Natural History Study of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 700
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- To characterize the baseline presentation of patients with JCV infection and/or PML with regard to clinical, radiological, immunological, genetic and viral features.
研究概览
简要总结
Background:
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a severe viral infection of the brain. It is caused by JC virus. Many people have this virus in their bodies all their life, but it is usually kept in check by their immune system. If the immune system does not work right because of a disease or medication, the virus becomes active and can damage cells in the brain. Not much is known about PML or how it affects the immune system. Researchers want to study people with PML to better understand the natural history of the disease.
Objectives:
- To study the natural history of PML.
Eligibility:
- Individuals at least 2 years of age who have PML.
Design:
- Participants will be screened with a physical exam, medical history, and imaging studies.
- Participants will have several visits to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. There will be an initial visit, monthly visits for the next 6 months, a 12-month visit, and possible visits afterward.
- At the initial visit, participants will give blood, urine, and spinal fluid samples. They will also have neurological tests and imaging studies of the brain.
- For the next five visits, participants will give blood and urine samples. They will also have neurological tests and imaging studies of the brain.
- The 6-month and 12-month visits will repeat the tests from the initial visit.
- Other optional procedures include bone marrow samples and skin biopsies. Additional blood tests and imaging studies may be performed.
- Treatment will not be provided as part of this study.
详细描述
The objective of this study is to examine the risk factors and natural course of JCV infection and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML is a devastating, demyelinating neurological disease affecting the brain of patients with a compromised immune system. It is caused by reactivation of JC virus (JCV), a small DNA virus that infects the majority of the population without clinical significance. There are currently no treatments available for PML.
We plan to study patients with suspected or confirmed PML with different underlying conditions including patients on immune-modulatory therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatologic diseases or other autoimmune diseases, as well as patients with HIV infection or other conditions leading to a compromised immune system. Patients will be seen at defined time points during their disease course and detailed assessments will be performed to collect clinical and imaging data. Blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and urine will also be collected at these time points to evaluate the behavior and biology of the JCV and the patients' immune responses to the infection. These tests will lead to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of PML and the course of this disease in different patient groups. Additionally, we will recruit a patient control cohort represented by patients with impaired immune function for any cause and considered at risk for development of PML, and a healthy volunteer cohort. The purpose of these additional cohorts is to explore and validate biomarkers for risk of development of PML and early diagnosis. Additionally, the healthy volunteer cohort may be screened and evaluated as possible donors of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) for manufacture of virus-specific T cells.
The detailed characterization described above will be used to help identify:
- Clinical, imaging, and/or laboratory features pathognomonic of JCV infection and disease course that may aid in earlier diagnosis and appropriate intervention
- Clinical, imaging, and/or laboratory features of JCV infection and disease course that are predictive of clinical outcomes
This information will be integrated to develop a clinically relevant, disease-specific assessment scale of PML, which is currently not available. Such a scale would be a useful tool for the clinical management of patients (i.e., for development of standards of care), as well as for clinical trial design and interpretation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 2 Years 至 120 Years（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •PML Patients
- •INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- •Suspected or confirmed PML
- •MRI compatible with PML
- •Able to participate in the studies and follow-up required by the protocol
- •At least 2 years old
排除标准
- •Significant condition, which in the judgment of the principal investigator, would make participation in the diagnostic and research parts of evaluation impossible or risky
- •Medical contraindication to MRI (i.e., devices such as a cardiac pacemaker or infusion pump, other metallic implants, metallic foreign objects, body piercings that cannot be removed)
- •Inability to provide informed consent, either directly or via legally authorized representative (LAR)
- •Unwillingness to consent for collection of biological samples or their cryopreservation
- •Control Patients at Risk for PML
- •INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- •Able to participate in the studies and follow-up required by the protocol
- •At least 2 years old
- •Impaired immune function from any cause and considered at risk for PML (i.e.-history of hematological malignancy, chronic inflammatory disease, history of treatment with immune suppressive or immunomodulatory therapies, primary or acquired immunodeficiency syndromes)
- •EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- •Significant condition, which in the judgment of the principal investigator, would make participation in the diagnostic and research parts of evaluation impossible or risky
- •Medical contraindication to MRI (i.e., devices such as a cardiac pacemaker or infusion pump, other metallic implants, metallic foreign objects, body piercings that cannot be removed)
- •Inability to provide informed consent, either directly or via legally authorized representative (LAR)
- •Unwillingness to consent for collection of biological samples or their cryopreservation
- •Healthy Volunteers
- •INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- •Able to participate in the studies and follow-up required by the protocol
- •At least 18 years old
- •EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- •Impaired immune function (i.e.-history of hematological malignancy, chronic inflammatory disease, history of treatment with immune suppressive or immunomodulatory therapies, primary or acquired immunodeficiency syndromes)
- •Significant condition, which in the judgment of the principal investigator, would make participation in the diagnostic and research parts of evaluation impossible or risky
- •Medical contraindication to MRI (i.e., devices such as a cardiac pacemaker or infusion pump, other metallic implants, metallic foreign objects, body piercings that cannot be removed)
- •Inability to provide informed consent, either directly or via legally authorized representative (LAR)
- •Unwillingness to consent for collection of biological samples or their cryopreservation
研究组 & 干预措施
Healthy Volunteers
Healthy volunteers without impaired immune function
Control Patients at Risk for PML
Participants with impaired immune function from any cause and considered at risk for PML
PML Patients
Participants with PML
结局指标
主要结局
To characterize the baseline presentation of patients with JCV infection and/or PML with regard to clinical, radiological, immunological, genetic and viral features.
时间窗: one year following last enrollment
1\. Characterization of distinctive imaging features to differentiate between actively progressing PML, PML-IRIS/inflammatory PML and inactive PML2. Characterization of distinctive clinical features to differentiate between actively progressing PML, PML-IRIS/inflammatory PML, and inactive PML3. Characterization of immune and virological features to differentiate between actively progressing PML, PML-IRIS/inflammatory PML, and inactive PML4. Characterization of immune and virological differences across PML patient populations with different underlying disease, subjects at risk for developing PML, and healthy individuals5. Characterization of genetic susceptibility for development of PML
次要结局
- To longitudinally follow patients with JCV infection and/or PML with thorough characterization of their clinical course, imaging correlates, immunological markers, and viral studies(one year following last enrollment)