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Novel, out-patient based oral combination therapy for children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis that has relapsed or is refractory to therapy

Prospective Collaborative Study for pulse dexamethasone and lenalidomide in Relapsed / Refractory Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LENDEXLCH study)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/07/026937
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-07-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C960- Multifocal and multisystemic (disseminated) Langerhans-cell histiocytosis

Interventions

Intervention1: PULSE DEXAMETHASONE AND LENALIDOMIDE: THE COMBINATION IS GIVEN FOR SIX CYCLES WITH EACH CYCLE FOR 28 DAYS. LENALIDOMIDE IS GIVEN FOR 21/28 DAYS, PULSE DEXAMETHASONE ONCE A WEEK Control

Sponsors

RAMYA UPPULURI
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients from 1 year of age to 18 years of age with biopsy proven LCH 2. Relapsed or refractory disease after having received 6 to 12 weeks of induction chemotherapy with Vinblastine plus prednisolone as per LCH II or III protocol 3. Relapsed or refractory disease after receiving salvage chemotherapy with cladribine +/- cytarabine can also be included 4. Patients with low-risk disease at the time of relapse may be offered LenDex upfront 5. Patients with high-risk disease at the time of relapse may be offered LenDex upfront or after salvage treatment, based on the discretion of the treating physician

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy or lactation 2. Patients with renal impairment defined as a serum creatinine > 1 3. Patients with liver impairment (excluding those due to disease) defined as SGPT and/or PT more than 5 times the upper limit of normal 4. Patients with pre-existing peripheral neuropathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Response to six cycles of chemotherapy 2. Event free survival and Overall Survival for all patients treated as per this protocol 3. Adverse effects of the drugs noted during and post treatment 4. Correlation of risk factors at the time of enrolment in the study with outcome Timepoint: EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cost-effectiveness of the combination LenDexTimepoint: Every 6 months for 2 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRAMYA UPPULURI

APOLLO HOSPITALS

ramya.december@gmail.com8939710906

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026