Study of Efficacy and Safety of Ruxolitinib in Patients With Grade II to IV Steroid-refractory Acute Graft vs. Host Disease

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-100
SponsorNovartis Pharmaceuticals

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib therapy in Chinese adults and adolescents (≥ 12 years old) with Grade II-IV steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease (SR-aGvHD).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male or female Chinese participants aged 12 or older at the time of informed consent. Written informed consent from participant, parent or legal guardian.

Able to swallow tablets.

Have undergone alloSCT from any donor source (matched unrelated donor, sibling, haplo-identical) using bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells, or cord blood.

Clinically diagnosed Grades II to IV acute GvHD as per standard criteria occurring after alloSCT requiring systemic immune suppressive therapy.

Disqualifiers

Has received more than one systemic treatment for steroid refractory aGvHD. Participants who received JAK inhibitor therapy for any indication after initiation of current alloSCT conditioning.

Clinical presentation resembling de novo chronic GvHD or GvHD overlap syndrome with both acute and chronic GvHD features.

Failed prior alloSCT within the past 6 months. Presence of relapsed primary malignancy after the alloSCT was performed.

Presence of an active uncontrolled infection including significant bacterial, fungal, viral or parasitic infection requiring treatment.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ruxolitinib

Treatment groups

36 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators