HLA Screening in Reducing the Risk of Antiepileptic Drug-induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

4000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-08-01

Study Completion Date

2021-06-30

Brief Summary

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Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (cADRs) include mild maculopapular exanthema (MPE) and severe cutaneous reactions such as hypersensitivity syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). cADRs are considered as a major public health issue because of their potentially life-threatening morbidity, especially severe cutaneous reactions. The incidence of SJS/TEN is estimated to vary from 1 in 1,000 to 10,000 drug exposures, and its mortality is as high as 35%. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), particularly those with aromatic ring structures such as carbamazepine (CBZ), oxcarbazepine (OXC), lamotrigine (LTG), phenobarbital (PB), and phenytoin (PHT), are among the most common causes of severe cutaneous reactions. The incidence of AED-induced SJS was estimated as 0.2% and all cases occurred in individuals receiving aromatic AEDs.

Previous studies have validated that the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele HLA-B\*15:02 is strongly associated with CBZ-induced SJS/TEN in southern Han Chinese and populations in southeast Asia. Our recent studies indicated that HLA-A\*24:02 is a common genetic risk factor for CBZ-, LTG-, and PHT-induced SJS/TEN. It is also associated with MPE. Additionally, another four alleles, including HLA-B\*15:01, HLA-B\*15:11, HLA-A\*02:01,and HLA-DRB1\*01:01, were showed to be potential risk factors for aromatic AEDs-induced SJS/TEN. In 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration issued the safety alert that recommended HLA-B\*15:02 screening for people with Asian ancestry before starting CBZ, and avoidance of the drug if the test is positive. Subsequent studies from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand demonstrated that HLA-B\*15:02 screening before commencing CBZ can significantly reduce the incidence of CBZ-induced SJS/TEN. However, the overall incidence of AEDs-induced SJS/TEN remained unchanged in Hong Kong, as PHT-induced SJS/TEN increased when CBZ-SJS/TEN decreased. Moreover, no study focuses on the incidences of AEDs-induced cADRs with and without HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs. Therefore, we are planning to conduct a multicenter prospective study to examine the reduction of AEDs-induced cADRs after the HLA screening prior to the beginning of aromatic AEDs administration.

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Detailed Description

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In this prospective study, 4000 or more patients from multicenters in southern China will be recruited. A HLA screening will be conducted before these patients start aromatic AEDs treatments. According to the HLA genotype, these patients will be divided into four groups that are three positive groups with different risk alleles and one negative group with no known risk allele. Aromatic AEDs were avoided or administrated with caution according to the risk level in the three positive groups, while they can be prescribed in the negative group. The effectiveness of HLA screening prior to the beginning of aromatic AEDs administration will be observed by the reduction of overall incidence of AEDs-induced cADRs.

Conditions

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Epilepsy Neuropathy Psychiatric Illness Blepharospasm

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group with two strong risk factors

When HLA screening before commencing aromatic AEDs shows positive for both HLA-A\*24:02 and HLA-B\*15:02 in a patient, aromatic AEDs were not administrated for this patient.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL