Effects of Telitacicept vs Cyclophosphamide on Lupus Related Interstitial Lung Disease

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorTongji Hospital

About this trial

Recent data indicate that Telitacicept is beneficial for lupus nephritis. Our goal is to determine whether Telitacicept is an effective and safe treatment, compared to standard-of-care Cyclophosphamide, for subclinical and clinical ILD in patients with early lupus.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Meet the 2019 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus;

Male or non-pregnant female aged ≥ 18 years;

Diagnosis by high-resolution lung CT (HRCT) is clearly consistent with interstitial lung disease (ILD);

FEV1/FVC%≥60% and diffusion function DLCO (measured value/estimated value) ≥40%;

Disqualifiers

Alanine aminotransferase and/or aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST) > 5 times the upper limit of normal;

severe chronic kidney disease (stage IV) or need for dialysis (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30ml/min/1.73m2);

Hemoglobin < 80 g/L;

WBC < 2.0×10^9;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Methylprednisolone (Corticosteroid)
  • Immunosuppressant other than CYC
  • Telitacicept Freeze-dried powder Injection 80mg
  • Cyclophosphamide (CYC)

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Tongji Hospital

Lead sponsor

Wuhan Central Hospital

Collaborator

Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Collaborator

Rongchang Biopharmaceutical

Collaborator

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Collaborator