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Type 1 DiabetesPhase 2DF-IL2-REPNCT05153070

Ciclosporin Followed by Low-dose IL-2 in Patients With Recently Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes

A Phase 2 study testing Cyclosporin and ILT101 in people with Type 1 Diabetes, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

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Trial summary

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the destruction of insulin-producing cells by effector T cells (Teffs), due to a deficiency of regulatory T cells (Tregs). Ciclosporin effectively blocks the Teffs and controls diabetes, but cannot be considered as a long-term treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 45 years
Conditions the study is for
Type 1 Diabetes
What is being tested?
Cyclosporin and ILT101
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
21 Sep 2022to 29 Nov 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 16 to 45 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • • Age at inclusion between ≥ 16 years old (Tanner 5 pubertal stage) and ≤ 45 years old
  • Type 1 diabetes according to ADA criteria, with at least 1 positive autoantibody among the following: anti-islet, anti-GAD, anti-IA2, anti-ZnT8 and anti-insulin.
  • Diagnosis ≤ 3 months
  • No acid ketosis
  • No weight loss > 10% OR with fasting C-peptide ≥ 0.1 nmol/L (after a period of ≥ 15 days following the initiation of insulin therapy
  • Absence of clinically significant biological abnormalities on hematological, biochemical, hepatic, renal and thyroid tests.
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  • No documented history of heart disease, no family history of sudden death, AND normal ECG.
  • Effective contraception in men and women of childbearing potential > 2 weeks prior to first administration of the investigational drug and throughout the treatment period (if sexually active). Specifically for women of childbearing age and sexually active, they must use an effective contraceptive method (Pearl Index < 1). The following methods are acceptable: oral hormonal contraceptives, injectable, or implanted (with the exception of oral minipills: i.e. low doses of gestagens which are not acceptable (lynestrenol and norestisteron), intrauterine contraceptives (e.g. progestin-release systems)),
  • Free, informed and written consent, signed by the patient and the investigator, prior to any examination required by the trial.
  • If the patient is a minor, the signatures of both parents and of the child will be collected (or the legal representative if only one parent is alive).

Who cannot join

  • Known contraindications to IL2 treatment:
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to one of the excipients.
  • Signs of active infection requiring antibiotics
  • Documented history of clinical autoimmune disease
  • Oxygen saturation ≤ 90%
  • Existence of a serious dysfunction in a vital organ
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  • History of organ allograft,
  • Known contraindications to treatment with cyclosporine
  • Presence of unauthorized treatment, i.e. cytotoxic drugs, products known for their impact on blood glucose levels or for their interactions with the treatments under trial
  • Patients who have received anti-diabetic treatment other than insulin for more than 3 consecutive months.
  • Anti-thyroperoxidase positive and abnormal TSH and T4 at inclusion
  • Anti-transglutaminase positive at inclusion
  • EBV viral load > 2000 IU/ml
  • CMV viral load > 400 IU/ml
  • HBV, HCV or HIV infection
  • Lymphopenia ≤ 1000/ mm3
  • Presence or history of cancer that has been cured for less than five years, except in situ cervical or basal cell carcinoma in early stage management,
  • Participation in other intervention research involving humans < 3 months,
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Lack of social security affiliation (as a beneficiary or assignee)
  • Vaccination with live attenuated virus during the last 4 weeks before the start of the experimental treatment and during the entire treatment phase.
  • Patient with active SARS-CoV-2 infection
  • Patient with chronic respiratory disease
  • Subject under legal protection (such as tutorship, curatorship, or judicial safeguard)
  • Subject hospitalized without consent, unable to express consent or deprived of liberty

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Lorenzon Roberta

    Paris, 75013

    Roberta Lorenzon, MD, roberta.lorenzon@sorbonne-universite.fr

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Clinical and Biological Responses to Repeated Administration of Low-dose Interleukin-2 in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes and a Residual Insulin Secretion

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the destruction of insulin-producing cells by effector T cells (Teffs), due to a deficiency of regulatory T cells (Tregs).

Ciclosporin effectively blocks the Teffs and controls diabetes, but cannot be considered as a long-term treatment. Low-dose interleukin-2 (ld IL-2) activates and expands Tregs in humans.

Hence, Ld IL-2 in patients in whom the autoimmune process was blocked early by a short treatment (2 months) of cyclosporine should restore immune homeostasis and maintain some insulin production over the long term.

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Primary Objective :

Tregs' response profile, after 4 administrations of 1MIU/day of IL-2 (Day 63-66) in patients with recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes who have been treated with ciclosporin for 2 months.

Primary assessment criterion:

Change in Tregs values at D67 compared to D63 (post-ciclosporin values)

Secondary objectives and secondary assessment criteria:

  • Change in residual insulin secretion
  • AUC plasma C-peptide concentration after a mixed meal tolerance test at Month 6 (Day 179), Month 12 (Day 361) and after treatment discontinuation at Month 18 (Day 536) and Month 24 (Day 719) compared to baseline;
  • Insulin requirement, HbA1c dosage and IDAA1c score at Month 3 (Day 88), Month 6 (Day 179), Month 9 (Day 270), Month 12 (Day 361) and after treatment discontinuation at Month 18 (Day 536) and Month 24 (Day 719) compared to baseline
  • Change in Tregs values at Month 3 (Day 88), Month 6 (Day 179), Month 9 (Day 270), Month 12 (Day 361) and after treatment discontinuation at Month 18 (Day 536) and Month 24 (Day 719) compared to baseline and post-ciclosporin values (Day 63)
  • Ciclosporin and ILT-101/placebo compliance
  • Tolerance

Experimental design:

This is a monocentric, randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind trial in parallel-groups, evaluating a treatment by cyclosporine 7mg/kg/day during 2 months followed by ILT-101/placebo, 1 MIU daily for 5 days and 1 MIU every week, during 10 months.

Population involved:

Male or female, aged between 16 and 35 years, with recent diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (< 3 months).

Number of subjects: 24 Inclusion period: 12 months Duration of patient participation: 24 months (treatment period: 12 months, follow-up period: 12months) Total duration of the study: 37 months

Conditions
Type 1 Diabetes
Being tested
Cyclosporin, ILT101, Placebo
Keywords
Interleukin 2, Ciclosporin, Auto-immune disease, Diabetes, Regulatory T cells, Immune tolerance, Immunotherapy
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus

What participants receive

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

  • CyclosporinDrug

    • Ciclosporin: 5mg/kg, twice a day, oral, between Day 1 and Day 60
  • ILT101Drug

    • ILT-101: 1MIU/day in a volume of 1 ml; subcutaneous injection every day during 5 consecutive days and then every week between Day 63 and Day 354.
  • PlaceboDrug

    • Placebo with an identical formulation and regimen of injections i.e. Subcutaneous injection every day (5 consecutive days) then then every week between Day 63 and Day 354.
Study groups in NCT05153070
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Ciclosporin/ILT-101ExperimentalCiclosporin during 2 months (for all patients) followed by ILT-101 during 10 months
Receives: Drug: Cyclosporin; Drug: ILT101
Ciclosporin/placeboPlacebo comparatorCiclosporin during 2 months (for all patients) followed by placebo during 10 months
Receives: Drug: Cyclosporin; Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Treg variation

    Change in Tregs values at Day 67 compared to Day 63 (post-ciclosporin value)

    Measured: From Day 63 to Day 67

Secondary outcomes (41)
  1. Change in Area under curve (AUC (T0-T120) of serum C-peptide at month 6

    Change in Area under curve (AUC (T0-T120) of serum C-peptide after mixed-meal tolerance test compared to baseline

    1. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) 3. Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)].
    2. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h 5. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) at month 3, month 6, month 9, month 12 and after treatment interruption at month 18 and month 24 compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values (Day 63)

    Measured: up to month 6

  2. Change in Area under curve (AUC (T0-T120) of serum C-peptide at month 12

    Change in Area under curve (AUC (T0-T120) of serum C-peptide after mixed-meal tolerance test compared to baseline

    1. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) 3. Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)].
    2. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h 5. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) at month 3, month 6, month 9, month 12 and after treatment interruption at month 18 and month 24 compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values (Day 63)

    Measured: up to month 12

  3. Change in Area under curve (AUC (T0-T120) of serum C-peptide at month 24

    Change in Area under curve (AUC (T0-T120) of serum C-peptide after mixed-meal tolerance test compared to baseline

    1. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) 3. Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)].
    2. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h 5. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) at month 3, month 6, month 9, month 12 and after treatment interruption at month 18 and month 24 compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values (Day 63)

    Measured: up to month 24

  4. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to Baseline at day 63,

    Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to day 63

  5. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to Baseline at month 3

    Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 3

  6. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to Baseline at month 6

    Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 6

  7. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to Baseline at month 9

    Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 9

  8. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to Baseline at month 12

    Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 12

  9. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to Baseline at month 18

    Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 18

  10. Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to Baseline at month 24

    Variation in HbA1c value (in %) during the treatment period and during the 1-year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 24

  11. Variation in IDAA1c scoreduring the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at day 63

    Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)] during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to day 63

  12. Variation in IDAA1c scoreduring the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period up to month 3

    Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)] during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 3

  13. Variation in IDAA1c scoreduring the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 6

    Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)] during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 6

  14. Variation in IDAA1c scoreduring the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 9

    Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)] during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 9

  15. Variation in IDAA1c scoreduring the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 12

    Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)] during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 12

  16. Variation in IDAA1c scoreduring the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at day month 18

    Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)] during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 18

  17. Variation in IDAA1c scoreduring the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 24

    Variation in IDAA1c score (IDAA1c score = HbA1c (in %) + [4 × insulin dose (in international units per kilogram per 24 h)] during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 24

  18. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at day 30

    Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to day 30

  19. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at day 63

    Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to day 63

  20. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 3

    Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 3

  21. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 6

    Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 6

  22. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 9

    Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 9

  23. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 12

    Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 12

  24. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 18

    Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 18

  25. Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period at month 24

    Change in Insulin requirement (insulin dose in international units per kilogram per 24 h) during the treatment period and during the 1 year follow-up period compared to baseline

    Measured: up to month 24

  26. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption and post-cyclosporin values at day 30

    Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values

    Measured: up to day 30

  27. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption and post-cyclosporin values at day 63

    Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values

    Measured: up to day 63

  28. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption and post-cyclosporin values at month 3

    Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values

    Measured: up to month 3

  29. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption and post-cyclosporin values at month 6

    Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values

    Measured: up to month 6

  30. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption and post-cyclosporin values at month 9

    Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values

    Measured: up to month 9

  31. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption and post-cyclosporin values at month 12

    Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values

    Measured: up to month 12

  32. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption and post-cyclosporin values at month 18

    Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values

    Measured: up to month 18

  33. Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption and post-cyclosporin values at month 24

    Change in Tregs values (in %/CD4+) after treatment interruption compared to baseline and post-cyclosporin values

    Measured: up to month 24

  34. incidence of adverse events at day 30

    incidence of adverse events throughout the study (according to NCI-CTC AE classification) to the Baseline to month 24

    Measured: up to day 30

  35. incidence of adverse events at day 63

    incidence of adverse events throughout the study (according to NCI-CTC AE classification) to the Baseline to month 24

    Measured: up to day 63

  36. incidence of adverse events at month 3

    incidence of adverse events throughout the study (according to NCI-CTC AE classification) to the Baseline to month 24

    Measured: up to month 3

  37. incidence of adverse events at month 6

    incidence of adverse events throughout the study (according to NCI-CTC AE classification) to the Baseline to month 24

    Measured: up to month 6

  38. incidence of adverse events at month 9

    incidence of adverse events throughout the study (according to NCI-CTC AE classification) to the Baseline to month 24

    Measured: up to month 9

  39. incidence of adverse events at month 12

    incidence of adverse events throughout the study (according to NCI-CTC AE classification) to the Baseline to month 24

    Measured: up to month 12

  40. incidence of adverse events at month 18

    incidence of adverse events throughout the study (according to NCI-CTC AE classification) to the Baseline to month 24

    Measured: up to month 18

  41. incidence of adverse events at month 24

    incidence of adverse events throughout the study (according to NCI-CTC AE classification) to the Baseline to month 24

    Measured: up to month 24

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Dec 2021
  2. Study start21 Sep 2022
  3. Primary completion29 Nov 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion29 Nov 2027 (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
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Single group during ciclosporin treatment and parallel group during ILT-101 treatment
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
24 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05153070
Sponsor's protocol ID
P120142
Acronym
DF-IL2-REP
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
16 Apr 2021
Last updated
9 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Cyclosporin and ILT101 in people with Type 1 Diabetes, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

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 10 inclusion and 25 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 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 France. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this 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.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact David Klatzmann, MD, Ph.D (01 42 17 74 61 ext. +33, david.klatzmann@sorbonne-universite.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Treg variation (time frame: From Day 63 to Day 67). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 Sep 2026.

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