Pilot Phase I/II Study of Amino Acid Leucine in Treatment of Patients With Transfusion-Dependent Diamond Blackfan Anemia
NCT ID: NCT01362595
Last Updated: 2022-12-02
Study Results
Outcome measurements, participant flow, baseline characteristics, and adverse events have been published for this study.
View full resultsBasic Information
Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.
COMPLETED
PHASE1/PHASE2
55 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-06-30
2020-11-30
Brief Summary
Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.
The leucine is expected to produce a response in patients with DBA to the point where red blood cell production is increased. Red cell transfusions can then be less frequent or possibly discontinued.
The investigators will study the side effects, if any, of giving leucine to DBA patients. Leucine levels of leucine will be obtained at baseline and during the study.
The drug leucine will be provided in capsule form and taken 3 times a day for a total of 9 months.
Related Clinical Trials
Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.
L-leucine in Diamond Blackfan Anemia Patients
NCT02386267
L-Glutamine Therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle ß0 Thalassemia
NCT00125788
Medical Treatment for Diamond Blackfan Anemia
NCT00001749
L-Glutamine Therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia
NCT00586209
Treatment of Refractory Diamond-Blackfan Anemia With Eltrombopag
NCT04269889
Detailed Description
Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.
Blood hemoglobin levels will be monitored every 3-4 weeks for 9 months.
The entire study will last 12-15 months in length.
Subjects must be two years of age or older and on transfusion for more than six months prior to enrollment.
Conditions
See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.
Study Design
Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.
NA
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.
Leucine
No alternative treatment arm
leucine
Dosage of leucine will be dependent on body surface area (BSA):
leucine 700 mg/m2/dose by mouth three times a day
Interventions
Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.
leucine
Dosage of leucine will be dependent on body surface area (BSA):
leucine 700 mg/m2/dose by mouth three times a day
Other Intervention Names
Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.
Eligibility Criteria
Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.
Inclusion Criteria
* transfusion dependent
* age 2 years and older
* adequate renal function
* adequate liver function
* negative B-HCG if patient is a menstruating female and documentation of adequate contraception
* signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Diagnosis of an inborn error of amino acid metabolism disorder
* Prior hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
* Pregnancy, or plans to become pregnant during duration of trial
2 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.
Northwell Health
OTHER
Responsible Party
Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.
Adrianna Vlachos, MD
MD, Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.
Adrianna Vlachos, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research; Cohen Children's Medical Center
Locations
Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California, United States
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Missouri-Columbia Women's and Children's Hospital
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Children's Specialty Center of Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
New Hyde Park, New York, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
Countries
Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.
References
Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.
Draptchinskaia N, Gustavsson P, Andersson B, Pettersson M, Willig TN, Dianzani I, Ball S, Tchernia G, Klar J, Matsson H, Tentler D, Mohandas N, Carlsson B, Dahl N. The gene encoding ribosomal protein S19 is mutated in Diamond-Blackfan anaemia. Nat Genet. 1999 Feb;21(2):169-75. doi: 10.1038/5951.
Gazda HT, Grabowska A, Merida-Long LB, Latawiec E, Schneider HE, Lipton JM, Vlachos A, Atsidaftos E, Ball SE, Orfali KA, Niewiadomska E, Da Costa L, Tchernia G, Niemeyer C, Meerpohl JJ, Stahl J, Schratt G, Glader B, Backer K, Wong C, Nathan DG, Beggs AH, Sieff CA. Ribosomal protein S24 gene is mutated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Am J Hum Genet. 2006 Dec;79(6):1110-8. doi: 10.1086/510020. Epub 2006 Nov 2.
Cmejla R, Cmejlova J, Handrkova H, Petrak J, Pospisilova D. Ribosomal protein S17 gene (RPS17) is mutated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Hum Mutat. 2007 Dec;28(12):1178-82. doi: 10.1002/humu.20608.
Farrar JE, Nater M, Caywood E, McDevitt MA, Kowalski J, Takemoto CM, Talbot CC Jr, Meltzer P, Esposito D, Beggs AH, Schneider HE, Grabowska A, Ball SE, Niewiadomska E, Sieff CA, Vlachos A, Atsidaftos E, Ellis SR, Lipton JM, Gazda HT, Arceci RJ. Abnormalities of the large ribosomal subunit protein, Rpl35a, in Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Blood. 2008 Sep 1;112(5):1582-92. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-02-140012. Epub 2008 Jun 5.
Gazda HT, Sheen MR, Vlachos A, Choesmel V, O'Donohue MF, Schneider H, Darras N, Hasman C, Sieff CA, Newburger PE, Ball SE, Niewiadomska E, Matysiak M, Zaucha JM, Glader B, Niemeyer C, Meerpohl JJ, Atsidaftos E, Lipton JM, Gleizes PE, Beggs AH. Ribosomal protein L5 and L11 mutations are associated with cleft palate and abnormal thumbs in Diamond-Blackfan anemia patients. Am J Hum Genet. 2008 Dec;83(6):769-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.11.004.
Vlachos A, Klein GW, Lipton JM. The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry: tool for investigating the epidemiology and biology of Diamond-Blackfan anemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2001 Aug-Sep;23(6):377-82. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200108000-00015.
Vlachos A, Federman N, Reyes-Haley C, Abramson J, Lipton JM. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Diamond Blackfan anemia: a report from the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2001 Feb;27(4):381-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702784.
Lipton JM, Atsidaftos E, Zyskind I, Vlachos A. Improving clinical care and elucidating the pathophysiology of Diamond Blackfan anemia: an update from the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2006 May 1;46(5):558-64. doi: 10.1002/pbc.20642.
Ozsoylu S. Oral megadose methylprednisolone for Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Blood. 1994 Nov 1;84(9):3245-7. No abstract available.
Bernini JC, Carrillo JM, Buchanan GR. High-dose intravenous methylprednisolone therapy for patients with Diamond-Blackfan anemia refractory to conventional doses of prednisone. J Pediatr. 1995 Oct;127(4):654-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70134-6.
Buchanan GR; International Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Study Group. Oral megadose methylprednisolone therapy for refractory Diamond-Blackfan anemia. International Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Study Group. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2001 Aug-Sep;23(6):353-6. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200108000-00006.
Totterman TH, Nisell J, Killander A, Gahrton G, Lonnqvist B. Successful treatment of pure red-cell aplasia with cyclosporin. Lancet. 1984 Sep 22;2(8404):693. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)91245-5. No abstract available.
Williams DL, Mageed AS, Findley H, Ragab AH. Cyclosporine in the treatment of red cell aplasia. Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1987 Winter;9(4):314-6. doi: 10.1097/00043426-198724000-00007.
Seip M, Zanussi GF. Cyclosporine in steroid-resistant Diamond-Blackfan anaemia. Acta Paediatr Scand. 1988 May;77(3):464-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1988.tb10682.x.
Leonard EM, Raefsky E, Griffith P, Kimball J, Nienhuis AW, Young NS. Cyclosporine therapy of aplastic anaemia, congenital and acquired red cell aplasia. Br J Haematol. 1989 Jun;72(2):278-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1989.tb07695.x.
Splain J, Berman BW. Cyclosporin A treatment for Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Am J Hematol. 1992 Mar;39(3):208-11. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830390310.
Monteserin MC, Garcia Vela JA, Ona F, Lastra AM. Cyclosporin A for Diamond-Blackfan anemia: a new case. Am J Hematol. 1993 Apr;42(4):406-7. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830420419. No abstract available.
Alessandri AJ, Rogers PC, Wadsworth LD, Davis JH. Diamond-blackfan anemia and cyclosporine therapy revisited. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2000 Mar-Apr;22(2):176-9. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200003000-00020.
Bobey NA, Carcao M, Dror Y, Freedman MH, Dahl N, Woodman RC. Sustained cyclosporine-induced erythropoietic response in identical male twins with diamond-blackfan anemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003 Nov;25(11):914-8. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200311000-00018.
Harris SI, Weinberg JB. Treatment of red cell aplasia with antithymocyte globulin: repeated inductions of complete remissions in two patients. Am J Hematol. 1985 Oct;20(2):183-6. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830200212.
Roychowdhury DF, Linker CA. Pure red cell aplasia complicating an ABO-compatible allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, treated successfully with antithymocyte globulin. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1995 Sep;16(3):471-2.
Abkowitz JL, Powell JS, Nakamura JM, Kadin ME, Adamson JW. Pure red cell aplasia: response to therapy with anti-thymocyte globulin. Am J Hematol. 1986 Dec;23(4):363-71. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830230408.
McGuire WA, Yang HH, Bruno E, Brandt J, Briddell R, Coates TD, Hoffman R. Treatment of antibody-mediated pure red-cell aplasia with high-dose intravenous gamma globulin. N Engl J Med. 1987 Oct 15;317(16):1004-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198710153171606. No abstract available.
Bejaoui M, Fitouri Z, Sfar MT, Lakhoua R. Failure of immunosuppressive therapy and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins in four transfusion-dependent, steroid-unresponsive Blackfan-Diamond anemia patients. Haematologica. 1993 Jan-Feb;78(1):38-9.
Sumimoto S, Kawai M, Kasajima Y, Hamamoto T. Intravenous gamma-globulin therapy in Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Acta Paediatr Jpn. 1992 Apr;34(2):179-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1992.tb00947.x.
Miceli Sopo S, Pesaresi MA, Pastore M, Stabile A. Intravenous immunoglobulin in Diamond-Blackfan anaemia. Eur J Pediatr. 1990 Aug;149(11):779-80. doi: 10.1007/BF01957279.
Halperin DS, Estrov Z, Freedman MH. Diamond-Blackfan anemia: promotion of marrow erythropoiesis in vitro by recombinant interleukin-3. Blood. 1989 Apr;73(5):1168-74.
Dunbar CE, Smith DA, Kimball J, Garrison L, Nienhuis AW, Young NS. Treatment of Diamond-Blackfan anaemia with haematopoietic growth factors, granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor and interleukin 3: sustained remissions following IL-3. Br J Haematol. 1991 Oct;79(2):316-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1991.tb04540.x.
Gillio AP, Faulkner LB, Alter BP, Reilly L, Klafter R, Heller G, Young DC, Lipton JM, Moore MA, O'Reilly RJ. Treatment of Diamond-Blackfan anemia with recombinant human interleukin-3. Blood. 1993 Aug 1;82(3):744-51.
Gillio AP, Faulkner LB, Alter BP, Reilly L, Klafter R, Heller G, Young DC, Lipton JM, Moore MA, O'Reilly RJ. Successful treatment of Diamond-Blackfan anemia with interleukin 3. Stem Cells. 1993 Jul;11 Suppl 2:123-30. doi: 10.1002/stem.5530110820.
Bastion Y, Bordigoni P, Debre M, Girault D, Leblanc T, Tchernia G, Ball S, McGuckin C, Gordon-Smith EC, Bekassy A, et al. Sustained response after recombinant interleukin-3 in diamond blackfan anemia. Blood. 1994 Jan 15;83(2):617-8. No abstract available.
Olivieri NF, Feig SA, Valentino L, Berriman AM, Shore R, Freedman MH. Failure of recombinant human interleukin-3 therapy to induce erythropoiesis in patients with refractory Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Blood. 1994 May 1;83(9):2444-50.
Ball SE, Tchernia G, Wranne L, Bastion Y, Bekassy NA, Bordigoni P, Debre M, Elinder G, Kamps WA, Lanning M, et al. Is there a role for interleukin-3 in Diamond-Blackfan anaemia? Results of a European multicentre study. Br J Haematol. 1995 Oct;91(2):313-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1995.tb05295.x.
Abkowitz JL, Schaison G, Boulad F, Brown DL, Buchanan GR, Johnson CA, Murray JC, Sabo KM. Response of Diamond-Blackfan anemia to metoclopramide: evidence for a role for prolactin in erythropoiesis. Blood. 2002 Oct 15;100(8):2687-91. doi: 10.1182/blood.V100.8.2687.
Akiyama M, Yanagisawa T, Yuza Y, Yokoi K, Ariga M, Fujisawa K, Hoshi Y, Eto Y. Successful treatment of Diamond-Blackfan anemia with metoclopramide. Am J Hematol. 2005 Apr;78(4):295-8. doi: 10.1002/ajh.20278.
Leblanc TM, Da Costa L, Marie I, Demolis P, Tchernia G. Metoclopramide treatment in DBA patients: no complete response in a French prospective study. Blood. 2007 Mar 1;109(5):2266-7. doi: 10.1182/blood-2006-08-039545. No abstract available.
Cynober L, Harris RA. Symposium on branched-chain amino acids: conference summary. J Nutr. 2006 Jan;136(1 Suppl):333S-6S. doi: 10.1093/jn/136.1.333S. No abstract available.
Choudry HA, Pan M, Karinch AM, Souba WW. Branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutritional support in surgical and cancer patients. J Nutr. 2006 Jan;136(1 Suppl):314S-8S. doi: 10.1093/jn/136.1.314S.
Pospisilova D, Cmejlova J, Hak J, Adam T, Cmejla R. Successful treatment of a Diamond-Blackfan anemia patient with amino acid leucine. Haematologica. 2007 May;92(5):e66-7. doi: 10.3324/haematol.11498. No abstract available.
Kimball SR, Jefferson LS. Signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms through which branched-chain amino acids mediate translational control of protein synthesis. J Nutr. 2006 Jan;136(1 Suppl):227S-31S. doi: 10.1093/jn/136.1.227S.
Pencharz PB, Ball RO. Amino acid needs for early growth and development. J Nutr. 2004 Jun;134(6 Suppl):1566S-1568S. doi: 10.1093/jn/134.6.1566S.
Bernardini P, Fischer JE. Amino acid imbalance and hepatic encephalopathy. Annu Rev Nutr. 1982;2:419-54. doi: 10.1146/annurev.nu.02.070182.002223. No abstract available.
Poon RT, Yu WC, Fan ST, Wong J. Long-term oral branched chain amino acids in patients undergoing chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Apr 1;19(7):779-88. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.01920.x.
Plaitakis A, Smith J, Mandeli J, Yahr MD. Pilot trial of branched-chain aminoacids in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Lancet. 1988 May 7;1(8593):1015-8. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(88)91841-7.
Pass KA, Lane PA, Fernhoff PM, Hinton CF, Panny SR, Parks JS, Pelias MZ, Rhead WJ, Ross SI, Wethers DL, Elsas LJ 2nd. US newborn screening system guidelines II: follow-up of children, diagnosis, management, and evaluation. Statement of the Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Services (CORN). J Pediatr. 2000 Oct;137(4 Suppl):S1-46. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2000.109437. No abstract available.
Vlachos A, Ball S, Dahl N, Alter BP, Sheth S, Ramenghi U, Meerpohl J, Karlsson S, Liu JM, Leblanc T, Paley C, Kang EM, Leder EJ, Atsidaftos E, Shimamura A, Bessler M, Glader B, Lipton JM; Participants of Sixth Annual Daniella Maria Arturi International Consensus Conference. Diagnosing and treating Diamond Blackfan anaemia: results of an international clinical consensus conference. Br J Haematol. 2008 Sep;142(6):859-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07269.x. Epub 2008 Jul 30.
Cmejlova J, Dolezalova L, Pospisilova D, Petrtylova K, Petrak J, Cmejla R. Translational efficiency in patients with Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Haematologica. 2006 Nov;91(11):1456-64.
Hutson SM, Sweatt AJ, Lanoue KF. Branched-chain [corrected] amino acid metabolism: implications for establishing safe intakes. J Nutr. 2005 Jun;135(6 Suppl):1557S-64S. doi: 10.1093/jn/135.6.1557S.
Lab Advisor(TM); Leucine Measurements in Micromedex (R) Healthcare Series. 2010Thomson Reuters
Jellin JM, Gregory P, Batz F. Pharmacist's letter/ Prescriber's Letter Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, 3rd ed, Therapeutic Research Faculty, Stockton, CA, 2000.
Braverman ER. The Healing Nutrients Within. New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc. 1997; 339
Gilman AG, Rall JW, Nies AD et al (eds): Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed. Pergamon Press, New York, NY, 1990.
AMA Department of Drugs; AMA Drug Evaluations, 6th ed. American Medical Association, Chicago, IL,1986.
Tietz NE (Ed); Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1995.
Henry JB: Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 20th ed. Saunders 2001.
Sax HC, Talamini MA, Fischer JE. Clinical use of branched-chain amino acids in liver disease, sepsis, trauma, and burns. Arch Surg. 1986 Mar;121(3):358-66. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1986.01400030120019.
Vlachos A, Atsidaftos E, Lababidi ML, Muir E, Rogers ZR, Alhushki W, Bernstein J, Glader B, Gruner B, Hartung H, Knoll C, Loew T, Nalepa G, Narla A, Panigrahi AR, Sieff CA, Walkovich K, Farrar JE, Lipton JM. L-leucine improves anemia and growth in patients with transfusion-dependent Diamond-Blackfan anemia: Results from a multicenter pilot phase I/II study from the Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Registry. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Dec;67(12):e28748. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28748. Epub 2020 Oct 6.
Provided Documents
Download supplemental materials such as informed consent forms, study protocols, or participant manuals.
Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Related Links
Access external resources that provide additional context or updates about the study.
Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry - a registry for patients with DBA in North America
Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation is a family sponsored group which facilitates research for DBA.
The DBA foundation is a family sponsored organization who raise funds for research and provides emotional support to families.
Other Identifiers
Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.
12-375B
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
More Related Trials
Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.