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WithdrawnNCT02677246Updated Sep 6, 2018

Denosumab for Prevention of Bone Complications After Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children

A Phase 1 interventional study of Denosumab in Disorder Related to Bone Marrow Transplantation, sponsored by St. Justine's Hospital. Withdrawn at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 2 Years to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-09-06.

Sponsored by St. Justine's Hospital · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention

Why this study was withdrawn
lack of funding
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
2 Years to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Children treated by bone marrow transplantation (BMT) experience bone toxicity. Those bone damages are caused by both a decrease of bone formation and an increase of bone destruction after BMT.For long term survivors, bone complications are major determinants of impaired quality of life. No standard treatment currently exists to prevent those bone injuries. Denosumab is a treatment which specifically blocks bone destruction for 4 to 6 months in adults. This trial will study whether it is safe to prescribe Denosumab to children after BMT in the aim of preventing bone complications.

Read the detailed description

Participant will receive one subcutaneous dose of Denosumab within 2 weeks after confirmation of bone marrow engraftment. The dose of treatment will be escalated between participants. Denosumab is supposed to be effective for several months (4 to 6 months). The biologic activity of Denosumab will be followed by the measure in the blood of a biomarker of bone destruction called CTX. This biomarker is supposed to decrease after Denosumab infusion, reflecting the blockade of bone destruction by the treatment. Bone density will be assessed by a radiologic test named DXA which a standard test. All blood and radiologic tests mandated by the study will be done at the same time as standard follow-up after bone marrow transplant. Thus, participants will not have extra visits at the outpatient clinic, or extra blood punctures, for the specific purpose of the study. Participants will be followed for 36 months after bone marrow transplantation.For experiencing graft versus host disease, a second dose of Denosumab will be allowed, followed by subsequent doses evry 4 to 6 months till a maximum of 4 doses within 24months after bone marrow transplantation.

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Conditions studied

  • Disorder Related to Bone Marrow Transplantation

Keywords

  • Bone marrow transplantation
  • Children
  • Bone complications
  • Denosumab.
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In context

Lead sponsor

St. Justine's Hospital is the lead sponsor of 155 studies on the registry; 27 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age from 2 year to 21 years
  • Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) planned within 1 month.
  • Informed consent signed by participant more than 18 year old, or parents or his/her legal guardian
  • Teeth examination by a dentist in order to rule out or to treat latent teeth infections before allo-HSCT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal of signing informed consent
  • Prior inclusion in another therapeutic trial with a time elapsed from the last research drug dose to Denosumab, shorter than 7 half-lifes of the research drug
  • Osteopetrosis
  • Bisphosphonates treatment within 12 months before entering the trial
  • Tooth infection not treated before allo-HSCT
  • Child-bearing and breastfeeding women
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Denosumab

    Phase 1, 3+3 design with inter-patient dose escalation from 1mg/kg/dose to 2mg/kg/dose, and possibility of a dose de-escalation of 0.5mg/kg/dose, A modification of 3+3 design is implemented to take into account the achievement of bone resorption blockade by Denosumab. CTX is a biologic marker of bone resorption. Provided a decrease of CTX blood level will be observed under the lower limit (2,5th percentile) for age and sex, or under 20% of the pre-treatment level, there will be no reason to continue escalating the dose. This modified 3+3 design prevents exposure of children to dose escalations that would not be needed regarding the medical and biological aims of this trial.

    Drug: Denosumab

Interventions

  • DrugDenosumab

    Denosumab, one sub-cutaneous infusion, given within 2 weeks after engraftment defined as neutrophils \> 0,5x10(9)/L and chimerism ≥ 10% of donor origin. Before starting Denosumab several requirements have to be met: 1) Calcemia and Phosphatemia in the normal ranges, 2) adequate Calcium and Vitamin D intakes according to age. Biological activity of Denosumab measured by CTX blood level, expected to last for 4 to 6 months after one infusion. Possibility of subsequent infusions at the same dose level, every 5 to 6 months, for patient remaining on corticotherapy, provided no DLT occurred and provided CTX blood level decreased under the required threshold, after the previous infusions of Denosumab

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Tolerable Dose (MTD)

    The MTD is defined as: * the maximum dose level at which 0 to 1 out of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and above which 2 or more patients encounter DLT. * or the dose of Denosumab necessary for blocking bone resorption for at least 4 months in 6 consecutive patients, if dose limiting toxicities are not observed

    Time frame: MTD will be definitively established at 6 months after the last patient has been entered into the study. Given the anticipated rate of accrual, the primary outcome measure should be determined within 2 years after opening the study.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evolution of CTX (a biological marker of bone resorption) level in blood

    Duration of CTX level in blood on Denosumab treatment under the lower limit for age and sex, or less than 20% of the value before starting the conditioning regimen

    Time frame: Dosage before transplantation, before beginning Denosumab, then monthly till 6 months, then at 12 months, 18 months, 24 and 36 months after starting Denosumab

  2. Evolution of P1NP (a biological marker of bone synthesis) level in blood

    Level of P1NP in blood at each time point of follow-up

    Time frame: Dosage before transplantation and before beginning Denosumab, then monthly till 6 months, then at 9 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months and 36 months after starting Denosumab

  3. Osteonecrosis (apart from jaw osteonecrosis)

    Cumulative Incidence of osteonecrosis based on clinical diagnosis at each time point of follow-up

    Time frame: At 1 year, 2 years and 3 years after bone marrow transplantation

  4. Fracture

    Cumulative Incidence of fracture based on clinical diagnosis at each time point of follow-up

    Time frame: At 1 year, 2 years and 3 years after bone marrow transplantation

  5. Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

    BMD is measured by a routine radiologic test named dual energy X-ray (DXA) allowing to establish the Z score of BMD

    Time frame: Before bone marrow transplantation, then 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months after starting Denosumab

  6. Growth height evolution according to standardized World Health Organization growth charts for Canada

    Evolution of growth height will be described as : * change in percentile between percentile of height before transplantation and percentile of height along time at each time point of follow-up * final height at the end of growth or at last follow-up

    Time frame: Measurement every 6 months till 24 months after entering the study, then yearly till 21 years of age.

  7. Dose Limiting toxicity (DLT)

    Grade 3 to 5 toxicities probably or definitively related to Denosumab, if MTD is reach before a blockade of bone resorption is observed.

    Time frame: Assessment every month till 6 months after bone marrow transplantation. For each dose level ,DLT will be established at 6 months after bone marrow transplantation of the 3rd participant entered into the cohort.

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Study locations

1 site
  • St. Justine 's Hospital
    Montreal, Quebec H3T1C5, Canada
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 6, 2018, 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
NCT02677246
Lead sponsor
St. Justine's Hospital
Responsible party
Pierre Teira, MD (MD, MSc, St. Justine's Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 9, 2016
Start date
Dec 2016
Primary completion
Sep 4, 2018
Completion
Sep 4, 2018
Last update
Sep 6, 2018

Study contacts

Pierre Teira, MD
principal investigator · St. Justine's Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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