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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development | OTHER |
| Dutch Arthritis Association | INDUSTRY |
| Dutch Kidney Foundation | OTHER |
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Treatment of patients with PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis consists of two phases: remission induction with highly effective, but also relatively toxic, drugs and, secondly, after remission is achieved, maintenance therapy with less toxic drugs. Currently, remission-maintenance therapy with azathioprine is stopped after approximately 18 months. However, the optimal duration of azathioprine maintenance therapy is unknown.
The investigators have found that patients with PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis who remain cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (C-ANCA) positive after induction of remission have an increased risk to experience relapse of disease. Therefore they will test whether relapse risk in these patients can be reduced by extending maintenance therapy at the cost of acceptable therapy related toxicity. After induction of stable remission, ANCA will be measured by immunofluorescence (IIF). C-ANCA positive patients will be randomized for either standard therapy with azathioprine (until 18 months after diagnosis), or longterm azathioprine maintenance therapy (until 48 months after diagnosis).
Treatment of patients with PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis consists of two phases: remission induction with highly effective, but also relatively toxic, drugs and, secondly, after remission is achieved, maintenance therapy with less toxic drugs. Currently, remission-maintenance therapy with azathioprine is stopped after approximately 18 months. However, the optimal duration of azathioprine maintenance therapy is unknown.
The investigators have found that patients with PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis who remain C-ANCA positive after induction of remission have an increased risk to experience relapse of disease (MC Slot et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 15;51(2):269-73). Therefore they will test whether relapse risk in these patients can be reduced by extending maintenance therapy at the cost of acceptable therapy related toxicity. After induction of stable remission, ANCA will be measured by IIF. C-ANCA positive patients will be randomized for either standard therapy with azathioprine (until 18 months after diagnosis), or longterm azathioprine maintenance therapy (until 48 months after diagnosis).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| azathioprine, standard | Active Comparator | standard azathioprine maintenance upto one year after diagnosis, subsequently tapering of azathioprine with 25 mg per 3 months |
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| azathioprine, longterm | Experimental | longterm maintenance with azathioprine upto four years after diagnosis, subsequently azathioprine will be tapered with 25 mg per 3 months |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| azathioprine | Drug | azathioprine 2 mg/kg oral once daily, duration according to arm |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| disease free survival | four years after diagnosis |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| cumulative organ damage | four years after diagnosis | |
| side-effects | up to four years after diagnosis | |
| cumulative dosages of cyclophosphamide, prednisolone and azathioprine |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Coen A Stegeman, MD, PhD | University Medical Center Groningen | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VU University Medical Centre | Amsterdam | 1081HV | Netherlands | |||
| University Medical Centre Groningen |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27242368 | Result | Sanders JS, de Joode AA, DeSevaux RG, Broekroelofs J, Voskuyl AE, van Paassen P, Kallenberg CG, Tervaert JW, Stegeman CA. Extended versus standard azathioprine maintenance therapy in newly diagnosed proteinase-3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis patients who remain cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive after induction of remission: a randomized clinical trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 Sep;31(9):1453-9. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfw211. Epub 2016 May 30. |
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| up to four years after diagnosis |
| quality of life | four years after diagnosis |
| Groningen |
| 9700 RB |
| Netherlands |
| Martini Hospital Groningen | Groningen | 9700RM | Netherlands |
| Medical Centre Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | 8901BR | Netherlands |
| University Hospital Maastricht | Maastricht | 6229 HX | Netherlands |
| UMC St Radboud | Nijmegen | 6525GC | Netherlands |
| Erasmus Medical Centre | Rotterdam | 3000CA | Netherlands |
| University Medical Centre Utrecht | Utrecht | 3508GA | Netherlands |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014657 | Vasculitis |
| D014890 | Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis |
| D056648 | Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D017563 | Lung Diseases, Interstitial |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D056647 | Systemic Vasculitis |
| D017445 | Skin Diseases, Vascular |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001379 | Azathioprine |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013872 | Thionucleosides |
| D013457 | Sulfur Compounds |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D015122 | Mercaptopurine |
| D011687 | Purines |
| D006574 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D009705 | Nucleosides |
| D009706 | Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides |
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