NCT07636655Not yet recruiting
Immune Monitoring Following B-cell Depletion in ANCA-associated Vasculitis
NALVANCA: Immune Monitoring Following B-cell Depletion in ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 7 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
ANCA-associated vasculitis is a serious autoimmune disease. The standard treatment is rituximab (RTX), which depletes B-cells to control inflammation. However, identifying patients at high risk of relapse remains a challenge, often leading to unnecessarily long treatments and side effects. Recent research suggests that RTX also impacts CD8+ T-cells, which could serve as valuable markers for better disease monitoring. The main goal of the NALVANCA cohort is to identify biomarkers within these CD8+ T-cells. Researchers aim to find biological signals that respond to treatment and can predict a relapse. By studying these markers at the start of therapy and during the immune recovery phase, the study hopes to personalize treatment duration and management for each patient. Recruitment targets adult patients diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis. Participants must provide written informed consent for the use and storage of their blood samples in a biocollection. The protocol involves long-term monitoring with regular sampling to track changes in immune cells alongside the patient's clinical health.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 4 Jun 2026
- Start date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- 1 Sept 2051
- Lead sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
- Diseases
- ANCA-associated vasculitis
- NCT number
- NCT07636655
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 120
- From 1 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Sept 2051
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- End-stage renal disease.
Other
- Patient unable to provide informed consent.
- Patient refusing to participate in the study.
- Progressive neoplasia (excluding cutaneous carcinomas)
Who the study is looking for
- Adult patient (age ≥ 18 years).
- Patient affiliated with the French social security system.
- Seropositive ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) (positive for anti-PR3 or anti-MPO) meeting the Chapel-Hill classification criteria.
- Patient scheduled to receive rituximab (RTX) maintenance therapy (500 mg every 6 months) following an initial flare or a relapse of the disease.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHU de Nantes Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nantes | France | Unknown status |
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