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EpilepsyNCT03184597

HLA Screening in Reducing the Risk of Antiepileptic Drug-induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions

A study testing HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs in people with Epilepsy and Neuropathy, run by Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University at 1 site in China.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (cADRs) include mild maculopapular exanthema (MPE) and severe cutaneous reactions such as hypersensitivity syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Epilepsy, Neuropathy, Psychiatric Illness
What is being tested?
HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4,000 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Aug 2017to Jun 2021
Phase
Interventional
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients who are going to receive a kind of aromatic AEDs including CBZ, OXC, LTG, PHT, and PB as a new therapy. An AED was deemed newly commenced if there was no record of its prescription in at least the previous 12 months.
  • Ethnic Han Chinese. None of the biological grandparents of the participants were from other races.

Who cannot join

  • individuals who are not of Han Chinese descent.
  • individuals who had undergone bone marrow transplantation

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Wei-Ping Liao, M.D.,Ph.D. contact

+86-20-34152625

wpliao@163.net

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical Universty

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510260

    Wei-Ping Liao, M.D., Ph.D., +86-20-34152625, wpliao@163.net

    Na He, +86-20-34152640, henachilli@163.com

    Recruiting

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: HLA Screening in Reducing the Risk of Antiepileptic Drug-induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions: a Multicenter Clinical Study

Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (cADRs) include mild maculopapular exanthema (MPE) and severe cutaneous reactions such as hypersensitivity syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). cADRs are considered as a major public health issue because of their potentially life-threatening morbidity, especially severe cutaneous reactions. The incidence of SJS/TEN is estimated to vary from 1 in 1,000 to 10,000 drug exposures, and its mortality is as high as 35%. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), particularly those with aromatic ring structures such as carbamazepine (CBZ), oxcarbazepine (OXC), lamotrigine (LTG), phenobarbital (PB), and phenytoin (PHT), are among the most common causes of severe cutaneous reactions. The incidence of AED-induced SJS was estimated as 0.2% and all cases occurred in individuals receiving aromatic AEDs.

Previous studies have validated that the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele HLA-B*15:02 is strongly associated with CBZ-induced SJS/TEN in southern Han Chinese and populations in southeast Asia. Our recent studies indicated that HLA-A*24:02 is a common genetic risk factor for CBZ-, LTG-, and PHT-induced SJS/TEN. It is also associated with MPE. Additionally, another four alleles, including HLA-B*15:01, HLA-B*15:11, HLA-A*02:01,and HLA-DRB1*01:01, were showed to be potential risk factors for aromatic AEDs-induced SJS/TEN. In 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration issued the safety alert that recommended HLA-B*15:02 screening for people with Asian ancestry before starting CBZ, and avoidance of the drug if the test is positive. Subsequent studies from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand demonstrated that HLA-B*15:02 screening before commencing CBZ can significantly reduce the incidence of CBZ-induced SJS/TEN. However, the overall incidence of AEDs-induced SJS/TEN remained unchanged in Hong Kong, as PHT-induced SJS/TEN increased when CBZ-SJS/TEN decreased. Moreover, no study focuses on the incidences of AEDs-induced cADRs with and without HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs. Therefore, we are planning to conduct a multicenter prospective study to examine the reduction of AEDs-induced cADRs after the HLA screening prior to the beginning of aromatic AEDs administration.

Read the detailed description

In this prospective study, 4000 or more patients from multicenters in southern China will be recruited. A HLA screening will be conducted before these patients start aromatic AEDs treatments. According to the HLA genotype, these patients will be divided into four groups that are three positive groups with different risk alleles and one negative group with no known risk allele. Aromatic AEDs were avoided or administrated with caution according to the risk level in the three positive groups, while they can be prescribed in the negative group. The effectiveness of HLA screening prior to the beginning of aromatic AEDs administration will be observed by the reduction of overall incidence of AEDs-induced cADRs.

Being tested
HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs
Keywords
HLA screening, SJS/TEN, MPE, AEDs
Medical subject headings
Epilepsy, Mental Disorders, Blepharospasm, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDsDiagnostic test

    When the risk HLA alleles are tested positive for the patients, aromatic AEDs were avoided or administrated with caution according to the risk level.

Study groups in NCT03184597
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group with two strong risk factorsExperimentalWhen HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs shows positive for both HLA-A*24:02 and HLA-B*15:02 in a patient, aromatic AEDs were not administrated for this patient.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs
Group with one strong risk factorsExperimentalWhen HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs shows positive for HLA-B*15:02, carbamazepine (CBZ) was not administrated, and other aromatic AEDs were prescribed with caution or avoided if alternative non-aromatic AEDs can be prescribed instead. When HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs shows positive for HLA-B*15:01 or HLA-A*24:02, aromatic AEDs were prescribed with caution or avoided if alternative non-aromatic AEDs can be prescribed instead.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs
Group with one potential risk factorsExperimentalWhen HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs shows positive for any potential risk allele such as HLA-B*15:11, HLA-A*02:01and HLA-DRB1*01:01, aromatic AEDs were prescribed with caution or avoided if alternative non-aromatic AEDs can be prescribed instead.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs
Group without known risk factorsExperimentalWhen HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs shows negative for any known HLA risk allele , aromatic AEDs was administrated to these patients.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. AEDs-induced cADRs incidence

    the incidence of AEDs-induced cADRs within the first 3 months of commencing an aromatic AED

    Measured: 3 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Jun 2017
  2. Study start1 Aug 2017
  3. Primary completionJun 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2021 (estimated)

Resources

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03184597
Sponsor's protocol ID
2017-hs-30
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
9 Jun 2017
Last updated
5 Sep 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: The clinical data and HLA genotype of the participant will be shared in the collaborators

Publications

  • Shi YW, Min FL, Zhou D, Qin B, Wang J, Hu FY, Cheung YK, Zhou JH, Hu XS, Zhou JQ, Zhou LM, Zheng ZZ, Pan J, He N, Liu ZS, Hou YQ, Lim KS, Ou YM, Hui-Ping Khor A, Ng CC, Mao BJ, Liu XR, Li BM, Kuan YY, Yi YH, He XL, Deng XY, Su T, Kwan P, Liao WP. HLA-A*24:02 as a common risk factor for antiepileptic drug-induced cutaneous adverse reactions. Neurology. 2017 Jun 6;88(23):2183-2191. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004008. Epub 2017 May 5.

    PubMed 28476759
  • Shi YW, Min FL, Qin B, Zou X, Liu XR, Gao MM, Wang Q, Zhou JQ, Liao WP. Association between HLA and Stevens-Johnson syndrome induced by carbamazepine in Southern Han Chinese: genetic markers besides B*1502? Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2012 Jul;111(1):58-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2012.00868.x. Epub 2012 Mar 17.

    PubMed 22348435
  • Shi YW, Min FL, Liu XR, Zan LX, Gao MM, Yu MJ, Liao WP. Hla-B alleles and lamotrigine-induced cutaneous adverse drug reactions in the Han Chinese population. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2011 Jul;109(1):42-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2011.00681.x. Epub 2011 Mar 16.

    PubMed 21306565
  • Chen P, Lin JJ, Lu CS, Ong CT, Hsieh PF, Yang CC, Tai CT, Wu SL, Lu CH, Hsu YC, Yu HY, Ro LS, Lu CT, Chu CC, Tsai JJ, Su YH, Lan SH, Sung SF, Lin SY, Chuang HP, Huang LC, Chen YJ, Tsai PJ, Liao HT, Lin YH, Chen CH, Chung WH, Hung SI, Wu JY, Chang CF, Chen L, Chen YT, Shen CY; Taiwan SJS Consortium. Carbamazepine-induced toxic effects and HLA-B*1502 screening in Taiwan. N Engl J Med. 2011 Mar 24;364(12):1126-33. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1009717.

    PubMed 21428768
  • Chen Z, Liew D, Kwan P. Effects of a HLA-B*15:02 screening policy on antiepileptic drug use and severe skin reactions. Neurology. 2014 Nov 25;83(22):2077-84. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001034. Epub 2014 Oct 29.

    PubMed 25355835
  • Rattanavipapong W, Koopitakkajorn T, Praditsitthikorn N, Mahasirimongkol S, Teerawattananon Y. Economic evaluation of HLA-B*15:02 screening for carbamazepine-induced severe adverse drug reactions in Thailand. Epilepsia. 2013 Sep;54(9):1628-38. doi: 10.1111/epi.12325. Epub 2013 Jul 29.

    PubMed 23895569
  • Chen Z, Liew D, Kwan P. Real-world cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenetic screening for epilepsy treatment. Neurology. 2016 Mar 22;86(12):1086-94. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002484. Epub 2016 Feb 17.

    PubMed 26888992

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs in people with Epilepsy and Neuropathy, run by Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University at 1 site in China.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Sep 2018. 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 China. 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.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Wei-Ping Liao, M.D.,Ph.D. (+86-20-34152625, wpliao@163.net), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

AEDs-induced cADRs incidence (time frame: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03184597, which also lists 7 linked publications.

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 5 Sep 2018.

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