A Phase II Trial of Low-Dose Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Added to Extra-Corporeal Photopheresis for Steroid-Refractory cGVHD

Summary

This research study is evaluating a combination of a therapy called Extra-corporeal Photopheresis (ECP) with a drug called Interleukin-2 (IL-2) as a possible treatment for chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) following allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Timeline

Start

2015-02

Primary completion

2017-08

Completion

2025-09

Publications

• Belizaire R, Kim HT, Poryanda SJ, Mirkovic NV, Hipolito E, Savage WJ, Reynolds CG, Fields MJ, Whangbo J, Kubo T, Nikiforow S, Alyea EP, Armand P, Cutler CS, Ho VT, Blazar BR, Antin JH, Ritz J, Soiffer RJ, Koreth J. Efficacy and immunologic effects of extracorporeal photopheresis plus interleukin-2 in chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood Adv. 2019 Apr 9;3(7):969-979. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018029124.

Drugs

Indications