Clinical trial NCT03595488: Dupilumab for Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease
Official title: Dupilumab as add-on Therapy for Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease
Lead sponsor: Rochester General Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-07-23
Enrollment: 11
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Subjects with physician-diagnosed aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) who remain unacceptably symptomatic with a SNOT 22 score \> 18 despite routine medical therapy will be enrolled in this single center, single-blinded study assessing the efficacy of dupilumab in AERD.

Detailed description: This is a single blind, placebo controlled trial to be conducted in adult patients with AERD to determine the efficacy and safety of dupilumab in treating symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis.

All subjects will be treated with the FDA-approved and the commercially available dose for adult atopic dermatitis of 300 mg every 2 weeks administered subcutaneously, based on the observed efficacy and safety of this dose. In addition to atopic dermatitis, this dose has also been shown to be efficacious in adult asthma.15 Patients will not be treated with a loading dose since other studies of dupilumab in asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis have not used a loading dose.

There will be a one month screening period to determine the patient's eligibility and establish symptom control and baseline parameters.

Patients will continue their background medications for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis and asthma. These medications may include nasal corticosteroids, nasal antihistamines, systemic antihistamines, leukotriene receptor antagonists, 5 lipo-oxygenase inhibitors, inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting beta agonists, and long acting muscarinic antagonists. These controller medications will not be dispensed or supplied by the sponsor.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients 18 years and older with a physician diagnosis of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, as defined by a physician diagnosis of asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, and a convincing clinical history of NSAID sensitivity
2. All subjects must have a SNOT 22 score ≥ 19 despite standard medical therapy. This minimal SNOT 22 was calculated by taking the range of SNOT 22 scores in studies of normal controls plus 8.9, which is the minimal clinically meaningful improvement in SNOT 22 score detected by patients.
3. Able to understand and willingness to sign informed consent
4. Able to comply with study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient \< 18 years of age
2. Pregnancy or breast feeding
3. Current tobacco use
4. Significant, uncontrolled medical conditions
5. Ongoing malignancy or history of malignancy in remission within the past 12 months
6. Current treatment with immunosuppressive medications except chronic oral steroids
7. Currently increasing dose of aeroallergen immunotherapy (patients on stable dose of aeroallergen immunotherapy will be allowed to participate)
8. Treatment with omalizumab, reslizumab, mepolizumab within 4 months of enrollment

Primary outcomes:
measure: SNOT 22 Score
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study(7 months total)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: UPSIT
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Lund Mackay score
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: ACT score
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Asthma Mini-AQLQ, 15 questions to assess quality of life. This assessment takes approximately 4-5 minutes to complete the questions.
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Change in FEV1
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Change in FeNO
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Eosinophil count
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Total serum IgE
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Serum tryptase
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Serum TARC (thymus and activation regulated cytokine)
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: Serum prostaglandin D2
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: 24 hour urinary leukotriene E4
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: To assess the safety and tolerability of dupilumab
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
measure: To assess cumulative dose of systemic steroids
timeFrame: From baseline to completion of study( 7 months total)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: Rochester Regional Health - Allergy/Immunology
state: New York
Study officials:
affiliation: Lead Physician
name: S Shahzad Mustafa, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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