Treatment of Wegener's Granulomatosis With Cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide
Autoimmune Diseases+17
+ Cardiovascular Diseases
+ Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: February 1, 1976
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The purpose of the protocol is to continue to treat patients with Wegener's granulomatosis who have already entered the study, and to treat new patients. The investigators will attempt to correlate the clinical response with specific immunosuppressive effects of drug administration. The investigators are accumulating data on the optimal duration and side effects of therapy. Age Range: greater than 1 year
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.200 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Patients greater than 1 year of age with the clinical and pathological diagnosis of WG whose illness presents a risk of permanent disability or death. Examples of processes that impart risk of permanent disability or death include: peripheral and central nervous system disease, cardiac involvement, glomerulonephritis, and vascular comprise of gastrointestinal organs. No women who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant. No patients who have known malignancies. Patients must be HIV negative.
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Bethesda, United StatesOpen National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Google Maps