Pilot Study of Imatinib Mesylate to Treat Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of imatinib mesylate in reducing cutaneous thickening and tethering in patients with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). The study will also work to assess the safety and tolerability of imatinib mesylate in patients with chronic kidney disease and NSF.

Timeline

Start

2007-12

Primary completion

2009-07

Completion

2009-07

Publications

• Background Todd DJ, Kagan A, Chibnik LB, Kay J. Cutaneous changes of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: predictor of early mortality and association with gadolinium exposure. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Oct;56(10):3433-41. doi: 10.1002/art.22925.
• Background Kay J, High WA. Imatinib mesylate treatment of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Aug;58(8):2543-8. doi: 10.1002/art.23696.
• Background Kay J, Czirjak L. Gadolinium and systemic fibrosis: guilt by association. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Nov;69(11):1895-7. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.134791. No abstract available.
• Background Schmidt-Lauber C, Bossaller L, Abujudeh HH, Vladimer GI, Christ A, Fitzgerald KA, Latz E, Gravallese EM, Marshak-Rothstein A, Kay J. Gadolinium-based compounds induce NLRP3-dependent IL-1beta production and peritoneal inflammation. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Nov;74(11):2062-9. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204900. Epub 2014 Jun 9.
• Background Todd DJ, Kay J. Gadolinium-Induced Fibrosis. Annu Rev Med. 2016;67:273-91. doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-063014-124936.

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