • An anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimen
  • Age <18 years old and weight ≥ 6kg
  • Lansky (age < 16 years at the time of assent/consent) or Karnofsky (age ≥ 16 years at the time of assent/consent) performance status ≥ 80 at screening
  • Adequate renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac function defined as the following:
  • Creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault or Schwartz) ≥ 60 mL/min
  • Serum ALT/AST ≤ 5 ULN
  • Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN except in individuals with Gilbert's syndrome
  • Left ventricular shortening fraction(LVSF) ≥ 30% or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%, as determined by ECHO or MUGA, no evidence of pericardial effusion (except trace or physiological) as determined by an ECHO, and no clinically significant arrhythmias
  • Baseline oxygen saturation > 92% on room air

Who cannot join

  • Diagnosis of Burkitt's leukemia/lymphoma according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification or chronic myelogenous leukemia lymphoid blast crisis
  • History of malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ (e.g. cervix, bladder, breast) unless disease free for at least 3 years
  • History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to aminoglycosides or any of the agents used in this study
  • Central nervous system (CNS) involvement and abnormalities:
  • Any CNS tumor mass by imaging and/or parameningeal mass (cranial and/or spinal)
  • Presence of central nervous system (CNS)-3 disease, defined as white blood cell (WBC) ≥ 5/µL in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) with presence of lymphoblasts with or without neurologic symptoms
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  • CNS-2 disease, defined as WBC < 5/µL in CSF with presence of lymphoblasts and with neurologic symptoms (see note below for further clarification).
  • Note: Neurologic symptoms may include but are not limited to cranial nerve palsy (if not explained by extracranial tumor) and clinical cord compression.
  • (Individuals with CNS-1 (no detectable lymphoblasts in the CSF) and those with CNS-2 without clinically evident neurological changes are eligible to participate in the study)
  • History or presence of CNS disorder, such as cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar disease, or any autoimmune disease with CNS involvement, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), or cerebral edema with confirmed structural defects not related to lymphoma by appropriate imaging. History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 12 months before enrollment. Individuals with seizure disorders requiring active anticonvulsive medication.
  • History of concomitant genetic syndrome such as Fanconi anemia, Kostmann syndrome, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome or any other known bone marrow failure syndrome
  • History of myocardial infarction, cardiac angioplasty or stenting, unstable angina, or other clinically significant cardiac disease within 12 months of enrollment
  • History of symptomatic deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 6 months of enrollment.
  • Primary immunodeficiency
  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acute / chronic active hepatitis B or C infection. Individuals with a history of hepatitis infection must have cleared their infection as determined by standard serological and genetic testing per current Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines or applicable country guidelines.
  • Presence or suspicion of fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection that is uncontrolled or requiring IV antimicrobials for management.
  • Prior medication:
  • Prior CD19 directed therapy (other than blinatumomab), including CAR+ T cell, bispecific T cell engager (BiTE), and antibody drug conjugate (ADC), with the exception of individuals who received brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) in this study and are eligible for re-treatment
  • Treatment with alemtuzumab within 6 months prior to leukapheresis, or treatment with clofarabine or cladribine within 3 months prior to leukapheresis
  • Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) within 28 days prior to enrollment
  • Any drug used for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Acute GVHD grade II-IV by Glucksberg criteria or severity B-D by IBMTR index; acute or chronic GVHD requiring systemic treatment within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Live vaccine ≤ 6 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding because of the potentially dangerous effects of the preparative chemotherapy on the fetus or infant. Females who have undergone surgical sterilization are not considered to be of childbearing potential
  • Individuals of both genders of child-bearing potential who are not willing to use a birth control method considered to be highly effective per protocol from the time of consent through 6 months after conditioning chemotherapy or brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) infusion, whichever is longer.
  • History of malignancy other than nonmelanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ (eg, cervix, breast), or follicular lymphoma (FL) unless disease free for at least 3 years
  • Autologous stem cell transplant within <6 weeks of planned KTE-X19 infusion; allogeneic stem cell transplant within <3 months of planned KTE-X19 infusion
  • Prior CD19 targeted therapy other than blinatumomab and loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl
  • History of severe, immediate hypersensitivity reaction attributed to aminoglycosides
  • Presence or suspicion of fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection that is uncontrolled or requiring IV antimicrobials for management.
  • History of HIV infection or acute/chronic active hepatitis B or C infection. Individuals with a history of hepatitis infection must have cleared their infection as determined by standard serological and genetic testing per current Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines or applicable country guidelines
  • Acute GVHD grade II-IV by Glucksberg criteria or severity B-D by International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR) index; acute or chronic GVHD requiring systemic treatment within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • CNS involvement and abnormalities:
  • Any CNS tumor mass and/or parameningeal mass (cranial and/or spinal) by imaging with current or prior history of neurological symptoms within 3 months prior to screening.
  • Note: CNS involvement without neurologic symptoms will be allowed.
  • History or presence of any CNS disorder such as a seizure disorder, cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar disease, any autoimmune disease with CNS involvement, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), or cerebral edema with confirmed structural defects by appropriate imaging. History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 12 months before enrollment. Individuals with seizure disorders requiring active anti-convulsive medication.
  • History of myocardial infarction, cardiac angioplasty or stenting, unstable angina, or other clinically significant cardiac disease within 12 months of enrollment
  • Primary immunodeficiency
  • History of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to any of the agents used in this study
  • Live vaccine ≤ 6 weeks prior to planned start of lymphodepleting chemotherapy regimen
  • Individuals of both genders of child-bearing potential who are not willing to use a birth control considered to be highly effective per protocol from the time of consent through 12 months after the completion of lymphodepleting chemotherapy or brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) infusion, whichever is longer.
  • Prior medication:
  • Prior CD19 directed therapy (other than blinatumomab), including CAR+ T cell, BiTE, and ADC, with the exception of individuals who received brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) in this study and are eligible for re-treatment
  • Treatment with alemtuzumab within 6 months prior to leukapheresis, or treatment with clofarabine or cladribine within 3 months prior to leukapheresis
  • DLI within 28 days prior to enrollment
  • Any drug used for GVHD within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial locations and contacts

30 sites in 11 countries.

30 sites in 11 countries

United States15 sites
  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • University of Virginia Health System, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027

  • University of Miami Hospital & Clinics

    Miami, Florida, 33136

  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404

  • Monroe-Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital-NYP

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County

    Orange, California, 92868

  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

    San Francisco, California, 94158

Other trials in United States

France4 sites
  • Unité d'Oncologie et Hématologie Pédiatriques

    Bordeaux, 33 000

  • Institut d'Hematologie et Oncologie Pediatrique

    Lyon, 69373

  • Hopital d'Enfants la Timone

    Marseille, 13385

  • Hopital Robert Debre - Sevice d'Hemato-immunologic

    Paris, 75935

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Poland2 sites
  • Jurasz University Hospital 1; Collegium Medicum

    Bydgoszcz, 85-094

  • Wroclaw Medical University

    Wroclaw, 50-556

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Spain2 sites
  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

    Barcelona, 08950

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid, 28046

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Belgium1 site
  • University Hospital Gent

    Ghent, 9000

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Canada1 site
  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, M5G 1X8

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Czechia1 site
  • University Hospital Brno

    Brno, 625 00

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Germany1 site
  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)

    Hamburg, 20246

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Italy1 site
  • Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital

    Rome, 00165

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Netherlands1 site
  • Prinses Maxima Centrum

    Utrecht, 3508

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Sweden1 site
  • Karolinska University Hospital

    Stockholm, SE-141 86

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1/2 Multi-Center Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of KTE-X19 in Pediatric and Adolescent Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (ZUMA-4)

The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate the safety and efficacy of brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) in pediatric and adolescent participants with relapsed/refractory (r/r) B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or relapsed or refractory (r/r) B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

As of October 2022, no further patients with acute B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) will be asked to join the study. The study remains open for recruitment for patients that have B-cell Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL).

Read the detailed description

All participants who received KTE-X19, and have completed at least 24 months of protocol assessments, will be transitioned to a separate long-term follow-up (LTFU) study. The purpose of the LTFU study (KT-US-982-5968.) is to complete the remainder of the 15-year follow-up assessments.

Being tested
Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (KTE-X19), Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide
Medical subject headings
Recurrence, Lymphoma, B-Cell

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT02625480
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Single ArmExperimentalA conditioning chemotherapy regimen of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide will be administered followed by a single infusion of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) transduced autologous T cells administered intravenously at a target dose of 2 x 10^6 anti-CD19 CAR+ T cells/kg or 1 x 10^6 anti-CD19 CAR+ T cells/kg.
Receives: Biological: Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (KTE-X19); Drug: Fludarabine; Drug: Cyclophosphamide

What is being measured

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

  1. Phase 1: Percentage of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events Defined as Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLT)

    Dose-limiting toxicity is defined as protocol-defined brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19)-related events with onset within the first 28 days following brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) infusion.

    Measured: Up to 28 days

  2. Phase 2: Overall Complete Remission Rate in the ALL Cohort

    Overall complete remission rate will be determined per independent review.

    Measured: Up to 24 months

  3. Phase 2: Objective Response Rate in the NHL Cohorts

    Objective Response Rate will be determined per investigator review.

    Measured: Up to 24 months

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Minimum Residual Disease Negative Remission Rate in the ALL Cohort

    Minimal residual disease (MRD) response rate is defined as MRD < 10^-4 per the standard assessment.

    Measured: Up to 3 months

  2. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Rate in the ALL Cohort

    The incidence of allogeneic stem cell transplant will be analyzed.

    Measured: Up to 24 months

  3. Changes Over Time in Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) Scores in the ALL and NHL Cohorts

    The PRO scores will be measured by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) for children and adolescents and European Quality-of-Life-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) for all participants.

    The PedsQL comprises of 23 items in the dimensions of physical, emotional, social, and school functioning. Transformed total, physical health summary, and psychosocial health summary scores range from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life.

    The EQ-5D is a generic questionnaire for assessing the participant's overall health status. The EQ-5D consists of a 5 dimension descriptive system including mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/comfort, and anxiety/depression and a visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) which allows the respondent to record health. The VAS allows a participant to indicate self-reported health on a vertical scale, ranging from 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state). The PedsQL scores and EQ-5D scores will be reported.

    Measured: Up to 10 years

  4. Overall Complete Remission Rate in the ALL Cohort

    Measured: Up to 10 years

  5. Relapse-Free Survival for the ALL Cohort

    Relapse-Free Survival is defined as the time from the brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) infusion date to the date of disease relapse or death from any cause.

    Measured: Up to 24 months

  6. Progression Free Survival in the NHL Cohort

    Measured: Up to 10 years

  7. Overall Survival in the ALL and NHL Cohorts

    Overall survival is defined as the time from brexucabtagene autoleucel (KTE-X19) infusion to the date of death from any cause.

    Measured: Up to 10 years

  8. Duration of Remission in the ALL and NHL Cohorts

    Duration of remission is defined as the time between the participant's first complete response per independent review to relapse or any death in the absence of documented relapse.

    Measured: Up to 24 months

  9. Percentage of Participants with Anti-Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (KTE-X19) Antibodies in Blood in the ALL and NHL Cohorts

    Measured: Up to 10 years

  10. Percentage of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade Changes in Safety Laboratory Values in ALL and NHL Cohorts

    Measured: Up to 10 years

  11. CR Rate Within 3 Months Per Independent Review in ALL Cohorts

    Measured: Up to 10 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Dec 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Feb 2016
  3. Primary completion25 Mar 2026
  4. Study completion25 Mar 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
95 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02625480
Sponsor's protocol ID
KTE-C19-104
Other IDs
2023-509440-97, 2023
Acronym
ZUMA-4
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
5 Dec 2015
Last updated
9 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Qualified external researchers may request IPD for this study. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.gileadclinicaltrials.com/transparency-policy#Commitment

Publications

  • Wayne AS, Huynh V, Hijiya N, Rouce RH, Brown PA, Krueger J, Kitko CL, Ziga ED, Hermiston ML, Richards MK, Baruchel A, Schuberth PC, Rossi J, Zhou L, Goyal L, Jain R, Vezan R, Masouleh BK, Lee DW. Three-year results from phase I of ZUMA-4: KTE-X19 in pediatric relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica. 2023 Mar 1;108(3):747-760. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2022.280678.

    PubMed 36263840

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Brexucabtagene Autoleucel (KTE-X19), Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide in people with Relapsed/Refractory B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, run by Kite, A Gilead Company at 30 sites in 11 countries.

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 35 inclusion and 47 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 9 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 30 sites in United States, France, Poland, Spain, Belgium and 6 more countries. 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?

Phase 1: Percentage of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events Defined as Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLT) (time frame: Up to 28 days). The study lists 3 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 NCT02625480, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 9 Apr 2026.

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