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Completed Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional

Clinical Trial of Rituximab in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01713738

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Official title

Open Label, Phase I/II Trial of Rituximab for Chronic, Severe Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)in Children and Adolescents

Brief summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of rituximab in children ages 18 months to 18 years, who have severe, chronic ITP. Eligible patients with either primary or secondary ITP are treated with rituximab once a week for 4 doses, and then followed for up to one year. Response is defined as having a platelet count greater than or equal to 50,000/mL on four consecutive weekly measures beginning anytime in weeks 9 - 12.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01713738
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Lead sponsor
Neufeld, Ellis J, MD, PhD
Individual
Enrollment
36 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Months to 18 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
May 2003 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Dec 2005 (Actual)
Completion
Dec 2005 (Actual)
Last update posted
Nov 9, 2012

2003 – 2005

United States locations

U.S. sites
9
U.S. states
6
U.S. cities
9
Facility City State ZIP Site status
UCLA, Mattel Children's Hospital Los Angeles California 90095 —
Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto California 94305 —
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94143 —
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta Georgia 30322 —
Children's Hospital Boston Boston Massachusetts 02115 —
Van Eslander Cancer Center, St. John Hospital Detroit Michigan 48236 —
Weill Medical College at Cornell University New York New York 10021 —
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas Texas 75390 —
Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030 —

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