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CompletedNCT00004643

Phase II Pilot Study of Cytarabine for Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10 (planned)
Sponsor
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) · NIH
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the toxicity of cytarabine in patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus. II. Evaluate objective disease parameters, including serum complement levels, anti-DNA antibody titers, sedimentation rate, and the systemic lupus activity measure in these patients.

Detailed description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Subcutaneous cytarabine is given for 5 days. Patients are re-treated every 4 weeks for a maximum of 3 courses; those who relapse prior to the second course are re-treated every 3 weeks.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGcytarabine

Timeline

Start date
1995-02-01
First posted
2000-02-25
Last updated
2005-06-24

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00004643. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.