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Lupus NephritisPhase 2/3NCT04892212

Sirolimus in Treatment of Proteinuric Flares of Lupus Nephritis

A Phase 2/3 study testing Sirolimus in people with Lupus Nephritis and Immunosuppression, run by Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

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Trial summary

This a single-centre, one-arm, open-label pilot study. Eligible patients with mild proteinuric flares of lupus nephritis Class III/IV±V are received sirolimus without changing previous immunosuppressive medication during 12-week follow-up. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 years
Conditions the study is for
Lupus Nephritis, Immunosuppression, Effect of Drug
What is being tested?
Sirolimus
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
30 Jun 2021to 30 Oct 2023
Phase
Phase 2/3
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 60 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Biopsy-proven Class III or IV±V lupus nephritis (ISN/RPS 2003 lupus nephritis classification) with biopsy performed within 48 weeks before inclusion.
  • Males or females aged 18 to 60 years old at the time of screening.
  • The mild proteinuric flare of lupus nephritis is defined as meeting all of the following criteria :
  • Persistently increased proteinuria after complete remission, and 24-hr proteinuria≥1.0g/day or doubling of proteinuria after partial remission, and 24-hr proteinuria≥2.0g/day
  • No hypoalbuminemia: serum albumin ≥35g/L
  • Stable renal function: serum creatinine<25% increase above the level at the time of renal disease remission
  • Eligible to sign informed-consent independently

Who cannot join

  • Renal disease unrelated to SLE (e.g. diabetes mellitus, other glomerular or tubulointerstitial diseases, renovascular disease), or transplanted kidney
  • Estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR by CKD-EPI)<45mL/min per 1.73m^2 at the time of screening
  • Renal biopsy showing cellular of fibrocellular crescent in more than 25% of glomeruli
  • Central nervous system (CNS) or other severe organ manifestations of lupus that necessitate aggressive immunosuppressive therapy on its own.
  • Co-morbidities that require corticosteroid therapy (e.g. asthma, inflammatory bowel disease)
  • Any increased dose of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medication including cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate, leflunomide, calcineurin inhibitors, azathioprine, methotrexate, or use of biological agents regardless of duration, with the past six months
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  • Hepatitis B virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection history: seropositivity of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) or HCV antibodies (HCV-Ab)
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Women with childbearing potential or their male partners, who refuse to use an effective birth control method

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study of Sirolimus in Treatment of Proteinuric Flares of Lupus Nephritis

This a single-centre, one-arm, open-label pilot study. Eligible patients with mild proteinuric flares of lupus nephritis Class III/IV±V are received sirolimus without changing previous immunosuppressive medication during 12-week follow-up.

Primary Objective:

  • To investigate the efficacy of sirolimus for mild proteinuric flares in patients with Class III/IV±V lupus nephritis

Secondary Objective:

  • To assess the safety and tolerability of sirolimus treatment for mild proteinuric flares in patients with Class III/IV±V lupus nephritis
Read the detailed description

Lupus nephritis is a common and serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It often requires aggressive immunosuppressive therapy. Although majority of patients with severe lupus nephritis achieve a complete or partial remission after 6-month induction treatment, renal flares can still occur during maintenance therapy. Whether patients with mild proteinuric flares should receive intensive immunosuppressive therapy is unclear. In pathogenesis of SLE, T-cell dysfunction is attributed to the activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Previous prospective and retrospective studies in SLE or lupus nephritis showed the effect of mTOR blockade on systemic disease activity index or severe lupus nephritis as initial or maintenance therapy.

Eligible subjects with biopsy-proven Class III/IV±V lupus nephritis(ISN/RPS 2003) are received oral sirolimus without change previous immunosuppressive therapy. We follow up the included patients at Week 2, Week 4, Week6, Week 8 and Week 12 regularly.

The investigator will actively detect and inquire about the occurrence of adverse events (AEs)/ severe adverse events (SAEs) at every visit/ contact during the study. The clinical trials insurance is prepaid by sponsor to cover the design risks of the protocol and liability/ compensation to the research subject for bodily injury or death resulting from their participation in the trial.

Being tested
Sirolimus
Keywords
Sirolimus, Lupus Nephritis, Renal Flare
Medical subject headings
Lupus Nephritis

What participants receive

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

  • SirolimusDrug

    Also called Rapamycin

    The daily dose of sirolimus is divided twice.

Study groups in NCT04892212
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sirolimus groupExperimental1. The initial dose of sirolimus is 1mg/day. And the serum trough level of sirolimus is monitored at Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12,respectively. The target serum trough level of sirolimus is 5-8 ng/mL. The dose of sirolimus is titrated according to therapeutic drug level monitoring. 2. The previous immunosuppressive medication is not allowed to be changed during the 3-month follow-up, unless premature discontinuation from study.
Receives: Drug: Sirolimus

What is being measured

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

  1. The number of patients achieving sustained Renal Response(RR)

    Sustained RR is defined as satisfying all of the following criteria:

    1)Proteinuria is improved by ≥50% compared with baseline

    2)24-hr urine protein < 1g

    3)Serum creatinine is not higher than 15% above baseline level

    4)No occurrence of non-renal disease flare after achieving response to treatment.

    Measured: at the end of 12 weeks (3 months) from baseline

Secondary outcomes (14)
  1. Complete renal remission

    1. 24-hr urine protein<0.3g/day or urine Protein-Creatinine ratio (uPCR)<300mg/g
    2. Serum creatinine not higher than 15% above baseline level

    Measured: at the end of 12 weeks (3 months) from baseline

  2. Partial renal remission

    1. 24-hr urine protein<3.5g/day or uPCR<3500mg/g
    2. Serum creatinine not higher than 15% above baseline level

    Measured: at the end of 12 weeks (3 months) from baseline

  3. Rate of non-renal flare

    Central nervous system or other severe organ manifestations of SLE that necessitate aggressive immunosuppressive therapy on its own

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  4. Safety and tolerability of study medications

    The following parameters will be monitored:

    1. Increase of serum creatinine level>15% from baseline and whether it is reversible or irreversible
    2. Episodes with sirolimus level above the target range
    3. New-onset hypertension or worsening hypertensive control that required increase of antihypertensive medication
    4. Infectious requiring hospitalization and the causative agents
    5. Hospitalization episodes- cause, duration (days)
    6. Hypokalemia: serum potassium <3.5mmol/L
    7. Metabolic acidosis with HCO3 <17mmol/L
    8. New-onset hypercholesterolemia present at 3 months or beyond from baseline and/or addition of lipid-lowering drug(s).
    9. Premature discontinuation from the study due to treating intolerance
    10. Premature discontinuation from the study due to rapid disease progression or other reasons
    11. Failure to adhere to the protocol defined corticosteroid reduction regimen
    12. Other adverse clinical events or events considered clinically significant

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  5. Increase of serum creatinine level>15% from baseline

    Increase of serum creatinine level (μmol/L)>15% from baseline and whether it is reversible or irreversible.

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  6. Episodes with sirolimus level above the target range

    Episodes with sirolimus level above the target range(serum sirolimus trough level>8ng/mL) will be recorded.

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  7. New-onset hypertension or worsening hypertensive control that required increase of antihypertensive medication

    Hypertension be diagnosed when a person's systolic blood pressure (SBP) in the office or clinic is ≥140 mm Hg and/or their diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is ≥90 mm Hg following repeated examination.

    New-onset hypertension or worsening hypertensive control that required increase of antihypertensive medication will be recorded.

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  8. Infection requiring hospitalization

    Infection requiring hospitalization will be recorded including the site of infection, the causative agent and duration (days).

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  9. Hypokalemia

    Serum potassium <3.5mmol/L

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  10. Hypercholesterolemia

    New-onset hypercholesterolemia present during follow-up or beyond from baseline and/or addition of lipid-lowering drug(s)

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  11. Premature discontinuation from the study

    The time of of discontinuation from study will be recorded, and the discontinuation is due to:

    1. treating intolerance
    2. rapid disease progression
    3. other reasons

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  12. Failure to adhere to the protocol

    Failure to adhere to the protocol including:

    1. do not titer the dose of sirolimus following study protocol
    2. increase the dose of other immunosuppressives personally without the permission of physician

    Measured: during the 3-month follow up

  13. Changes in Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus National Assessment-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SELENA-SLEDAI)

    Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus National Assessment-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SELENA-SLEDAI) assesses disease activity by scoring 24 weighted disease activity descriptors of SLE as "present" or "absent" in preceding 10 days. A patient's total score is the sum of all marked SLE-related descriptors; a total score ranges between 0 and 105, with a higher score representing a more significant degree of disease activity.

    Assessment scales of SELENA-SLEDAI is available online.

    Measured: from baseline to end of 12 weeks

  14. Changes in Physician Global Assessement (PGA)

    The Physician Global Assessment (PGA) is a visual analog scale (VAS) using 3 benchmarks for assessing disease activity over the last 2 weeks. Mild flare will score 1.0 point, moderate flares will score a 2.0-2.5 point and severe flares will score a 3 on the 0-3 analog scale. PGA is available online.

    Measured: from baseline to end of 12 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 May 2021
  2. Study start30 Jun 2021 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Oct 2023 (estimated)

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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04892212
Sponsor's protocol ID
HS-2743
Status last verified
May 2021
First submitted
10 May 2021
Last updated
19 May 2021
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Yap DYH, Tang C, Chan GCW, Kwan LPY, Ma MKM, Mok MMY, Chan TM. Longterm Data on Sirolimus Treatment in Patients with Lupus Nephritis. J Rheumatol. 2018 Dec;45(12):1663-1670. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.180507. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

    PubMed 30275264
  • Lai ZW, Kelly R, Winans T, Marchena I, Shadakshari A, Yu J, Dawood M, Garcia R, Tily H, Francis L, Faraone SV, Phillips PE, Perl A. Sirolimus in patients with clinically active systemic lupus erythematosus resistant to, or intolerant of, conventional medications: a single-arm, open-label, phase 1/2 trial. Lancet. 2018 Mar 24;391(10126):1186-1196. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30485-9. Epub 2018 Mar 15.

    PubMed 29551338
  • Eriksson P, Wallin P, Sjowall C. Clinical Experience of Sirolimus Regarding Efficacy and Safety in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Front Pharmacol. 2019 Feb 6;10:82. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00082. eCollection 2019.

    PubMed 30787878
  • Esatoglu SN, Seyahi E. Is sirolimus a treatment option for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus? Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2019 Nov-Dec;37 Suppl 122(6):13. Epub 2019 Jul 12. No abstract available.

    PubMed 31376256
  • Ma MKM, Yung S, Chan TM. mTOR Inhibition and Kidney Diseases. Transplantation. 2018 Feb;102(2S Suppl 1):S32-S40. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001729.

    PubMed 29369972

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Sirolimus in people with Lupus Nephritis and Immunosuppression, run by Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

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 7 inclusion and 9 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 May 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Chao Li, MD (86-010-69155058, superchad099@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The number of patients achieving sustained Renal Response(RR) (time frame: at the end of 12 weeks (3 months) from baseline). 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 NCT04892212, which also lists 5 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 19 May 2021.

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