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A Randomized Controlled Study of Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) Therapy With UVADEX for the Treatment of Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease (cGvHD)
In Brief
A Early Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating ECP Methoxsalen and Standard of Care for Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease. Completed, enrolled 60 participants across 32 sites in 8 countries.
Detailed Summary
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a long-lasting complication that can occur after transplants. The transplanted cells seem to fight with the patient's own cells. Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a fairly new procedure for cGVHD. The participant gets a port to hook up to a machine. The machine removes the white blood cells, mixes them with a light-sensitive drug, shines light on it, and puts all the blood back in. This study will find out if patients respond better if they get ECP with methoxsalen, in addition to the pills normally used to treat cGVHD.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Methoxsalen delivered by ECP
Tapered prednisone with cyclosporine or tacrolimus via oral administration, consistent with local institutional practice (corticosteroids and cyclosporine A/tacrolimus)