Efficacy and Safety of Low-dose IL-2 in SLE Patients With CMV Viremia

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorPeking University People's Hospital

About this trial

This clinical trial will assess the efficacy and safety of low-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) treatment in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) complicated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Meet the American College of Rheumatology criteria for the diagnosis of SLE.

The test for plasma CMV DNA viral load is positive.

Age: 18 to 65 years, weight 45-80kg, male or female, gender ratio is not limited.

Apply corticosteroid less than 1.0mg/kg/d.

Disqualifiers

Inability to comply with IL-2 treatment regimen;

Other active infections. (hepatitis B or C virus, Epstein-Barr virus, human immunodeficiency virus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis or pneumocystis carinii pneumonia)

Any anti-CMV vaccine within 6 months;

History of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or leflunomide within 6 months prior to randomization, and those who have undergone plasmapheresis;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Interleukin-2 (IL-2)
  • Ganciclovir (GCV)

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups