A Trial of Crizanlizumab for the Treatment of Retinal Vasculopathy With Cerebral Leukoencephalopathy (RVCL)

Who is this study for? Patients with Retinal Vasculopathy Cerebral Leukoencephalopathy
What treatments are being studied? Crizanlizumab
Status: Active_not_recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

This is a Phase 2 trial that will test the efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab for the treatment of retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy (RVCL), a very rare and uniformly fatal genetic condition that affects the microvasculature, especially of the brain and eye. There currently is no treatment for RVCL. A maximum of 20 patients will be enrolled.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 25
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• A diagnosis of RVCL with confirmation by genetic test

• At least 25 years of age with imaging evidence of brain or eye disease at the time of study registration

• Normal hematologic function defined as: White blood cell count (WBC) \> 4x109/L, Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>1.5x109/L and Platelets \> 100x109/L

• Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must agree to refrain from becoming pregnant while on study drug and for 3 months after discontinuation from study drug, and must agree to use adequate contraception including hormonal contraception, (i.e. birth control pills, etc), barrier method contraception (i.e. condoms), or abstinence during that time-frame

• Able to understand and willing to sign an Internal Review Board (IRB)-approved written informed consent document (or that of legally authorized representative, if applicable)

Locations
United States
Missouri
Andria Ford
Saint Louis
Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-01-25
Completion Date: 2027-08-25
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Treatments
Other: Single Arm Study
Single arm study: crizanlizumab will be supplied in single use vials containing 10 mL at a concentration of 10 mg/mL for administration by IV infusion. Each patient will receive one dose of crizanlizumab on day 1 of Week 1, day 1 of Week 3, day 1 of Week 7, and then day 1 of every 4-week cycle. On infusion day, the pharmacist or designated personnel will prepare individual doses of crizanlizumab for subjects on a milligram per kilogram basis (5 mg/kg) in a 100 mL infusion bag in accordance with the Pharmacy Manual. Crizanlizumab will be administered over 30 minutes by IV infusion
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Sponsors
Leads: Washington University School of Medicine

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