ATRA for Management of Primary ITP

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorPeking University People's Hospital

About this trial

A multicenter, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study to report the efficacy and safety of all-trans etinoic acid compared to placebo for the treatment of adults with corticosteriod-resistant/relapsed primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Primary ITP if aged ⩾18 years;

With an average of two platelet counts ⩾1 day apart of <30×10^9/L during screening and no single platelet count >35×10^9/L within 2 weeks before study treatment;

Patients who have previously received at least one first-line standard therapy for ITP (corticosteroid and/or intravenous immunoglobulin) with unsustained efficacy, relapse, intolerance to standard therapy, or insufficient response.

Disqualifiers

Pregnant or lactating women, and who were possibly pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or who had partners planning to become pregnant;

With active malignancy or a history of malignant tumor;

Having experienced severe bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infection within the past 4 weeks;

With a history of symptomatic herpes zoster infection within 12 weeks prior to screening;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

192 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Peking University People's Hospital

Lead sponsor

Peking University First Hospital

Collaborator

Beijing Friendship Hospital

Collaborator

Beijing Tongren Hospital

Collaborator

Peking University Third Hospital

Collaborator

Beijing Hospital

Collaborator