Efficacy of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Acute GVHD Treatment

Recruiting Phase 2 Interventional Study
Acute Graft Versus Host Disease
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Prior Safety Data This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Trial phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
20 (estimated)
Sponsor
Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez · Other
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About This Trial
Graft-versus-host disease is a complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with high morbidity and mortality. The standard treatment is corticosteroids, and based on the response within 3 to 7 days, a second-line therapy is added, which is expensive and not easily accessible. The administration of human chorionic gonadotropin has shown therapeutic effectiveness in 50% of patients…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older. * Any gender. * Post-allogeneic transplantation status (haploidentical or identical) of hematopoietic cells. * Presenting recently onset aGVHD, grades 2 to 4, and requiring systemic steroid use as determined by the treating physician. * Have not receive…
Contacts

Cesar H Gutierrez Aguirre, MD

+52 (81) 83891194

hematohu@yahoo.com

CONTACT

David Gómez Almaguer, MD

+52‭(81) 8348 8510‬

dgomezalmaguer@gmail.com

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