Inhaled GM-CSF for Respiratory Virus-Associated Severe Pneumonia

Summary

This study will investigate the safety and efficacy of the administration of inhaled GM-CSF to patients with respiratory virus-associated pneumonia.

Timeline

Start

2019-03

Primary completion

2019-05

Completion

2019-05

Publications

• Background Thomas NJ, Shaffer ML, Willson DF, Shih MC, Curley MA. Defining acute lung disease in children with the oxygenation saturation index. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 Jan;11(1):12-7. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181b0653d.
• Background Cakarova L, Marsh LM, Wilhelm J, Mayer K, Grimminger F, Seeger W, Lohmeyer J, Herold S. Macrophage tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces epithelial expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: impact on alveolar epithelial repair. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Sep 15;180(6):521-32. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200812-1837OC. Epub 2009 Jul 9.
• Background Huang FF, Barnes PF, Feng Y, Donis R, Chroneos ZC, Idell S, Allen T, Perez DR, Whitsett JA, Dunussi-Joannopoulos K, Shams H. GM-CSF in the lung protects against lethal influenza infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Jul 15;184(2):259-68. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201012-2036OC. Epub 2011 Apr 7.
• Background Sever-Chroneos Z, Murthy A, Davis J, Florence JM, Kurdowska A, Krupa A, Tichelaar JW, White MR, Hartshorn KL, Kobzik L, Whitsett JA, Chroneos ZC. GM-CSF modulates pulmonary resistance to influenza A infection. Antiviral Res. 2011 Nov;92(2):319-28. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2011.08.022. Epub 2011 Sep 8.
• Background Ghoneim HE, Thomas PG, McCullers JA. Depletion of alveolar macrophages during influenza infection facilitates bacterial superinfections. J Immunol. 2013 Aug 1;191(3):1250-9. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300014. Epub 2013 Jun 26.
• Background Steinwede K, Tempelhof O, Bolte K, Maus R, Bohling J, Ueberberg B, Langer F, Christman JW, Paton JC, Ask K, Maharaj S, Kolb M, Gauldie J, Welte T, Maus UA. Local delivery of GM-CSF protects mice from lethal pneumococcal pneumonia. J Immunol. 2011 Nov 15;187(10):5346-56. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101413. Epub 2011 Oct 14.
• Background Unkel B, Hoegner K, Clausen BE, Lewe-Schlosser P, Bodner J, Gattenloehner S, Janssen H, Seeger W, Lohmeyer J, Herold S. Alveolar epithelial cells orchestrate DC function in murine viral pneumonia. J Clin Invest. 2012 Oct;122(10):3652-64. doi: 10.1172/JCI62139. Epub 2012 Sep 10.
• Background Hall MW, Knatz NL, Vetterly C, Tomarello S, Wewers MD, Volk HD, Carcillo JA. Immunoparalysis and nosocomial infection in children with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Intensive Care Med. 2011 Mar;37(3):525-32. doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-2088-x. Epub 2010 Dec 10.
• Background Paine R 3rd, Standiford TJ, Dechert RE, Moss M, Martin GS, Rosenberg AL, Thannickal VJ, Burnham EL, Brown MB, Hyzy RC. A randomized trial of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor for patients with acute lung injury. Crit Care Med. 2012 Jan;40(1):90-7. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31822d7bf0.
• Background Luisetti M, Kadija Z, Mariani F, Rodi G, Campo I, Trapnell BC. Therapy options in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2010 Aug;4(4):239-48. doi: 10.1177/1753465810378023. Epub 2010 Jul 20.
• Background Trapnell BC, Carey BC, Uchida K, Suzuki T. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, a primary immunodeficiency of impaired GM-CSF stimulation of macrophages. Curr Opin Immunol. 2009 Oct;21(5):514-21. doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2009.09.004. Epub 2009 Sep 30.
• Background Tazawa R, Trapnell BC, Inoue Y, Arai T, Takada T, Nasuhara Y, Hizawa N, Kasahara Y, Tatsumi K, Hojo M, Ishii H, Yokoba M, Tanaka N, Yamaguchi E, Eda R, Tsuchihashi Y, Morimoto K, Akira M, Terada M, Otsuka J, Ebina M, Kaneko C, Nukiwa T, Krischer JP, Akazawa K, Nakata K. Inhaled granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor as therapy for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Jun 15;181(12):1345-54. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200906-0978OC. Epub 2010 Feb 18.
• Background Herold S, Hoegner K, Vadasz I, Gessler T, Wilhelm J, Mayer K, Morty RE, Walmrath HD, Seeger W, Lohmeyer J. Inhaled granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor as treatment of pneumonia-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Mar 1;189(5):609-11. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201311-2041LE. No abstract available.
• Background Papiris SA, Tsirigotis P, Kolilekas L, Papadaki G, Papaioannou AI, Triantafillidou C, Papaporfyriou A, Karakatsani A, Kagouridis K, Griese M, Manali ED. Long-term inhaled granulocyte macrophage-colony-stimulating factor in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: effectiveness, safety, and lowest effective dose. Clin Drug Investig. 2014 Aug;34(8):553-64. doi: 10.1007/s40261-014-0208-z.

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