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Predicting Response to Vedolizumab in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02862132
Lead Sponsor
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Brief Summary

Vedolizumab (VDZ) is a humanized immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody acting against α4β7 integrin which modulates lymphocyte trafficking in the gut.

Results from the adult GEMINI-1 and GEMINI-2 trials demonstrated clinical efficacy in induction and maintenance of remission in both ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), respectively.

Recent real life cohorts in adults support the effectiveness of VDZ in inducing and maintaining remission, both in CD and UC. In pediatrics, there are very limited data on the use of VDZ besides two retrospective case series.

Data on immunogenicity and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of VDZ is conflicting in adults and practically non-existent in children.

The investigators aim to prospectively explore the real life short and longer term outcomes of VDZ in pediatric IBD (including growth) and to develop a prediction model for treatment success based on VDZ trough levels and other clinical and laboratory variables.

Detailed Description

This is a multi-center prospective cohort study in which the investigators are aim to enroll 140 children under the age of 18 years, diagnosed with CD, inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDU) or UC (approximately 70 in UC/IBDU and 70 in the CD group) who commenced on Vedolizumab for any reason at the discretion of the treating physician.

Patients will be followed up to 3 years at 8 different time points: week 0, week 2, week 6, week 14, week 30, week 54 (1 year), week 108 (2 years) and week 162 (3 years). Blood work will be collected at each visit during the time of venous access insertion for the drug infusion for serum and stool sample will be collected at visits 0, 14, 30, and 54. In addition, at week 0 and 14 whole blood will be collected into a PaxGene tube for gene expression analysis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
142
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Children under the age of 18 years.
  2. IBD Diagnosis
  3. Initiating Vedolizumab therapy
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Starting Vedolizumab to prevent post operative recurrence

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
VedolizumabVedolizumabIV Vedolizumab 177mg/m2 Body Surface Area (BSA), max. 300mg Induction regimen: 0,2,6 and then every 8 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complete remission at week 108weeks 108

As defined by all three criteria:

i. Steroids and Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) (defined as \>50% of daily calories with enteral nutrition)- free ii. Clinical remission (i.e. weighted Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (wPCDAI) \<12.5 points in CD, and Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) \<10 in UC) iii. CRP lower than 1.5 times upper normal limit (UNL) (may be substituted by Erythocytes Sedimentation Rate (ESR) if CRP missing)

Complete remission at week 14weeks 14

As defined by all three criteria:

i. Steroids and Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) (defined as \>50% of daily calories with enteral nutrition)- free ii. Clinical remission (i.e. weighted Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (wPCDAI) \<12.5 points in CD, and Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) \<10 in UC) iii. CRP lower than 1.5 times upper normal limit (UNL) (may be substituted by Erythocytes Sedimentation Rate (ESR) if CRP missing)

Complete remission at week 162weeks 162

As defined by all three criteria:

i. Steroids and Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) (defined as \>50% of daily calories with enteral nutrition)- free ii. Clinical remission (i.e. weighted Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (wPCDAI) \<12.5 points in CD, and Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) \<10 in UC) iii. CRP lower than 1.5 times upper normal limit (UNL) (may be substituted by Erythocytes Sedimentation Rate (ESR) if CRP missing)

Complete remission at week 30weeks 30

As defined by all three criteria:

i. Steroids and Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) (defined as \>50% of daily calories with enteral nutrition)- free ii. Clinical remission (i.e. weighted Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (wPCDAI) \<12.5 points in CD, and Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) \<10 in UC) iii. CRP lower than 1.5 times upper normal limit (UNL) (may be substituted by Erythocytes Sedimentation Rate (ESR) if CRP missing)

Complete remission at week 54weeks 54

As defined by all three criteria:

i. Steroids and Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) (defined as \>50% of daily calories with enteral nutrition)- free ii. Clinical remission (i.e. weighted Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (wPCDAI) \<12.5 points in CD, and Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) \<10 in UC) iii. CRP lower than 1.5 times upper normal limit (UNL) (may be substituted by Erythocytes Sedimentation Rate (ESR) if CRP missing)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Steroid and EEN free clinical response (without the need for normal CRP) using PCDAI or PUCAI score and concomitant medication list.week 30, week 54, week 108, week 162
Fecal calprotectin levelsweek 30, week 54, week 108, week 162

Levels of calprotectin will be measured in the lab using calprotectin kit.

Rate of loss of response including drug levelsweek 30, week 54, week 108, week 162
Time to induction of remissionweek 30, week 54, week 108, week 162
Longitudinal Physician Global Assessment (PGA)week 30, week 54, week 108, week 162

PGA will be measured using Visual analogue scale (VAS)

Height velocity as compared with the year prior to commencing VDZweek 30, week 54, week 108, week 162
Need for surgical interventions (including resections, colectomy, and dilatations)week 30, week 54, week 108, week 162
Steroid and EEN free clinical remission (without the need for normal CRP) using PCDAI or PUCAI score and concomitant medication list.week 30, week 54, week 108, week 162
Steroid dependency (defined as cumulative use of >4 months in a year with at least one need to increase dose while weaning)week 30, week 54, week 108, week 162
serum CRP levelsweek 30, week 54, week 108, week 162

CRP levels will be measured in the lab

Adverse eventsweek 30, week 54, week 108, week 162
Measures of mucosal inflammation as available as part of clinical care using endoscopy, imaging or capsule endoscopy.week 30, week 54, week 108, week 162

Trial Locations

Locations (15)

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

🇺🇸

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

University Children's Hospital Ljubljana

🇸🇮

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Assaf Harofeh

🇮🇱

Tzrifin, Israel

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

Ichilov

🇮🇱

Tel Aviv, Israel

Schneider Medical Center

🇮🇱

Petach Tikva, Israel

The Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Hvidovre University Hospital

🇩🇰

Copenhagen, Denmark

Atlantic Children's Health-Goryeb Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Cohen Children's Medical Center of NY, Northwell

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Rambam Medical Cener

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin

🇮🇪

Dublin, Ireland

Wolfson Medical Center

🇮🇱

Holon, Israel

Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Ramat Gan, Israel

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