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Children and Adult Hemophagocytic Syndrome (HLHa)

An observational study in Hemophagocytic Syndrome, sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 2 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-11-20.

Sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
204
Ages
2 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Different study of HLHa patients :

  • Diagnosis criteria, because criteria are based on pediatric genetic studies.
  • Physiopathological studies: genetic studies have demonstrated the role of CD8+ cells, in particular because they have a genetic defect affecting their cytotoxic functions in HLH pediatric. the aim is to establish if the same defect is found in both some or in all of HLHa patients. If this is the case, to then establish whether hypomorphic genetic mutations are responsible.
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Formation of a prospective and retrospective infant, adolescent and adult HLH patients cohort.

Collection of clinical and biological, therapeutics, informations, in a register, The collection of information is:

  • To identify clinical and biological criteria specific to HLHa
  • Classify patients into homogeneous groups, based on clinical biological scalability in particular, with regards to their response to treatment
  • Identify and analyze the behavioral therapy Creation of a bank of biological samples for use in the study of the pathophysiology of HLHa.

Background:

The hemophagocytic syndrome in infant, adolescent and adults (HLH) is a serious and often lethal condition. The study of literature series HLHa shows that these syndromes frequently develop in immunocompromised patients (renal transplant, HIV, collagen in Processing immunosuppressants) in the course of a viral infection. HLH syndrome has also been described as a clinical form of lymphoma or connective disease (lupus). These clinical forms are rare, severe and recurrent suggesting the possibility that immune deficiency could be involved. The study of pediatric forms has definitely established a link between HLH syndrome and the presence of immune deficiency by identifying the nature of the latter. Four genetically determined diseases are manifested by HLH syndrome. These conditions are Family lymphohistiocytosis (LHF) syndrome, Chediak-Higashi CHS syndrome, Griscelli (GS) type 2 syndromes and X-linked lymphoproliferative (XLP 1 and 2). The mutated genes are respectively perforin Unc 13.4 and syntaxin in the LHF2, 3, 4 (10q locus genetic for LHF 1), CHS1/LYST (Lysosomal Trafficking regulator) in the CHS, in the Rab27a GS type 2, and XIAP and SH2D1A in the XLP. It is now well established that proteins encoded by these genes are necessary for the cytotoxic function of CD8 + and in the absence of these proteins is the cytotoxocity CD8 + deficient. Also, closed clinical and biological characteristics shared by pediatric genetic and adult forms suggest the existence of immune defects responsible for some or all HLH adult patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Hemophagocytic Syndrome

Keywords

  • infant, adolescent and adult Hemophagocytic Syndrome
  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
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In context

Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic

99 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic; 36 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 204 is above the median of 128 across 29 observational studies indexed under Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic.

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Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris is the lead sponsor of 3,505 studies on the registry; 1,006 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Infant, Adolescent and adult patients who have a HLH syndrome regardless of etiology, hospitalized in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Hematology, Rheumatology Neurology or Organ Transplantation

Inclusion criteria

Major criteria:

  • hemophagocytosis found in a specimen histology.
  • Fever
  • Splenomegaly

Minor criteria:

  • adenopathy
  • cytopenia> 2 cell lines Hemoglobin \<9 g / dl (less than 4 weeks and> 12 g / dl) Platelets \<100 000 x 10 / l Neutrophils \<1 10 / l
  • hypertriglyceridaemia and / or hypofibrinogenaemia Elevated triglycerides> 3 mmol / l Fibrinogen \<1.5 g / l
  • Ferritin> 500 microg / L

These criteria will be those used for the diagnosis of HLH in adults:

One major criterion and two minor (including hyper ferritin or hypertriglyceridemia) 3 minor criteria (including hyper ferritin or hypertriglyceridemia)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women
  • A person under guardianship
  • Patients under the age of 2 years
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
204 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • hemophagocytic syndrome

    patient with hemophagocytic syndrome

    Biological: Identification of biological markers

Interventions

  • BiologicalIdentification of biological markers
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. biologicals criteria

    measure of : cytokines expression (mmol/L) Hemoglobin (g/dl) number of Platelets (number/L) number of Neutrophils (number/L) number of triglycerides (mmol/L) number of fibrinogen (g/L) number of Ferritin (microg/L)

    Time frame: T0 (before traitment

  2. name of treatment

    administrated treatments

    Time frame: T2 (T2 is the first day of treatment)

  3. Clinicals criteria

    clinicals description of patients : Fever, Splenomegaly and adenopathy

    Time frame: T0

  4. biologicals criteria

    measure of : cytokines expression Hemoglobin level number of Platelets number of Neutrophils number of triglycerides\> number of fibrinogen number of Ferritin

    Time frame: T1 (T1 is the first day of HLH syndrome)

  5. biologicals criteria

    measure of : cytokines expression Hemoglobin level number of Platelets number of Neutrophils number of triglycerides\> number of fibrinogen number of Ferritin

    Time frame: T2 (T2 is the first day of treatment)

  6. biologicals criteria

    measure of : cytokines expression Hemoglobin level number of Platelets number of Neutrophils number of triglycerides\> number of fibrinogen number of Ferritin

    Time frame: T4 (6 /12 months after the resolution of HLH)

  7. Clinicals criteria

    clinicals description of patients : Fever, Splenomegaly and adenopathy

    Time frame: T1(T1 is the first day of HLH syndrome)

  8. Clinicals criteria

    clinicals description of patients : Fever, Splenomegaly and adenopathy

    Time frame: T2 (T2 is the first day of treatment)

  9. Clinicals criteria

    clinicals description of patients : Fever, Splenomegaly and adenopathy

    Time frame: T4 6 /12 months after the resolution of HLH)

  10. name of treatment

    administrated treatments

    Time frame: T4(6/12 month after resolution of HLH)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Clinical Research Unit
    Paris, 75015, France
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References and documents

Publications

  • Bloch C, Chhun S, Sritharan N, Gil M, Lhote R, Boubaya M, Lambotte O, Launay D, Larroche C, Lazaro E, Liffermann F, Michel M, Michot JM, Morel P, Terriou L, Urbansk G, Viallard JF, Cheminant M, Suarez F, Lepelletier Y, de Saint Basile G, Hermine O; French HLH Study Group. The IL-10/IL-6 Ratio and the Risk Score: Two Cytokines-Based Predictors for Malignancy-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Adults (M-HLHa). Am J Hematol. 2026 Jun 16. doi: 10.1002/ajh.70410. Online ahead of print. PubMed 42299056 ↗
  • Bloch C, Jais JP, Gil M, Boubaya M, Lepelletier Y, Bader-Meunier B, Mahlaoui N, Garcelon N, Lambotte O, Launay D, Larroche C, Lazaro E, Liffermann F, Lortholary O, Michel M, Michot JM, Morel P, Cheminant M, Suarez F, Terriou L, Urbanski G, Viallard JF, Alcais A, Fischer A, de Saint Basile G, Hermine O; French HLH Study Group. Severe adult hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLHa) correlates with HLH-related gene variants. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Jan;153(1):256-264. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.07.023. Epub 2023 Sep 9. PubMed 37678575 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 20, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02113917
Lead sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Collaborators
Laboratory of normal and pathological development Immune System - IFR 94 U768, Reference Centre for Hereditary Immunodeficiency: CEREDIH, URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 15, 2014
Start date
Jan 2010
Primary completion
Jan 2016
Completion
Jan 12, 2017
Last update
Nov 20, 2025

Study contacts

Olivier Hermine, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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