Fecal Microbiota Transplantation With Ruxolitinib and Steroids as an Upfront Treatment of Severe Acute Intestinal GVHD

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  • participants needed
    20
  • sponsor
    St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University
Updated on 19 February 2024
graft versus host disease
acute graft-versus-host disease
ruxolitinib

Summary

Therapy of severe intestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) despite the introduction of novel target agents is associated with worse outcome compared to the other forms. Response to steroids is observed only in about 10% of patients. The most promising approaches are JAK inhibition and fecal microbiota transplantation. In this pilot study we evaluate this combination treatment in the first line.

Description

Acute intestinal GVHD grade III-IV after allogeneic stem cell transplantation the form with low effectiveness of corticosteroids. Despite high response rate to systemic immunosupressive agents, long term survival in this group is poor due to recurrent septic episodes and gut colonization with multidrug resistant bacteria. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from a healthy allogeneic donor, allows to restore numerous local and systemic microbiota functions, including immunomodulation and thus to reduce/stop the manifestations of GVHD. The therapeutic mechanism of action of FMT is based on competition for nutrients between obligate and pathologic bacterial strains, direct growth inhibition of the pathological pathogens, host immune system modulation, especially T-reg homeostasis, through interaction with the normal microbiota.In this pilot trial we combine FMT with ruxolitinib and steroids, one of the most effective option for refractory GVHD.

Details
Condition Intestinal GVHD
Age 100 years and younger
Treatment Ruxolitinib, allogeneic fecal microbiota, Methylprednisone
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04269850
SponsorSt. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University
Last Modified on19 February 2024

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Age 5-70 years
Histologically confirmed gastrointestinal acute GVHD
Grade III-IV gastrointestinal GVHD based on 2016 MAGIC criteria
Ability for oral drug intake
Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Requirement for oxigen and/or vasopressor support
Respiratory distress >grade I
Severe organ dysfunction: AST or ALT >5 upper normal limits, bilirubin >1.5 upper normal limits, creatinine >2 upper normal limits,creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min
Ongoing fluconazole therapy
Any malignancy requiring systemic therapy at the time of enrollment
Mixed chimerism at last evaluation
Uncontrolled bacterial or fungal infection at the time of enrollment
Requirement for vasopressor support at the time of enrollment
Karnofsky index <30%
Severe concurrent illness that can interfere with study procedures
Somatic or psychiatric disorder making the patient unable to sign informed consent
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