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A Study Using The Experimental Drug Called Imatinib (Gleevec) in Subjects With Systemic Sclerosis

NCT00512902 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2014-10-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of imatinib (gleevec) in subjects who have systemic sclerosis. Imatinib has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of newly diagnosed adult patients with CML (newly diagnosed adult patients and for the treatment of patients with an accelerated phase. Imatinib is also approved for the treatment of patients with a certain type of gastrointestinal cancer (called stromal tumors) but it has not been approved to treat systemic sclerosis. Imatinib works by interfering with an enzyme called tyrosine phosphatase resulting in suppression of the immune system. It als interferes with a protein called platelet derived growth factor receptor (PDGFr) that has been linked to increased fibrosis.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Imatinib

All subjects will receive gleevec. Subjects will have a clinic visit every 2 weeks for the first 20 weeks and then they will have one every 4 weeks for the remainder of the study. Gleevec will be taken by mouth everyday. It will be increased to a maximum of 600 mg every day. It will be increased 100 mg at each visit for the first 12 weeks. Your participation may last up to 1 year and participants will have approximately 18 clinic visits.

DRUG

Imatinib

Up to 600 mg QD PO for up to 1 year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel E. Furst, MD · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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