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Mini-dose MTX Plus Standard-dose Steroid for the Initial Treatment of Acute GVHD

Randomized Trial of Mini-dose Methotrexate Plus Standard-dose Steroid vs Steroids for the Initial Treatment of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05921305
Enrollment
218
Registered
2023-06-27
Start date
2023-08-03
Completion date
2026-09-30
Last updated
2025-06-03

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Conditions

Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

Brief summary

This trial is a randomized (1:1) phase III open label study of frontline mini-MTX plus methylprednisolone 2mg/kg/day compared to methylprednisolone 2mg/kg in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients with grade 2-4 aGVHD.

Detailed description

Allo-HSCT is an effective treatment of malignant hematopoietic diseases. However, aGVHD remains a major complication after allo-HSCT. Corticosteroid is the standard first-line therapy for aGVHD. However, the response rate of corticosteroid was approximate 50%, and the clinical outcomes of patients with corticosteroid refractory GVHD were poor. Thus far, no combination therapy had been prove to be superior to corticosteroid alone as initial therapy for aGVHD. The study hypothesis: MTX combined corticosteroid treatment could help to control aGVHD.

Interventions

DRUGMTX

MTX (5mg/m\^2/day) was given on days 1, 3, and 8, and repeated weekly until aGVHD was CR

DRUGCorticosteroid

Corticosteroid Methylprednisolone 2 mg/kg/day was given for 3 days, and for responding patients, the dose of prednisone must be at least 0.25mg/kg/day prednisone (or 0.2mg/kg/day methylprednisolone).

Sponsors

Peking University People's Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients who are fully informed and sign informed consent by themselves or their guardians; 2. Patients receiving first allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; 3. Patients with acute graft-versus-host disease of grade II-IV were diagnosed after transplantation; 4. KPS\>60, Estimated survival \>3 months; 5. No serious organ damage: 1. ANC in peripheral blood is greater than 0.5×109/l 2. Creatinine \< 1.5mg/dl 3. Cardiac ejection index \> 55%

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with severe brain, heart, kidney or liver dysfunction unrelated to graft-versus host disease; 2. Patients with uncontrollable active infection; 3. Patients with recurrence of primary malignant hematopathy; 4. Expected survival is less than 3 months 5. Patients who have histories of severe allergic reactions 6. Pregnant or lactating women 7. The researcher judges that there are other factors that are not suitable for participating 8. Patients who received donor lymphocyte infusion

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall response rate (ORR) for aGVHD treatment after treatment14 daysOverall response rate is defined as the proportion of patients demonstrating a complete response or partial response without requirement for additional systemic therapies for an earlier progression, mixed response or non-response

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall response rate (ORR) for aGVHD treatment at 42 days after treatment42 daysOverall response rate is defined as the proportion of patients demonstrating a complete response or partial response without requirement for additional systemic therapies for an earlier progression, mixed response or non-response
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.042 daysData collection including questionnaires at individual and group visits and physician interviews at individual visits will be used to assess participants for treatment-related adverse events.
cGVHD1 yearsThe cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD
Infection and poor graft function1 yearThe cumulative incidence of severe infection and poor graft function
Overall response rate (ORR) for aGVHD treatment at 28 days after treatment28 daysOverall response rate is defined as the proportion of patients demonstrating a complete response or partial response without requirement for additional systemic therapies for an earlier progression, mixed response or non-response
Non-relapse mortality1 yearThe cumulative incidence of non-relapse mortality
Overall survival1 yearThe cumulative incidence of overall survival
Disease free survival1 yearThe cumulative incidence of disease free survival
Relapse1 yearThe cumulative incidence of relapse

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactYu Wang, M.D.
ywyw3172@sina.com86-13552647384
Backup ContactXiao-Jun Huang, M.D.

Outcome results

None listed

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