Tocilizumab for Relapsing Polychondritis
- Sponsor
- McMaster Children's Hospital
- Study ID
- NCT01104480
- Phase
- PHASE2
- Status
- Withdrawn
Conditions
- Relapsing Polychondritis
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- MALE
- Age
- 12 Years - 15 Years
- Healthy Volunteers
- Not accepted
Interventions
- Tocilizumab — DRUGTocilizumab 8mg/kg every 2 weeks given by IV infusion
Study Details
This is a study for one patient with severe relapsing polychondritis which has been unresponsive to other more conventional medications including prednisone, methotrexate, anakinra and TNF inhibitors. Tolerability, and efficacy of the drug, Tocilizumab will be monitored by clinical assessment and bloodwork.
Key Dates
- Start date
- May 31, 2010
- Status verified
- May 2014
- Primary completion
- Jul 31, 2010
- Completion
- May 31, 2012
Study Design
- Enrollment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Allocation
- NA
- Intervention model
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary purpose
- TREATMENT
Primary Outcome Measure
Efficacy of Tocilizumab [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
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