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Active clinical trials for "Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System"

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TPN-101 in Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS)

Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS)

A phase 2a multi-center, open-label single dose level study of TPN-101 in Patients with Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS)

Recruiting28 enrollment criteria

Inhibition of Reverse Transcription in Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome

Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome

Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS) is a disease of children, particularly affecting the brain and the skin. There is a close link between AGS and increased amounts of a chemical called interferon. Normally humans only produce interferon when they are infected with a virus. In AGS, there is no viral infection. Instead, the cells in the cells of affected patients are confused into thinking that their own genetic material is coming from a virus. As a result they produce interferon all the time, which acts as a poison that damages the cells. The Investigators wish to treat AGS patients with drugs called reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs), used to fight the HIV-1 virus that causes AIDS. The investigators will monitor the effect of treatment on interferon levels, and look at other markers which might give us clues to how the drugs are working. The trial is funded by the Medical Research Council, and involves experts based in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Recruiting15 enrollment criteria

Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Neurologic Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune DiseaseNeurologic Autoimmune Disease17 more

This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan together with antithymocyte globulin before a stem cell transplant works in treating patients with autoimmune neurologic disease that did not respond to previous therapy. In autoimmune neurological diseases, the patient's own immune system 'attacks' the nervous system which might include the brain/spinal cord and/or the peripheral nerves. Giving high-dose chemotherapy, including carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan, and antithymocyte globulin, before a stem cell transplant weakens the immune system and may help stop the immune system from 'attacking' a patient's nervous system. When the patient's own (autologous) stem cells are infused into the patient they help the bone marrow make red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets so the blood counts can improve.

Recruiting37 enrollment criteria

Safety and Efficacy of CT103A Cells for Relapsed/Refractory Antibody-associated Idiopathic Inflammatory...

Autoimmune DiseasesAutoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System4 more

Antibody-mediated idiopathic inflammatory diseases of the nervous system (also known as autoimmune diseases of the nervous system) are autoimmune diseases in which autoimmune cells and immune molecules attack the nervous system as the main pathogenic mechanism. In the immune response, pathogenic antibodies acting on autoantigens of the nervous system are collectively referred to as autoantibodies of the nervous system, and antibody-mediated idiopathic inflammatory diseases of the nervous system can occur in the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and neuromuscular junctions , and muscles. In this study, we will recruit three kinds of autoimmune diseases of nervous system including Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), Myasthenia Gravis (MG), Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM). B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is expressed on the surface of plasma cells, thus making it an ideal target for targeted therapies. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells against BCMA offers another potential therapeutic option to eliminate plasma cells in patients with neurological autoimmune diseases driven by abnormal antibody who still suffer recurrent attacks from conventional treatments. In the current study, the safety and efficacy of a novel CAR-T cell therapy using CT103A cells, are evaluated in patients with relapsed/refractory antibody-mediated idiopathic inflammatory diseases.

Recruiting43 enrollment criteria

Aerobic Exercise for Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple SclerosisSclerosis6 more

This is a clinical trial to determine the feasibility of a stationary aerobic cycling intervention and explore if aerobic exercise independently promotes remyelination in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Recruiting12 enrollment criteria

Phase III Clinical Study of NPB-01 in Patients With Autoimmune Encephalitis

Autoimmune Encephalitis

To compare the efficacy and safety of NPB-01 in patients with autoimmune encephalitis refractory to steroid pulse therapy using steroid pulse therapy as a control.

Recruiting43 enrollment criteria

Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Minocycline in the Treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis

Autoimmune Encephalitis

Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is an immune-mediated brain disorder characterized by varied clinical manifestations that correlate with specific types of antibodies.Typical symptoms include acute behavioral changes, psychosis, seizures, memory deficits, dyskinesias, speech impairments, and autonomic and respiratory dysregulation.While the majority of patients respond well to immunotherapeutic agents, a significant proportion remains resistant to initial and secondary-line immunotherapies.Minocycline, a semisynthetic tetracycline, is notably used for the central nervous system due to its lipophilic characteristics and its capacity to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. While the primary neuroprotective focus of minocycline in the central nervous system remains unknown, the primary effects of minocycline include the inhibition of microglial activation, mitigation of apoptosis, and reduction in reactive oxygen species generation.Protective effect has been observed in hypoxic injury, ischemic stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, traumatic spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.Can minocycline offer a protective role in AE? Consequently, we proposed a randomized, controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of minocycline in AE.

Recruiting11 enrollment criteria

Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Bortezomib in Patients With Severe Autoimmune Encephalitis...

Autoimmune Encephalitis

Autoimmune Encephalitis is a disorder of the central nervous system caused by bodily substances, called antibodies. Antibodies normally help the body to prevent infections. However, in this disorder, the antibodies turn against the body itself and especially against cells in the brain and disturb the normal brain function. They are therefore called autoantibodies. There is no specific therapy for patients with autoimmune encephalitis so far. At the moment, the symptoms are treated with approved medications such as cortisone and immunotherapies also used in oncology. These therapies are unspecified and aim to reduce the number of autoantibodies and to contain the autoimmune process. In this trial we aim to test a new therapy option: in this therapy the body cells producing autoantibodies will be specifically targeted by a substance called bortezomib. The trial addresses patients with severe autoimmune encephalitis. The aim of the trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bortezomib in patients with severe autoimmune encephalitis.

Recruiting12 enrollment criteria

The ExTINGUISH Trial of Inebilizumab in NMDAR Encephalitis

Autoimmune EncephalitisEncephalitis

Determine the difference in the modified Rankin score at 16 weeks in participants with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis treated with "first-line" immunomodulatory therapies provided as standard-of-care, and either inebilizumab (investigational agent) or placebo.

Recruiting45 enrollment criteria

A Study to Test the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Rozanolixizumab in Adult Study Participants...

Leucine-Rich Glioma Inactivated 1 Autoimmune Encephalitis

The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of rozanolixizumab as measured by seizure freedom, change in cognitive function, use of rescue medication, onset of seizure freedom and to assess safety and tolerability.

Recruiting26 enrollment criteria
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