Anakinra: Efficacy in the Management of Fever During Neutropenia and Mucositis in ASCT - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Korábbi kezelés

• Enrollment in any other investigational treatment study or use of an investigational agent during the stem cell transplantation (this means studies in multiple myeloma regarding induction or maintenance treatment are permitted).
• Received a live vaccine during the 3 months prior to baseline visit
• Recent use of IL-1 antagonist, such as anakinra, rilonacept or canakinumab, within three months prior to baseline visit
• Treatment with TNFα inhibiting agents (such as etanercept, adalimumab, infliximab, certolizumab and golimumab).
• Colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) prior to registration
• Subjects with an active solid malignancy prior to registration, with the exception of cutaneous basal or squamous cell carcinomas
• Subject has any concurrent medical or psychiatric condition or disease that is likely to interfere with the study procedures or results, or that in the opinion of the investigator, would constitute a hazard for participating in this study.

Más betegség

• Diagnosed with amyloidosis or light-chain deposition disease
• Uncontrolled bacterial or viral infections, or fungal infections, at the start of therapy
• Subjects who are not able to receive antibacterial prophylaxis with ciprofloxacin or colistin/cotrimoxazole (because of hypersensitivity or drug interactions)
• History of mycobacterial infection.
• Subjects with intrinsic disorders of the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract, including, but not limited to: Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, short bowel syndrome.

Laborértékek

• ALT or AST greater than 2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) of the local laboratories values.
• Bilirubin levels greater than 2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) of the local laboratories values, except for benign non-malignant indirect hyperbilirubinemia such as Gilbert syndrome
• Impaired renal function with eGFR <40 ml/min

Egyéb

• Inability to understand the nature and extent of the trial and the procedures required
• Women who are pregnant or nursing
• Gram-negative colonization resistant to prophylaxis with ciprofloxacin or colistin/cotrimoxazole

• Aged ≥ 18 years
• Diagnosed with multiple myeloma
• Scheduled to receive an autologous SCT after myeloablative therapy with high-dose melphalan
• Managed with a central venous catheter (triple- or quadruple lumen)
• Is able and willing to participate
• Has provided written informed consent
• Has negative serology for active hepatitis B and C
• Has negative serology for HIV
• Has no known hypersensitivity to Escherichia coli derived products or any components of anakinra
• Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation (during treatment with study medication), and for 30 days after the last dose.