Selected Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Reduce Inflammation in Patients With PSC and AIH
CholangitisSclerosing2 moreMERLIN is an adaptive, single arm, multi-centre, phase IIa multi-disease clinical trial. It is designed to: i) Determine dose safety of ORBCEL-C™ (selected Mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human umbilical cord) ii) Evaluate treatment activity through assessment of biomarkers (for patients treated at the highest safe dose only (HSD)) This trial will determine the Highest Safe Dose (HSD) that can be administered by observing for occurrence of dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Upon completion of this trial we hope to be able to justify and conduct separate, larger scale trials using ORBCEL-C™.
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of HR19042 Capsules in the Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis....
Autoimmune HepatitisThis study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of HR19042 capsules for the treatment of autoimmune hepatitis. It will also explore the optimal frequency and dosage of HR19042 capsules administration for the treatment.
A Study of Zetomipzomib (KZR-616) in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis (PORTOLA)
Autoimmune HepatitisThis is a Phase 2a, multi-center, placebo-controlled study in which patients with autoimmune hepatitis will receive zetomipzomib or placebo in addition to standard-of-care for 24 weeks; an optional open-label extension period allows patients to receive zetomipzomib (KZR-616) for an additional 24 weeks of treatment.
Tacrolimus Versus Mycophenolate for Autoimmune Hepatitis Patients With Incomplete Response on First...
Autoimmune HepatitisRationale: The combination of azathioprine and prednisone is the first-line treatment for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), a chronic inflammatory disease of the liver. Complete biochemical remission (CR) is the first treatment goal in autoimmune hepatitis. CR is determined by AST and ALT and IgG within the reference range. CR is not reached in a substantial proportion of AIH patients: after one year 50%, after three years around 20% did not achieve CR. Without CR ongoing hepatitis leads to progression towards fibrosis and eventually (decompensated) cirrhosis. Not achieving CR is the most important risk factor for the need for liver transplantation or liver related death, independent of age and presence of cirrhosis. Tacrolimus (TAC) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) are frequently used to prevent rejection in kidney and liver transplant patients. In AIH patients with insufficient response or intolerance to first-line therapy in retrospective cohort studies with MMF 0-57% and with TAC 20-95% CR was reached. Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of TAC with MMF as a second line treatment for AIH. Proportion of patients with CR after 12 months of treatment will be the primary outcome parameter to determine effectivity. Study design: Randomized open-label two arm study. Patients will be randomized between treatment with TAC or MMF. Study population: Patients with AIH with an incomplete response (no CR) to first-line treatment are eligible for this study. Intervention: In the TAC group baseline treatment will be replaced by tacrolimus. In the MMF group baseline treatment will be replaced by MMF. The current dose of prednisolone, or at least 5 mg daily, will be continued in both arms. After achieving CR prednisolone will be tapered according to protocol. Main study parameters/endpoints: Difference in proportion of patients with CR at 12 months (normalization of ALT, AST and IgG) between the TAC and MMF treatment group. Secondary parameters: Safety and tolerability of TAC and MMF treatments Difference in proportion of patients with CR at 6 months (normalization of ALT, AST and IgG) between the TAC and MMF treatment group. Difference in ALT, AST and IgG at 6 and 12 months versus baseline Difference in fibrogenesis and fibrosis parameters between groups and before and after treatment Difference in quality of life between groups and before and after treatment
ADCC Mediated B-Cell dEpletion and BAFF-R Blockade
Autoimmune HepatitisVAY736 dose testing; VAY736 efficacy and safety testing.
MRI Biomarkers in as Predictor of Clinical Endpoints in Pediatric Autoimmune Liver Disease
Autoimmune Liver DiseaseAutoimmune Hepatitis1 moreAutoimmune liver diseases (AILD), which include Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) and Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) are a common etiological factor for chronic liver disease among adolescents. This is a longitudinal study to identify surrogate endpoints with an accurate predictive value for the progression of hepatobiliary damage in subjects with pediatric onset AILD. This study will involve collection of MRI-based data at the time of enrollment and at year 1 and 2 of follow up, and collection of clinical data for 10 years following enrollment. There is a strong possibility that MRI quantitative techniques may be more sensitive to disease progression than standard clinical and laboratory tests. To investigate predictivity of MRI based biomarkers, summary measures of MRCP/MREL from baseline, Year 1 and Year 2, e.g. change rate, maximum, and average will be calculated as predictors for Year 10 clinical outcomes. The same predictors will also be used to model native liver survival in a proportional hazard regression. Findings from this study may be used to assess disease progression and to predict complications and survival of liver disease patients.
Effect of JKB-122 on Prednisolone and Azathioprine Induced Remission in Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)...
Autoimmune HepatitisThis is a Phase 2 study. All patients will receive prednisolone and AZA as standard of care (SOC) during the study. At the end of the study, all data collected will be analyzed the efficacy and safety of JKB-122 on SOC reduction and inflammation improvement in Autoimmune Hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis Cohort in China
Autoimmune HepatitisThe goal of this observational study is to describe the clinical features and long-term prognosis in patients diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in China and assess the effectiveness and safety of AIH treatment options in a real-world setting.
Development of a Autoimmune Hepatitis Patient's Database Linked to a Biological Sample Storage
Autoimmune HepatitisLiver DisorderAutoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) is chronic fibroinflammatory disease of the liver characterized by chronic, relapsing liver inflammation, and a risk for progression to liver failure and need for liver transplantation. No AIH-specific registry does exist in Italy, so that the actual epidemiology of the disease in the country is unknown. This is an observational, retrospective and prospective, multicenter study evaluating incidence, prevalence and disease course of AIH in subjects > 1 years old in Italy.
Canadian Network for Autoimmune Liver Disease
Primary Bilary Cirrhosis (PBC)Autoimmune Hepatitis1 moreCaNAL is a longitudinal observational cohort study of patients diagnosed with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH), or overlap syndrome. This study creates a nationwide registry and network focusing on high quality long-term follow-up of individual patient data from major Canadian centers. Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) and Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) are rare and slowly progressive liver diseases associated with development of cirrhosis, liver cancer (HCC) and liver failure requiring liver transplantation or leading to premature death. The rarity and slowly progressive nature of these autoimmune liver diseases make them difficult to study and only a large scale approach combining patient data from multiple centers across Canada will allow new insights. The primary aim of the Canadian Network for Autoimmune Liver Disease is to build a Canadian registry of patients with PBC, AIH, and overlap syndrome. We capture patient characteristics, laboratory assessments and natural history, patient-reported outcomes including quality of life measures and environmental exposures, response to treatment, and pre- and post-transplant outcomes. We will then identify risk factors associated with critical outcomes for the patient, including response to treatment, progression to transplant, risk of liver cancer, and recurrent disease after transplant. We can identify biomarkers (biochemical indicators of progression of disease) to help diagnose autoimmune liver disease at its earliest stages, ensuring timely treatment and preventing disease progression. CaNAL will provide a better understanding of autoimmune liver diseases, biomarkers predictive of disease progression or non-response to therapy as well as better knowledge of the etiology and pathogenesis. CaNAL will also help to serve as a platform for conducting clinical trials or targeted lab-studies to answer important questions that are unlikely to be evaluated by the pharmaceutical industry.