drugset / Trial / NCT00965458

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to test whether a drug called alefacept will slow or halt destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas. If the destruction of the beta cells is stopped, the patients might be able to produce insulin on their own longer, which could stop or slow the progression of their type 1 diabetes. This is a multi-center prospective, placebo-controlled, double-blind and randomized trial to investigate the ability of alefacept to protect residual beta cells from ongoing autoimmune destruction in adolescents and young adults with newly diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM).

Timeline

Start
2011-03
Primary completion
2013-03
Completion
2014-04

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Alefacept Protein / enzyme biologic 15 mg Intramuscular