Autologous Stem cell Transplantation International Scleroderma (ASTIS) trial

ISRCTN ISRCTN54371254
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN54371254
Secondary identifying numbers NTR338
Submission date
21/09/2005
Registration date
19/10/2005
Last edited
25/07/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Jacob M. van Laar
Scientific

Institute of Cellular Medicine
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4HH
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)191 222 7139
Email j.m.van-laar@ncl.ac.uk

Study information

Study designMulticentre randomised active-controlled parallel-group trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleHigh dose immunoablation and autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation versus monthly intravenous pulse therapy
Study acronymASTIS
Study hypothesisIt is postulated that high dose immunoablation and autologous stem cell transplantation has superior clinical benefit in comparison to intravenous pulse therapy cyclophosphamide, with respect to survival and prevention of major organ failure (referred to as ‘event-free survival’ which is considered the primary endpoint) and has a greater impact on skin thickening, visceral involvement, functional status and quality of life.

On 17/04/2012 the following changes were made to the trial record:
1. Australia has been removed from the countries of recruitment and Belgium added.
2. The target number of participants has been changed from 200 to 156.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee
ConditionSystemic sclerosis
InterventionThis multicentre prospective randomised controlled phase III study compares efficacy and safety of high dose immunoablation and autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) (considered the investigational treatment), versus monthly intravenous pulse-therapy cyclophosphamide (considered the control treatment). The investigational treatment arm comprises the following consecutive steps:
1. Mobilisation of haematopoietic stem cells with intravenous (IV) cyclophosphamide (2 x 2 g/m^2) and filgrastim (10 mg/kg/day)
2. Leukapheresis and selection of CD34+ stem cells
3. Conditioning with IV cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg) and rbATG (7.5 mg/kg)
4. HSCT
The procedures are normally completed within three to four months after randomisation.

The control treatment arm consists of 12 consecutive monthly IV pulses cyclophosphamide (750 mg/m^2).

As of 17/04/2012, the sponsor name has been amended from European Group Bone Marrow + Transplantation (EBMT)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Working Party Autoimmune Diseases to European Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase III
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Cyclophosphamide, filgrastim, rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (rbATG)
Primary outcome measureCurrent primary outcome measure(s) as of 29/05/2012
The primary endpoint is event-free survival defined as the time in days from the day of randomisation until the occurrence of death or the development of persistent major organ failure (heart, lung, kidney).

Previous primary outcome measure(s)
The primary endpoint is event-free survival defined as the time in days from the day of randomisation until the occurrence of death or the development of persistent major organ failure (heart, lung, kidney) during the study period of two years.
Secondary outcome measuresKey secondary outcomes include:
1. Treatment related mortality
2. Treatment toxicity
3. Progression-free survival
Overall study start date22/03/2001
Overall study end date01/01/2008

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants156
Participant inclusion criteriaPatients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, aged 16 to 65 years, and:
1. Disease duration four years or less, plus evidence of heart, lung or kidney involvement, plus skin score of 15 or more, or
2. Disease duration two years or less, plus evidence of an acute phase reaction in blood, plus skin score 20 or more
Participant exclusion criteriaPatients with concomitant severe disease, extensive pretreatment according to predefined criteria with cyclophosphamide are excluded.
Recruitment start date22/03/2001
Recruitment end date01/01/2008

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Institute of Cellular Medicine,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4HH
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

European Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation
Other

EBMT Central Office
Dept. Haematology
MacDonald Buchanan Building
Middlesex Hospital
Mortimer Street
London
W1N 8AA
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7380 9317
Email l.clark@ucl.ac.uk
Website http://www.ebmt.org

Funders

Funder type

Industry

European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)

No information available

Amgen Europe

No information available

Sangstat B.V. (The Netherlands)

No information available

Horton Foundation (Switzerland)

No information available

AP - HP
Private sector organisation / Trusts, charities, foundations (both public and private)
Alternative name(s)
Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP
Location
France
European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 01/10/2005 Yes No
Results article results 25/06/2014 Yes No