Inhalations of Ultra-low Doses of Melphalan for the Treatment of Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Summary

This non-randomised open-label prospective pilot study evaluates the safety and efficacy of inhalations of ultra-low doses of alkylating drug melphalan for the treatment of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. All patients will receive 0,1 mg of melphalan in 5 daily inhalations 1 time per day.

Timeline

Start

2018-06-20

Primary completion

2021-12-01

Completion

2021-12-30

Publications

• Background Polverino E, Goeminne PC, McDonnell MJ, Aliberti S, Marshall SE, Loebinger MR, Murris M, Canton R, Torres A, Dimakou K, De Soyza A, Hill AT, Haworth CS, Vendrell M, Ringshausen FC, Subotic D, Wilson R, Vilaro J, Stallberg B, Welte T, Rohde G, Blasi F, Elborn S, Almagro M, Timothy A, Ruddy T, Tonia T, Rigau D, Chalmers JD. European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis. Eur Respir J. 2017 Sep 9;50(3):1700629. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00629-2017. Print 2017 Sep.
• Background Pukhalsky AL, Shmarina GV. Stimulatory and protective effects of alkylating agents applied in ultra-low concentrations. Pharmacology. 2001;62(3):129-32. doi: 10.1159/000056084.
• Background Shmarina G, Pukhalsky A, Alioshkin V, Sabelnikov A. Melphalan reduces the severity of experimental colitis in mice by blocking tumor necrosis factor-alpha signaling pathway. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Jan;1096:97-105. doi: 10.1196/annals.1397.075.
• Background Pukhalsky A, Shmarina G, Alioshkin V, Sabelnikov A. Alkylating drugs applied in non-cytotoxic doses as a novel compounds targeting inflammatory signal pathway. Biochem Pharmacol. 2006 Nov 30;72(11):1432-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.03.008. Epub 2006 Mar 14.
• Background Pukhal'skii AL, Shmarina GV, Zykov KA, Aleshkin VA. [Effect of steroid therapy on the clinical course of bronchial asthma]. Vestn Ross Akad Med Nauk. 2009;(6):3-9. Russian.
• Background Martinez-Garcia MA, Maiz L, Olveira C, Giron RM, de la Rosa D, Blanco M, Canton R, Vendrell M, Polverino E, de Gracia J, Prados C. Spanish Guidelines on the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Bronchiectasis in Adults. Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed). 2018 Feb;54(2):79-87. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2017.07.015. Epub 2017 Nov 9. English, Spanish.
• Background Sinitsyn EA., Zykov KA. Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: Actual Problem Review and Treatment Prospects. Journal of Clinical Practice.2018;9(4):55-64. doi: https://doi.org/10.17816/clinpract9455-64
• Background Chalmers JD, Chotirmall SH. Bronchiectasis: new therapies and new perspectives. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Sep;6(9):715-726. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30053-5. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

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