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Mepolizumab and in Office-office Nasal Polypectomy in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS).

Mepolizumab and in Office-office Nasal Polypectomy in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS). A Three Arm Study.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07814924
Acronym
MELYSA
Enrollment
75
Registered
2026-09-11
Start date
2024-12-31
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2026-09-11

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Conditions

Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps

Keywords

mepolizumab, polypeptomy, in office nasal

Brief summary

This randomized, controlled multicenter trial will recruit patients aged 18 to 70 years with recurrent nasal polyposis requiring surgery and indication for biologic treatment according to EPOS 2020 guideline. Patients in the Mepolizumab arms will receive 100 mg of subcutaneous mepolizumab every 4 weeks for a total of 12 doses in addition to daily topical corticosteroid treatment. All study procedures will be performed in five study visits and may take approximately 30 minutes. Clinical assessments include ifferent questionnaires and nasal endoscopy. This trial includes three treatment arms. 1. Combined group (In-office nasal polypectomy group with mepolizumab): This group will undergone in-office nasal polypectomy and will receive Mepolizumab. 2. Medical group (mepolizumab): This group will receive Mepolizumab. 3. Surgical group (In-office nasal polypectomy): This group will undergone in-office nasal polypectomy. The main advantage is that it allows comparison of mepolizumab versus surgery and surgery/mepolizumab versus surgery + mepolizumab, providing more information on the most effective therapeutic approach. The presence of adverse effects will be assessed in each treatment arm.

Detailed description

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and indication for biologic treatment according to the criteria of the EPOS2020 guideline. Presence of bilateral polyps in a patient who had endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) (except in cases where the patient is not fit for surgery) and three of the following criteria are required: 1. Evidence of type 2 inflammation (tissue eos\> 10/hpf\* or blood eos\>250, OR total IgE\> 100). \* Whenever possible histology from previous surgery should be reviewed to confirm if eosinophilic pathology. If the previous surgery was performed more than 2 years earlier, a blood eosinophil count is essential, as the previous biopsy data may not be relevant. 2. Need for systemic corticosteroids or contraindication to systemic steroids (≥ 2 courses per yr, OR long term (\>3 months) 3. Significantly impaired quality of life (SNOT ≥ 40) 4. Significant loss of smell (VAS). 5. Diagnosis of comorbid asthma

Interventions

PROCEDUREsurgical arm

polypectomy in the office and will not receive mepolizumab treatment.

will not undergo in-office nasal polypectomy and will start treatment with mepolizumab directly after randomization.

OTHERcombined arm

in-office nasal polypectomy before starting treatment with mepolizumab. Mepolizumab treatment will be administered at the surgical procedure visit or within 48 hours after the polypectomy.

Sponsors

Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Participant 18 years of age or older 2. Patients with a diagnosis of CRS with polyposis according to the criteria of the EPOS2020 guideline: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in adults is defined as presence of two or more symptoms, one of which should be either nasal blockage / obstruction / congestion or nasal discharge (anterior / posterior nasal drip); ± facial pain/pressure; ± reduction or loss of smell; for ≥12 weeks; and either endoscopic signs of nasal polyps, and/or CT changes: mucosal changes within the ostiomeatal complex and/or sinuses. 3. Patients with indication for biologic treatment according to the criteria of the EPOS2020 guideline. Presence of bilateral polyps in a patient who had ESS and three of the following criteria are required: 3.1. Evidence of type 2 inflammation (tissue eos\> 10/hpf\* or blood eos\>250, OR total IgE\> 100). \* Whenever possible histology from previous surgery should be reviewed to confirm if eosinophilic pathology. If the previous surgery was performed more than 2 years earlier, a blood eosinophil count is essential, as the previous biopsy data may not be relevant. 3.2. Need for systemic corticosteroids or contraindication to systemic steroids (≥ 2 courses per yr, OR long term (\>3 months) 3.3. Significantly impaired quality of life (SNOT ≥ 40) 3.4. Significant loss of smell (≥7 VAS) 3.5. Diagnosis of comorbid asthma 4. Basal eosinophil count (BEC) ≥300 cells/µL for surgical naïve patients- or for those who have had surgery and have recurrence . The result of a previous analysis would be valid if it was obtained in a period of time not exceeding one year 5. Patients have been informed and signed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

1. Any serious or uncontrolled systemic or psychiatric illness that prevents a correct cognitive or endoscopic assessment or does not advise participation in the study. 2. Unilateral localized secondary CRS (odontogenic, fungal ball, tumor). 3. Bilateral diffuse secondary CRS (cystic fibrosis; eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis-S. de Churg-Strauss-; granulomatosis with polyangiitis-S de Wegener-; primary ciliary dyskinesia; selective immunodeficiencies. 4. Pregnancy/ breast feeding. 5. Hypersensitivity to mepolizumab or its excipients. 6. Patients unable to complete the questionnaire or follow prescribed treatment. 7. Patients who are participating in another clinical trial related to polyposis or asthma. 8. Previously documented failure with IL-5/IL-5 receptor biologics

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
the efficacy of mepolizumab+polypectomy compared to mepolizumab or polypectomy, using the change from baseline in sinonasal outcome test (SNOT-22) total score at week 52.12 mothsSNOT-22 total score ranges from 0 to 110, with higher scores indicating worse quality of life/more severe symptoms.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in nasal polyposis severity VAS score at V1, V6, V12.1 month, 6 months and 12 monthsVAS score ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity.
Change in endoscopic nasal polyp score at V1, V6, V121 month, 6 months and 12 months
Improvement in individual VAS symptoms (rhinorrhea, mucus in throat, nasal blockage, and sense of smell), patient-reported outcomes at V1, V6, V121 month, 6 months and 12 months
Number of patients no longer requiring rescue systemic corticosteroid treatment throughout the first year after the first month of starting the study12 months
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) Related to Mepolizumab and/or In-office Nasal Polypectomy1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 8 months, 10 months and 12 monthsAdverse events collected at each study visit and classified as serious or non-serious per protocol definitions, and by causal relationship to treatment (unrelated, possible, probable) as assessed by the investigator.
Change from baseline in sinonasal outcome test (SNOT-22) total score at weeks 4 and 241 month and 12 months

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 12, 2026