Study of Pregnyl as Adjunct Therapy for High-Risk or Refractory Acute GVHD
Phase I/II Study of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Epidermal Growth Factor Supplementation (Pregnyl®) to Support Tolerance and Repair As Adjunct Therapy in High-Risk or Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Pregnyl® when given in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy in pediatric and adult patients with high-risk (Arm 1) or refractory/dependent (Arm 2) aGVHD.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_1
Started Mar 2016
Longer than P75 for phase_1
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 14, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 17, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2022
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
December 14, 2023
CompletedDecember 14, 2023
December 1, 2023
5.2 years
July 14, 2015
April 10, 2023
December 12, 2023
Conditions
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (6)
Phase I: MTD (USP hCG)
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Pregnyl® when given with standard immunosuppressive therapy in pediatric and adult patients with high-risk or refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). Dosage measured as (USP hCG/pg EGF/mm\^2).
Day 14 after initiation of protocol therapy
Phase I: MTD (pg EGF/m^2)
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Pregnyl® when given with standard immunosuppressive therapy in pediatric and adult patients with high-risk or refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). Dosage measured as (USP hCG/pg EGF/m\^2).
Day 14 after initiation of protocol therapy
Number of Patients With Complete Response
Percentage of complete response among surviving patients at day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy in pediatric and adult patients with high-risk (Arm 1) or refractory (Arm 2) aGVHD. Complete response is defined as a Stage of 0 for all organs with no additional intervening therapy for their GVHD.
Day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy
Number of Patients With Partial Response
Percentage of partial response among surviving patients at day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy in pediatric and adult patients with high-risk (Arm 1) or refractory (Arm 2) aGVHD. Partial response is defined as improvement by at least 1 stage in all involved organs without progression in others with no additional intervening therapy for their GVHD.
Day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy
Number of Patients With Mixed Response
Percentage of mixed response among surviving patients at day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy in pediatric and adult patients with high-risk (Arm 1) or refractory (Arm 2) aGVHD. Mixed Response is defined as improvement in one organ with deterioration in another organ manifesting symptoms of GVHD or development of symptoms of GVHD in a new organ.
Day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy
Number of Patients With No Response
Percentage of no response among surviving patients at day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy in pediatric and adult patients with high-risk (Arm 1) or refractory (Arm 2) aGVHD. No response is defined as deterioration of any organ involved.
Day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Number of Participants With Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Feasibility of hCG Supplementation With Pregnyl®
Day 70 after initiation of protocol therapy
Number of Participants With Incidence of aGVHD Flare
Day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy
Number of Participants With Incidence of aGVHD Flare
Day 56 after initiation of protocol therapy
Rate of Participants Who Fail Treatment at Day 28
Day 28 after initiation of protocol therapy
Rate of Participants Who Fail Treatment at Day 56
Day 56 after initiation of protocol therapy
Study Arms (20)
Arm 1: Phase 1 Dose Level -2: 125 USP hCG/875 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 5 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 1: Phase I Dose Level -1: 250 USP hCG/1,750 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 5 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 1: Phase 1 Dose Level 1 500 USP hCG/3,500 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 5 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort have reached day 21 in order to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 1: Phase 1 Dose Level 2 1,000 USP hCG/7,000 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 5 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort have reached day 21 in order to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 1: Phase 1 Dose Level 3 2,000 USP hCG/14,000 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 5 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort have reached day 21 in order to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2A: Phase 1 Dose Level -2: 125 USP hCG/875 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2A: Phase I Dose Level -1: 250 USP hCG/1,750 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2A: Phase 1 Dose Level 1 500 USP hCG/3,500 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2A: Phase 1 Dose Level 2 1,000 USP hCG/7,000 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2A: Phase 1 Dose Level 3 2,000 USP hCG/14,000 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2B: Phase 1 Dose Level -2: 125 USP hCG/875 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2B: Phase I Dose Level -1: 250 USP hCG/1,750 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2B: Phase 1 Dose Level 1 500 USP hCG/3,500 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2B: Phase 1 Dose Level 2 1,000 USP hCG/7,000 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2B: Phase 1 Dose Level 3 2,000 USP hCG/14,000 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2B: Phase 1 Dose Level 4 3,500 USP hCG/24,500 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 2B: Phase 1 Dose Level 5 5,000 USP hCG/35,000 pg EGF/m^2
EXPERIMENTALStandard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® (hCG supplementation) at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 7 doses of Pregnyl®; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. The 1st 2 patients will be enrolled in dose level 1. The next cohort of 2 patients will not begin treatment until all patients in the current cohort has reached day 21 to assess for dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Individual patient dose reductions: If a patient has a toxicity, the patient can drop down one dose level for the next injection and continue treatment.
Arm 1: Phase 2 MTD
EXPERIMENTALAfter completion of the dose finding trial for each arm, the final doses will be carried forward into a two-stage phase II extension trial to confirm safety and make a preliminary determination of the activity level for Arm 1 and Arm 2. If the phase I trial enrolls fewer than 13 patients at the MTD, we will employ Simon's Minmax two-stage design with the possibility to discontinue after the 1st stage if the response rate is low
Arm 2A: MTD
EXPERIMENTALAfter completion of the dose finding trial for each arm, the final doses will be carried forward into a two-stage phase II extension trial to confirm safety and make a preliminary determination of the activity level for Arm 1 and Arm 2. If the phase I trial enrolls fewer than 13 patients at the MTD, we will employ Simon's Minmax two-stage design with the possibility to discontinue after the 1st stage if the response rate is low
Arm 2B: MTD
EXPERIMENTALAfter completion of the dose finding trial for each arm, the final doses will be carried forward into a two-stage phase II extension trial to confirm safety and make a preliminary determination of the activity level for Arm 1 and Arm 2. If the phase I trial enrolls fewer than 13 patients at the MTD, we will employ Simon's Minmax two-stage design with the possibility to discontinue after the 1st stage if the response rate is low
Interventions
Standard of care immunosuppression, plus Pregnyl® at assigned dose subcutaneously every other day for up to 5 doses through day 7 Phase I: up to 7 dose levels of Pregnyl® will be tested; however dose levels -1 and -2 will be used only if dose level 1 proves too toxic. Study will use Continual Reassessment Method (CRM) to establish a maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Step -2: 125 USP hCG/875 pg EGF/m2 Step -1: 250 USP hCG/1,750 pg EGF/m2 Step 1 (start): 500 USP hCG/3,500 pg EGF/m2 Step 2: 1,000 USP hCG/7,000 pg EGF/m2 Step 3: 2,000 USP hCG/14,000 pg EGF/m2 Step 4 (Arm 2b only): 3,500 USP hCG/24,500 pg EGF/m2 Step 5 (Arm 2b only): 5,000 USP hCG/35,000 pg EGF/m Phase II: the dose of Pregnyl will be that identified as the MTD during phase I.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) fitting one of the following categories:
- High-Risk aGVHD (ARM 1): Pediatric or adult (ages 12-76 years) HCT recipients with high-risk acute GVHD, as determined by the refined MN acute GVHD risk score: http://z.umn.edu/MNAcuteGVHDRiskScore OR high risk on the basis of blood biomarkers (Ann Arbor Score 3 or amphiregulin ≥ 33 pg/ml) or
- Steroid-Refractory aGVHD (ARM 2): Pediatric or adult (ages 12-76 years) HCT recipient with grade II-IV steroid refractory or steroid-dependent acute GVHD, defined as any one of the following:
- No response of acute GVHD after at least 4 days of systemic corticosteroids of at least 2 mg/kg prednisone or equivalent
- Progression of acute GVHD within 3 days of systemic corticosteroids of at least 2 mg/kg prednisone or equivalent
- Failure to improve to at least grade II acute GVHD after 14 days of systemic corticosteroids, with initial doses of at least 2 mg/kg prednisone or equivalent
- Flare of acute GVHD of at least grade II/IV severity despite tapering dose of steroids being \> 0.5 mg/kg/day.
- Adequate organ function at study enrollment defined as:
- Renal: 1.73m2Serum creatinine ≤2.5x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Cardiac: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 35%
- Voluntary written consent (adult or parent/guardian with minor assent for 12 through 17 year olds)
You may not qualify if:
- Progressive malignancy
- Diagnosis of a hormone responsive malignancy
- Uncontrolled infection at initiation of protocol treatment
- Current thromboembolic disease requiring full-dose anticoagulation - patients receiving pharmacologic prophylaxis for thromboembolic disease will be eligible
- Active or recent (within prior 3 months) thrombus, irrespective of anticoagulation status
- Pregnancy as assessed on baseline blood hCG level
- Unwilling or unable to stop supplemental sex hormone therapy (estrogen, progesterone, and/or testosterone preparations)
- Women or men of childbearing potential unwilling to take adequate precautions to avoid pregnancy from the start of protocol treatment through 28 days after the last treatment
- Pediatric or adult (ages 0-76 years) HCT recipients
- Suspected high risk GVHD
- Voluntary written consent (adult or parent/guardian with minor assent for 12 through 17 year olds)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
Related Publications (2)
Holtan SG, Hoeschen A, Cao Q, Ustun C, Betts BC, Jurdi NE, Maakaron J, Rashidi A, Miller JS, Wagner JE, Blazar BR, Jacobson PA, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Weisdorf DJ, MacMillan ML. Phase II, Open-Label Clinical Trial of Urinary-Derived Human Chorionic Gonadotropin/Epidermal Growth Factor for Life-Threatening Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease. Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Aug;29(8):509.e1-509.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.05.021. Epub 2023 Jun 4.
PMID: 37279855DERIVEDHoltan SG, Hoeschen AL, Cao Q, Arora M, Bachanova V, Brunstein CG, Miller JS, Rashidi A, Slungaard A, Ustun C, Vercellotti GM, Warlick ED, Betts BC, El Jurdi N, He F, Chen C, Gandhi I, Wagner JE, Blazar BR, Jacobson PA, Shabaneh A, Wang J, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, MacMillan ML, Weisdorf DJ. Facilitating resolution of life-threatening acute GVHD with human chorionic gonadotropin and epidermal growth factor. Blood Adv. 2020 Apr 14;4(7):1284-1295. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001259.
PMID: 32236525DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Shernan Holtan, MD
- Organization
- University of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Shernan Holtan, MD
University of Minnesota
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- SEQUENTIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 14, 2015
First Posted
August 17, 2015
Study Start
March 1, 2016
Primary Completion
May 1, 2021
Study Completion
April 1, 2022
Last Updated
December 14, 2023
Results First Posted
December 14, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-12