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Safety Study of Abatacept to Treat Refractory Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis, Trial of Abatacept in Refractory Disease (STAR). A Prospective Open-Label Trial of Abatacept in Progressive Sarcoidosis

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00739960
Acronym
STAR
Enrollment
1
Registered
2008-08-22
Start date
2008-08-31
Completion date
2008-12-31
Last updated
2020-03-23

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Conditions

Sarcoidosis

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how safe and effective Abatacept is in treating patients who have progressive pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Interventions

DRUGAbatacept

10mg/kg IV (infusion directly into the vein of the arm) Day 1, week 2, week 4 and then every 4 week for 44 weeks.

Sponsors

Bristol-Myers Squibb
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
University of Chicago
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Primary Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of sarcoidosis for at least 1 year with lung disease * Active disease despite current treatment * On a stable dose of sarcoidosis treatment with oral steroids, methotrexate, or hydroxychloroquine, for at least 90 days Primary

Exclusion criteria

* Previous treatment with Abatacept * Currently receiving or received within the last 60 days the following: TNFα-inhibitors (infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab) * Currently receiving or received within the last 30 days the following: cyclosporine, tacrolimus or leflunomide * Previous treatment of IVIg within the last 6 months * History of chronic infection that has been active within last 60 days, or herpes zoster within last 6 months, or any infection requiring hospitalization or intravenous medication within last 60 days or oral medication within the last 2 weeks * History of congestive heart failure * HIV

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Safety of Abatacept in Progressive Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.24 weeks and 52 weeksAdverse events that are considered by the investigator to be reasonably or probably related to Abatacept.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change From Baseline in 6-minute Walk Distance.24 weeks and 52 weeks

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Open Label
Open label for Abatacept
1
Total1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOpen Label
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
1 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
1 / 1
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1

Outcome results

Primary

Safety of Abatacept in Progressive Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.

Adverse events that are considered by the investigator to be reasonably or probably related to Abatacept.

Time frame: 24 weeks and 52 weeks

Population: Since this study was designed to be a safety study, we chose safety as the primary outcome. Any change of symptoms from baseline was considered possibly related to the study drug, although unlikely. The study was discontinued due to funding withdrawal caused by the principal investigator switching institutions.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
AbataceptSafety of Abatacept in Progressive Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.1 participant adverse events
Secondary

Change From Baseline in 6-minute Walk Distance.

Time frame: 24 weeks and 52 weeks

Population: Data was not collected for this Outcome Measure.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026