EsophagitisPhase 2IEENCT00523354
Off Label Use of Infliximab in Adult Patients With Severe Eosinophilic Esophagitis
A Phase 2 study testing Infliximab in people with Esophagitis, run by Swiss EE Study Group at 1 site in Switzerland.
Trial summary
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the esophagus with a constantly increasing prevalence. It has been demonstrated that the expression of the cytokine TNF-α is up regulated in EE and that this pro-inflammatory cytokine is highly expressed by the keratinocytes of the esophageal… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Esophagitis
- What is being tested?
- Infliximab
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- Not given
- Where
- 1 siteSwitzerland
- Study dates
- Aug 2007to Oct 2007
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adult patients with severe, corticosteroid-dependent eosinophilic esophagitis
Who cannot join
- Pregnancy
- Evidence of latent or active tuberculosis
- Other contra-indications for TNF-alpha blockers
- Unstable medical conditions
- Malignancies
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Switzerland1 site
EE-Clinics, Praxis Roemerhof
Olten, Canton of Solothurn, 4600
About this study
Official title: Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Study to Analyze the Efficacy of in TNF-Alpha Blockade in Adult Patients With Severe, Corticosteroid-Dependent Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the esophagus with a constantly increasing prevalence. It has been demonstrated that the expression of the cytokine TNF-α is up regulated in EE and that this pro-inflammatory cytokine is highly expressed by the keratinocytes of the esophageal epithelium in patients with active EE. Furthermore, it has been shown that TNF-α is capable to induce eotaxin-3 production in keratinocytes. These results suggest that TNF-α plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of EE. Based on these findings, the investigators plan a prospective T1 translational study with the purpose to evaluate the efficacy of an Infliximab monotherapy in adult patients with severe, corticosteroid-dependent EE.
Read the detailed description
Study Principle: An open-conducted, un-controlled, off label use of Infliximab will be performed in at least 3 individuals with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE) to evaluate the efficacy of an TNF-α blockade in the treatment of adult patients with severe, isolated EE.
Rationale for this Trial: Eosinophilic Esophagitis is a chronic, TH2-type dominant inflammatory disorder of the esophagus with a constantly increasing prevalence. It has been demonstrated that the cytokines TNF-α and IL-5 as well as the chemokine eotaxin-3 play a crucial role in the immuno-pathogenesis of this disease. These mediators are potential targets for therapeutic interventions. The established diagnostic criteria of EE are PPI-resistent esophageal related symptoms in combination with an infiltration of the esophageal mucosa with more than 20 eosinophils/hpf, a tissue where eosinophils are not normally encountered.
Treatment strategies in chronic inflammations have basically two goals: 1) Relief of symptoms; and 2) Prevention of long-term damage of the affected organ, due to a persistence of an uncontrolled inflammation. Standard recommendations for medical therapy of EE include systemic or topical corticosteroids and leukotriene antagonists. The treatment with corticosteroids is limited by the occurence of steroid-dependence and steroid-resistance, as well as the corticosteroid adherent side effects.
Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal IgG antibody, is a potent inhibitor of the soluble and the membrane-bound form of TNF-α. Its efficacy in inducing and maintaining a remission in several TH1- and TH2-type inflammations is well documented. Infliximab is since more than 5 years approved for the therapy of these immune-mediated inflammations. Today, it is used as standard therapy in a subset of severe forms in these disorders. Meanwhile an overwhelming mass of data has confirmed the efficacy and the safety of this compound.
Purpose of this Study:The purpose of this pilot-trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a TNF-α blockade with Infliximab monotherapy as induction-treatment in adult patients with severe EE.
- Conditions
- Esophagitis
- Being tested
- Infliximab
- Keywords
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis, TNF-alpha, TNF-alpha Blockade, Infliximab
- Medical subject headings
- Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Esophagitis
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
InfliximabDrug
Also called Remicade
Induction therapy with 2 infusions, each 5 mg/kg body weight within 2 wks
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (open-label) | Experimental | prospective, open label, uncontrolled trial Receives: Drug: Infliximab |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Tissue eosinophilia before and after therapy
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted31 Aug 2007 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2007
- Primary completionSep 2007
- Study completionOct 2007
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for EsophagitisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Swiss EE Study Group
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Hans-Uwe Simon, MD and PhD, Study chair, Deaprtment of Pharmacology, University Bern, Bern, Switzerland
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00523354
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Swiss EE-Study Group
- Acronym
- IEE
- Status last verified
- Apr 2009
- First submitted
- 30 Aug 2007
- Last updated
- 7 Apr 2009
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Apr 2009. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Study to Analyze the Efficacy of in TNF-Alpha Blockade in Adult Patients With Severe, Corticosteroid-Dependent Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00523354
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IEE / Swiss EE-Study Group
- Conditions
- Esophagitis
- Keywords
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis, TNF-alpha, TNF-alpha Blockade, Infliximab
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Lead sponsor
- Swiss EE Study GroupUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Aug 2007
- Primary completion
- Sep 2007 (actual)
- Study completion
- Oct 2007 (actual)
- First posted
- 31 Aug 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the esophagus with a constantly increasing prevalence. It has been demonstrated that the expression of the cytokine TNF-α is up regulated in EE and that this pro-inflammatory cytokine is highly expressed by the keratinocytes of the esophageal epithelium in patients with active EE. Furthermore, it has been shown that TNF-α is capable to induce eotaxin-3 production in keratinocytes. These results suggest that TNF-α plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of EE. Based on these findings, the investigators plan a prospective T1 translational study with the purpose to evaluate the efficacy of an Infliximab monotherapy in adult patients with severe, corticosteroid-dependent EE.
Detailed description
Study Principle: An open-conducted, un-controlled, off label use of Infliximab will be performed in at least 3 individuals with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE) to evaluate the efficacy of an TNF-α blockade in the treatment of adult patients with severe, isolated EE.
Rationale for this Trial: Eosinophilic Esophagitis is a chronic, TH2-type dominant inflammatory disorder of the esophagus with a constantly increasing prevalence. It has been demonstrated that the cytokines TNF-α and IL-5 as well as the chemokine eotaxin-3 play a crucial role in the immuno-pathogenesis of this disease. These mediators are potential targets for therapeutic interventions. The established diagnostic criteria of EE are PPI-resistent esophageal related symptoms in combination with an infiltration of the esophageal mucosa with more than 20 eosinophils/hpf, a tissue where eosinophils are not normally encountered.
Treatment strategies in chronic inflammations have basically two goals: 1) Relief of symptoms; and 2) Prevention of long-term damage of the affected organ, due to a persistence of an uncontrolled inflammation. Standard recommendations for medical therapy of EE include systemic or topical corticosteroids and leukotriene antagonists. The treatment with corticosteroids is limited by the occurence of steroid-dependence and steroid-resistance, as well as the corticosteroid adherent side effects.
Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal IgG antibody, is a potent inhibitor of the soluble and the membrane-bound form of TNF-α. Its efficacy in inducing and maintaining a remission in several TH1- and TH2-type inflammations is well documented. Infliximab is since more than 5 years approved for the therapy of these immune-mediated inflammations. Today, it is used as standard therapy in a subset of severe forms in these disorders. Meanwhile an overwhelming mass of data has confirmed the efficacy and the safety of this compound.
Purpose of this Study:The purpose of this pilot-trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a TNF-α blockade with Infliximab monotherapy as induction-treatment in adult patients with severe EE.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (open-label) | Experimental | Drug: Infliximabprospective, open label, uncontrolled trial |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Adult patients with severe, corticosteroid-dependent eosinophilic esophagitis
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Pregnancy
- Evidence of latent or active tuberculosis
- Other contra-indications for TNF-alpha blockers
- Unstable medical conditions
- Malignancies
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| InfliximabAlso: RemicadeInduction therapy with 2 infusions, each 5 mg/kg body weight within 2 wks | Drug | 1 (open-label) |
Primary outcome
Tissue eosinophilia before and after therapy
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Apr 2009.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Hans-Uwe Simon, MD and PhD study chair
Deaprtment of Pharmacology, University Bern, Bern, Switzerland
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Infliximab in people with Esophagitis, run by Swiss EE Study Group at 1 site in Switzerland.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Apr 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Tissue eosinophilia before and after therapy. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Apr 2009; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.