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Phase 4 N=120 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Immune Intervention With Rituximab to Preserve Beta Cell Function in Early Onset Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes

Enrolled (actual)
120
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Change of 3-hour Mean Area Under the Curve (AUC) of C-peptide — -0.01; -0.35 pmol/L

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Interventions
rituximab (Drug)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 8+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Yang Tao
Primary completion
Dec 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change of 3-hour Mean Area Under the Curve (AUC) of C-peptide
-0.01; -0.35
SECONDARY
Change of Fasting C-peptide
-0.03; -0.34
SECONDARY
Change of Peak C-peptide
-0.01; -0.29
SECONDARY
HbA1c Levels
6.84; 9.35

Summary

Transient elimination of B lymphocytes with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody would decrease immune-mediated destruction of beta cells and result in preserved beta-cell function in patients with type 1 diabetes of recent onset.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Confirmed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes
  • The age of subjects between 8 and 70 years old
  • Course of disease within 12 months
  • Presence of at least one type of detectable islet autoantibody [zinc transporter 8 antibody(ZnT8A),glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody(GADA),protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 antibody(IA-2A),insulin autoantibody(IAA)]
  • Fasting C-peptide levels of at least 0.2 pmol/mL

Exclusion Criteria

  • Confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
  • Severe chronic or acute complications of diabetes
  • Severe infection or damage to the immune response
  • Presence of chronic latent infection in vivo
  • Viral hepatitis B patients whose hepatitis B virus(HBV)DNA > log10^5
  • Liver and kidney dysfunction, alanine aminotransferase(ALT), aspartate aminotransferase(AST), and creatinine more than 2 times the upper limit of normal
  • Hypotension, systolic blood pressure(SBP) ≤ 90mmHg, diastolic blood pressure(DBP) ≤ 60mmHg
  • Patients with rheumatoid arthritis
  • Allergic to any component of this drug
  • Pregnancy, breast-feeding women
  • Use of other immunosuppressive agents 3 months before selected
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01280682). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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