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ANCA Associated VasculitisVASC-FASNCT03698071

Soluble CD95 Ligand Role in the Pathophysiology of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Associated Vasculitis

A study testing blood sample and urine sample in people with ANCA Associated Vasculitis, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study aims at defining the role of soluble CD95 Ligand in the physiopathology of a rare group of inflammatory diseases: ANCA associated vasculitis. Soluble CD95 Ligand might have a prognostic and diagnostic interest as well as potential for the discovery of new therapeutic strategies. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
ANCA Associated Vasculitis
What is being tested?
blood sample and urine sample
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
14 Dec 2018to 18 Sep 2024
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of ANCA associated vasculitis according to the Chapel-Hill Consensus Conference - 2012 modified version
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • being affiliated to health insurance
  • willing to participate and to sign informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women,
  • patient concerned by articles L 1121-5 to L 1121-8 (persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, minors, persons of legal age who are the object of a legal protection measure or unable to express their consent)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • CHU de Bordeaux - Service d'Immunologie et Immunogénétique

    Bordeaux

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About this study

Official title: Soluble CD95 Ligand Role in the Pathophysiology of ANCA Associated Vasculitis

The study aims at defining the role of soluble CD95 Ligand in the physiopathology of a rare group of inflammatory diseases: ANCA associated vasculitis. Soluble CD95 Ligand might have a prognostic and diagnostic interest as well as potential for the discovery of new therapeutic strategies.

Read the detailed description

ANCA associated vasculitis are a rare group of diseases and potentially life-threatening inflammatory conditions. There is an urgent need to describe prognostic factors and to discover new therapeutic pathways. Soluble CD95-L is a cleaved part of CD95-L which binds the CD95 Death receptor. s-CD95-L has pro-inflammatory properties for Th17 lymphocytes and Neutrophils, two cells implicated in ANCA associated vasculitis. It also plays a role in systemic lupus erythematosus (which present with the same type of renal glomerulonephritis as ANCA-associated vasculitis). Finally, it has already be found elevated in this group of diseases. The investigators hypothesized that s-CD95-L levels might be a prognostic factor in ANCA associated vasculitis and the study of the molecular mechanisms involved could provide new therapeutic targets.

The study will recruit 50 patients with ANCA associated vasculitis followed in Bordeaux University Hospital. Among classical disease activity information, blood and urine samples will be collected at each visit to study s-CD95-L. Fundamental research will be realized on patients' sample to study molecular mechanisms involved.

Clinical and biological disease activity, treatment and outcomes will be studied in correlation with s-CD95-L to describe their potential prognostic role. Patients will be followed at regular intervals, as their usual follow-up would request. No extra visit will be needed and blood samples will be drawn at the same time as those drawn for clinical purposes.

Being tested
blood sample, urine sample
Keywords
ANCA associated vasculitis, Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, soluble-CD95-Ligand
Medical subject headings
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • blood sampleBiological

    30 ml whole blood for Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) and monocytes isolation

  • urine sampleBiological

    6 ml

Study groups in NCT03698071
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ANCA associated vasculitisExperimentalNot described
Receives: Biological: blood sample; Biological: urine sample

What is being measured

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

  1. Change of quantitative levels of s-CD95-L in ANCA associated vasculitis between baseline and Month 12

    Measured: At baseline (Day 0) and 12 months from baseline

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Change of disease activity scores for ANCA associated vasculitis between baseline and Month 12

    Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score - Version 3 (BVAS 3.0) The Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) is a method for assessing the activity of vasculitis. Note that scoring ranges are higher when any of the features are new or worse. Creatinine levels can be scored at patient's first assessment only. The maximum score is 63 points for present symptoms and 32 points for new symptoms or symptoms which had worsened within the previous weeks.

    Measured: At baseline (Day 0) and 12 months from baseline

  2. Change of disease activity scores for ANCA associated vasculitis between baseline and Month 12

    Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI)

    Measured: At baseline (Day 0) and 12 months from baseline

  3. Change of quantification of s-CD95-L in the blood and urine samples of ANCA associated vasculitis between baseline and Month 12

    Measured: At baseline (Day 0) and 12 months from baseline

  4. Change of quantification of ANCA in the blood samples of ANCA associated vasculitis between baseline and Month 12

    Measured: At baseline (Day 0) and 12 months from baseline

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Oct 2018
  2. Study start14 Dec 2018
  3. Primary completion18 Sep 2024
  4. Study completion18 Sep 2024

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
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03698071
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHUBX 2018/22
Acronym
VASC-FAS
Status last verified
May 2025
First submitted
4 Oct 2018
Last updated
17 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Boizard-Moracchini A, Msalbi D, Huot-Marchand S, Haymour L, Lebrault E, Tchen J, Jekel T, Galli G, Brilland B, Merillon N, Josensi C, Lozano C, Mazars J, Douard M, Danger Y, Verite F, Barnetche T, Lazaro E, Duffau P, Pfirmann P, Magerus-Chatinet A, Jean M, Augusto JF, Armengaud J, Richez C, Vacher P, Legembre P, Blanco P. Soluble CD95L triggers Caspase-10-driven reactive oxygen species production in neutrophils and aggravates anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-vasculitis. Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 20;17(1):7759. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-74452-8.

    PubMed 42321206

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing blood sample and urine sample in people with ANCA Associated Vasculitis, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 1 site in France.

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 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Aug 2026. 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 France. 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?

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?

Change of quantitative levels of s-CD95-L in ANCA associated vasculitis between baseline and Month 12 (time frame: At baseline (Day 0) and 12 months from baseline). 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 NCT03698071, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 17 Aug 2026.

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