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Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Ruxolitinib Cream for Non-Sclerotic Chronic Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host Disease

A Pilot, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Vehicle- and Comparator-Controlled Trial on Safety and Efficacy of a Topical Inhibitor of Janus Kinase 1/2 (Ruxolitinib INCB018424 Phosphate 1.5% Cream) for Non-Sclerotic Chronic Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03954236
Enrollment
24
Registered
2019-05-17
Start date
2019-05-14
Completion date
2027-02-06
Last updated
2026-07-10

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Conditions

Non-sclerotic Cutaneous Chronic Graft-versus-host Disease

Keywords

Ruxolitinib Cream, 18-412

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effects of ruxolitinib 1.5% cream with those of standard moisturizers in people with non-sclerotic chronic cutaneous GVHD.

Interventions

Patients will be prescribed twice daily use of topical ruxolitinib 1.5% cream (randomized half of face/body) to a maximum of 20% BSA on each side for 28 ± 3 days. Topical ruxolitinib will be provided as topical cream. At the end of the 28 ± 3 days study visit, patients will remain blinded to treatment arms. After trial completion (day 28 ± 3 days), all patients will be offered repeated treatment cycle with topical ruxolitinib or standard of care therapy.

OTHERTopical vehicle/moisturizer cream

Patients will be prescribed twice daily use of vehicle/moisturizer (for contralateral side of face/body) to a maximum of 20% BSA on each side for 28 ± 3 days.At the end of the 28 ± 3 days study visit, patients will remain blinded to treatment arms. After trial completion (day 28 ± 3 days), all patients will be offered repeated treatment cycle with topical ruxolitinib or standard of care therapy.

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER
Hackensack Meridian Health
CollaboratorOTHER
Incyte Corporation
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients (≥ 12 years) * History of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * BSA of at least 2% of clinically or histologically confirmed non-sclerotic cutaneous chronic graft-versus-host disease (diagnosed and BSA calculated in accordance with the National Institutes of Health Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Consensus for Clinical Trials: I. The 2014 Diagnosis and Staging Working Group Report) * Patients age ≥ 18 years must provide written informed consent; or patients age ≥12 years and \<18 years must provide assent and have at least one guardian provide written informed consent to participate in the study. * Able to self-administer topical interventions or provide for another person to apply the topical interventions (while wearing nitrile gloves) * If on systemic therapy for GVHD, systemic therapy must be stable for past 4 weeks; however, any planned systemic corticosteroid taper during the study will be permitted.Changes in systemic therapy during the study period will be allowed for the management of non-skin GVHD. * Any concurrent topical therapies including topical corticosteroids, topical calcienurin inhibitors, moisturizers, phototherapy (narrowband UVB or UVA1); or excimer laser therapy must be discontinued on Study Day 0.

Exclusion criteria

* Known history of allergy to any ingredient of the study medication * Patients with deep sclerotic cutaneous graft-versus-host disease including deep sclerotic subtypes of chronic cutaneous GVHD * Use of concurrent topical therapy including topical corticosteroids, topical calcienurin inhibitors, moisturizers, phototherapy (narrowband UVB or UVA1); or excimer laser therapy after Study Day 0 up to and including Study Day 28. * Changes in systemic therapy during study period for the purpose of treating skin GVHD. * Special populations: * vulnerable populations e.g. decisionally impaired (cognitive, psychiatric), terminally ill, prisoners * patients who, in the opinion of the investigator have a condition that precludes their ability to provide an informed consent * Concurrent participation in another topical trial of a drug(s) or medical device, or the subject is in an exclusion period after a previous trial of drug(s) or medical device * Pregnancy or lactation * Patients with inadequate liver function (ALT above 4 × upper limit of normal \[ULN\] for the patient's age or direct bilirubin 4 × ULN for the patient's age and the laboratory abnormalities are considered to be due to underlying liver dysfunction) unless attributed to GVHD (if direct bilirubin is not in the medical record, it is acceptable to use total bilirubin x4 ULN). * Active uncontrolled infection requiring systemic therapy. Subjects with a controlled infection receiving definitive therapy for 48 hours prior to enrollment are eligible.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reduction in Body Surface Area (BSA) From Day 1 and Day 2828 days (+/-3 days)The difference in BSA of non-sclerotic cutaneous cGVHD between ruxolitinib treated side and vehicle treated sides of the face/body at study completion

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Improvement in Physician's Global Assessment of Clinical Condition (PGA) at From Day 1 and Day 2828 days (+/-3 days)The difference in the Physician's Global Assessment/PGA of non-sclerotic and superficially sclerotic cutaneous cGVHD between ruxolitinib treated side and vehicle treated sides of the face/body at study completion (day 28 visit). Grade of Rash as follows: Grade 0, Clinical Complete Response, Completely clear; NED (100% improvement); Grade 1-3, Partial Response, from very significant clearance to moderate improvement (\>90% to \>/= 50% improvement); Grade 4 and 5, Stable Disease, No change to some improvement (,50% to \>/=25%); Grade 6, Progressive Disease, Disease is worse than at baseline evaluation by \>/= 25%.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAlina Markova, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Continuous52 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
19 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
14 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
24 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
13 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
11 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
8 / 240 / 120 / 12
other
Total, other adverse events
7 / 240 / 120 / 12
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 240 / 120 / 12

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 18, 2026