Clinical Trial: Canakinumab for Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Phase II Multi Center Open Label Pilot Study To Assess a Potential Effect of an Anti-Il-1-Beta Antagonist in the Treatment of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Brief Summary: This study is a prospective open label evaluation of Canakinumab (Ilaris) for treatment of subjects with pyoderma gangrenosum.

Detailed Summary:

At the start of the study (week 0), all patients will receive one subcutaneous injection of 150mg Canakinumab. Patients are then going to be examined at weeks 2, 4, 8, 12 and 16.

At 2 weeks, all patients are going to be evaluated for response by Physician's global assessment (PGA) of the target lesion. Patients with PGA 0-1 are not going to receive another injection at this timepoint, while patients with PGA 2-4 are going to receive another 150mg Canakinumab.

At 4 weeks, in case of PGA 4, patients are going to be offered a first or second line drug as an alternative therapy (corticosteroids, cyclosporin A or infliximab, dosage see below "Alternative therapy in case of missing response") and stay within the trial (due to the long half-life of canakinumab) until week 8.

At week 8, patients with PGA 0 receive another 150mg Canakinumab only, and patients with PGA 4 are not going to receive additional study drug, but are strongly encouraged to attend following medical visits for observation until the end of the study and/or switch to a first or second line drug as alternative therapy (see below). All other patients with PGA 1-3 receive the total accumulative dose of Canakinumab that they had received on week 0 and 2, namely 150 or 300mg.

The study duration for each individual is going to be 16 weeks. At week 8 and 16, safety laboratory investigations with blood differential (Neutrophil granulocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, thrombocytes, erythrocytes, hemoglobin), AST, ALT, y-GT, AP, Bilirubin (total), Creatinine, Na, K, CRP are going to be determined.


Sponsor: University of Zurich

Current Primary Outcome: Change of the Physician's global assessment (Grade 0-4) of the target lesion [ Time Frame: Week 2, 4, 8, 16 ]

The primary response parameter change of the physician global assessment (PGA) 5-point scale at week 2, 4, 8, 16 as compared to week 0 :

0= Total resolution of target ulcer with no signs of active PG

  1. Almost completely healed target ulcer with only minimal signs of active PG
  2. Evidence of target ulcer healing which involves at least 50% of ulcer/ulcer margin
  3. Evidence of target ulcer healing which involves less than 50% of ulcer/ulcer margin
  4. No evidence of target healing ulcer


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Change in surface area of the target lesion of pyoderma gangrenosum [ Time Frame: Week 2, 4, 8, 16 ]
    As secondary parameter, the change in surface area of the target lesion of pyoderma gangrenosum at week 2, 4, 8, 16 as compared to week 0 will be assessed by measuring the two-dimensional surface by tracing the border of the lesions on transparent foil as well as with Canfield photography.
  • Change in surface area of the non-target lesions [ Time Frame: Week 2, 4, 8, 16 ]
    As secondary parameter, the change in surface area of the non-target lesions of pyoderma gangrenosum at week 2, 4, 8, 16 as compared to week 0 will be assessed by measuring the two-dimensional surface by tracing the border of the lesions on transparent foil as well as with Canfield photography.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Zurich

Dates:
Date Received: February 17, 2011
Date Started: February 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 26, 2016
Last Verified: September 2016