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CompletedNCT00005652

Phase II Study of Rituximab in Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (planned)
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the response rate and response duration to rituximab in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura. II. Evaluate the toxicity associated with this treatment regimen in these patients. III. Evaluate the alteration in antiplatelet antibody with this treatment regimen in these patients.

Detailed description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients receive rituximab IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Patients who achieve a clinical response lasting over 4 months may receive a second course of rituximab. Patients are followed at 5, 6, 8, and 12 weeks, and then at 6 and 9 months.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGrituximab

Timeline

Start date
2000-12-01
Primary completion
2007-08-01
First posted
2000-05-03
Last updated
2008-09-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00005652. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.