A Trial of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Subcutaneous Gamunex® in Primary Immunodeficiency

This is an interventional treatment trial for Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome focused on measuring Primary immune deficiency Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults and adolescents (age 13-75 inclusive) with a documented and confirmed pre-existing diagnosis of chronic primary immunodeficiency
• Previously or currently on IgG replacement therapy
• Documented (within 3 months) plasma IgG level of ≥500 mg/dL on current IgG therapy (IgG level can be obtained at the screening visit if documentation is not available)
• The medical records for all subjects within the previous 2 years should be available to document previous infections and treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clinical evidence of any significant acute or chronic disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with successful completion of the trial
• The subject has a known adverse reaction to Gamunex or other blood products
• The subject has a history of blistering skin disease, clinically significant thrombocytopenia, bleeding disorder, diffuse rash, recurrent skin infections or other disorders where subcutaneous therapy would be contraindicated
• The subject has known selective IgA deficiency with the exception of a known selective IgA deficient subject who has no previous documented eventful reaction to products containing IgA
• The subject is pregnant or lactating
• The subject has significant proteinuria and/or has a history of acute renal failure and/or severe renal impairment (BUN or creatinine more than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal) and/or on dialysis
• The subject has known substance or prescription drug abuse in the past 12 months
• The subject has a history of or current diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis
• The subject has an acquired medical condition that is known to cause secondary immune deficiency, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, chronic or recurrent neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count less than 1000 x 10e6/L), or HIV infection/AIDS
• The subject is receiving any of the following medications: corticosteroids (long-term daily, >1 mg of prednisone equivalent/kg/day for >30 days) (intermittent courses would not exclude subject); immunosuppressants; or immunomodulators
• The subject has non-controlled arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg)
• The subject has anemia (hemoglobin <10 g/dL) at screening
• The subject has participated in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening (imaging studies without investigative treatments are permitted) or has received any investigational blood product within the previous 3 months