Active clinical trials for "Severe Combined Immunodeficiency"

STRIMVELIS is a medicinal product that restores adenosine deaminase (ADA) function in hematopoietic cell lineages, thereby preventing impaired immune function. STRIMVELIS is indicated for the treatment of patients with ADA- severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), for whom suitable human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched related stem cell donor is not available. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of routine and additional risk minimization measures by assessing the understanding of referring health care providers (HCPs) and parents/carers (hereby referred as participants) with regard to the specific risks associated with STRIMVELIS. In this cross-sectional study, surveys will be provided to referring HCPs and parents/carers of children approximately six months after treatment with STRIMVELIS. The study will recruit for approximately two years or until a maximum of 10 referring HCPs and 10 parents/carers have completed their respective surveys, whichever occurs first.

This study will monitor the long-term effects of gene therapy in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) due to a deficiency in an enzyme called adenosine deaminase (ADA). It will also follow the course of disease in children who are not receiving gene therapy, but may have received enzyme replacement therapy with the drug PEG-ADA. ADA is essential for the growth and proper functioning of infection-fighting white blood cells called T and B lymphocytes. Patients who lack this enzyme are, therefore, immune deficient and vulnerable to frequent infections. Injections of PEG-ADA may increase the number of immune cells and reduce infections, but this enzyme replacement therapy is not a definitive cure. In addition, patients may become resistant or allergic to the drug. Gene therapy, in which a normal ADA gene is inserted into the patient's cells, attempts to correcting the underlying cause of disease. Patients with SCID due to ADA deficiency may be eligible for this study. Patients may or may not have received enzyme replacement therapy or gene transfer therapy, or both. Participants will have follow-up visits at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, at least once a year for a physical examination, blood tests, and possibly the following additional procedures to evaluate immune function: Bone marrow sampling - A small amount of marrow from the hip bone is drawn (aspirated) through a needle. The procedure can be done under local anesthesia or light sedation. Injection of small amounts of fluids into the arm to study if the patient's lymphocytes respond normally. Administration of vaccination shots. Collection of white blood cells through apheresis - Whole blood is collected through a needle placed in an arm vein. The blood circulates through a machine that separates it into its components. The white cells are then removed, and the red cells, platelets and plasma are returned to the body, either through the same needle used to draw the blood or through a second needle placed in the other arm. Blood drawings to obtain and study the patient's lymphocytes.

Background: Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare inherited disorder in which certain white blood cells have impaired function and are unable to properly fight infections. SCID typically appears within the first year of life and is characterized by multiple, recurrent severe infections. More than 10 percent of all cases of SCID involve a deficiency of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase (ADA), and these SCID patients also tend to have impaired brain function or psychiatric disorders. Researchers are attempting to treat ADA-SCID patients with an experimental gene therapy, and a research protocol has been established for those who are participating in this therapy. Little is known about quality of life in individuals with ADA-SCID, but researchers believe that the effects of the disease and the treatments may cause a decreased quality of life in both patients and their parents. Another potential cause of decreased quality of life in ADA-SCID is the associated psychiatric and neurological problems caused by the disease. Researchers are interested in studying quality of life in individuals with ADA-SCID and their parents to provide more information about the disease. Objectives: To evaluate whether gene therapy alters the quality of life or neuropsychiatric status of children with ADA-SCID. To monitor for intellectual, attention, memory, or specific learning disorders in children with ADA-SCID. To evaluate whether undergoing gene therapy has an effect on parenting stress of parents whose children have ADA-SCID. Eligibility: Children who are participating in the ADA-SCID gene therapy research protocol (01-HG-0189). Parents of children who are participating in the ADA-SCID gene therapy research protocol (01-HG-0189). Design: All of the testing and questionnaires will be done in the pediatric or adult clinic. Participating children will have tests of intelligence, manual dexterity, reaction time, basic reading and arithmetic skills, speech, and memory. These tests will be given before the start of the therapy, and then once a year for 5 years. Participating children will also complete questionnaires on quality of life. These questionnaires will be given before the start of the therapy, 3 months and 6 months after the therapy, and then every 6 months for a total of 5 years. Additional psychological tests may be given at the discretion of the study researchers. Parents will complete questionnaires to provide background medical information and report on quality of life and parental stress. The background information questionnaires will be given at the start of the therapy and then once a year for 5 years, the parental stress questionnaires will be given at the start of the therapy and then every 6 months for 5 years, and the quality of life questionnaires will be given at the same time as the child quality of life questionnaires. This protocol is separate from the gene therapy treatment protocol.

The goal of the proposed research is to observe the prevalence and establish the validity of a newborn screening method for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The assay to be used is developed on the basis of PCR quantification of T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) that is absent in SCID patients, thus correlating with the disease.

The goal of the proposed research is to establish the validity of a newborn screening method for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The assay to be used is developed on the basis of PCR quantification of T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) that is absent in SCID patients, thus correlating with the disease

The purpose of this study is to learn what factors influence adolescent girls' decisions regarding testing for carrier status of X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (XSCID). It will provide information about how healthy relatives feel about whether they could be XSCID carriers, whether carrier testing should be pursued, and, if so, at what age. Commonly known as "Bubble Boy Disease," XSCID is a rare, life-threatening immune system disorder that affects only males, but females who carry the gene mutation can pass the disease to their male children. Adolescent girls 13 to 17 years old who have a relative with XSCID and are known to be at risk for being carriers are eligible for this study. Participants will receive genetic counseling to help them decide if they want to be tested for the XSCID gene. Those who elect to be tested will provide a DNA sample from either a blood draw or brushing taken from inside the mouth. They will receive the test results from the same genetic counselor they spoke with before the testing. All participants will also talk with a psychologist over the phone once a year for 3 years to answer questions about how they are feeling and what they know about XSCID. They will be asked to discuss their decision and feelings about carrier testing.

To investigate the presence of seconday of lymphoid organs in patients who underwent allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 15 to 45 years ago. The goal aims to assess the development of seconday lymphoid organs given the fact that the absence of myeloablation these patients present a split chimerism between T lymphocytes and the other leucocytes. Thus, they may not be able to generate seconday lymphoid organs. Practically, whole body MRI is being used to visualise and quantify both mediastinal and intraabdominal lymph nodes. Delta will be compared with those obtained in healthy age-matched individuals. It is scheduled to include 15 patients and 15 controls.

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a rare primary immunodeficiency dieases (PID), is poorly characterized in mainland China. We meant to explore the patients with SCID refered to our hospital and summarize their clinical manifestations and genetic features.

Individuals with a past diagnosis of severe combined immune deficiency (including many cases of "leaky SCID", Omenn syndrome, and reticular dysgenesis) who have undergone blood and marrow transplant, gene therapy, or enzyme replacement in the past may be eligible for this study. The purpose of study is to look backwards at what has already been done in the. Over 800 patients with SCID are expected to be enrolled, making this one of the largest studies ever to describe outcomes for patients with SCID treated at many different hospitals around North America.