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Maruani A, Boccara O, Bessis D, Guibaud L, Vabres P, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Barbarot S, Chiaverini C, Blaise S, Droitcourt C, Mallet S, Martin L, Lorette G, Woillard JB, Jonville-Bera AP, Rollin J, Gruel Y, Herbreteau D, Goga D, le Touze A, Leducq S, Gissot V, Morel B, Tavernier E, Giraudeau B. Treatment of voluminous and complicated superficial slow-flow vascular malformations with sirolimus (PERFORMUS): protocol for a multicenter phase 2 trial with a randomized observational-phase design. Trials 2018; 19:340. [PMID: 29945674 PMCID: PMC6020321 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2725-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Slow-flow superficial vascular malformations (VMs) are rare congenital anomalies that can be responsible for pain and functional impairment. Currently, we have no guidelines for their management, which can involve physical bandages, sclerotherapy, surgery, anti-inflammatory or anti-coagulation drugs or no treatment. The natural history is progressive and worsening. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine kinase that acts as a master switch in cell proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism and angio/lymphangiogenesis. Sirolimus directly inhibits the mTOR pathway, thereby inhibiting cell proliferation and angio/lymphangiogenesis. Case reports and series have reported successful use of sirolimus in children with different types of vascular anomalies, with heterogeneous outcomes. OBJECTIVE The objective of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sirolimus in children with complicated superficial slow-flow VMs. METHODS/DESIGN This French multicenter randomized observational-phase, phase 2 trial aims to include 50 pediatric patients 6 to 18 years old who have slow-flow (lymphatic, venous or lymphatico-venous) voluminous complicated superficial VM. Patients will be followed up for 12 months. All patients will start with an observational period (no treatment). Then at a time randomly selected between month 4 and month 8, they will switch to the experimental period (switch time), when they will receive sirolimus until month 12. Each child will undergo MRI 3 times: at baseline, at the switch time, and at month 12. For both periods (observational and treatment), we will calculate the relative change in volume of the VM divided by the study period duration. This relative change weighted by the study period duration will constitute the primary endpoint. VM will be measured by MRI images, which will be centralized and interpreted by the same radiologist who will be blinded to the study period. Hence, each patient will be his/her own control. Secondary outcomes will include assessment of safety and efficacy by viewing standardized digital photographs and according to the physician, the patient or proxy; impact on quality of life; and evolution of biological makers (coagulation factors, vascular endothelial growth factor, tissue factor). DISCUSSION The main benefit of the study will be to resolve uncertainty concerning the efficacy of sirolimus in reducing the volume of VMs and limiting related complications and the safety of the drug in children with slow-flow VMs. This trial design is interesting in these rare conditions because all included patients will have the opportunity to receive the drug and the physician can maintain it after the end of the protocol if is found efficient (which would not be the case in a classical cross-over study). TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02509468 , first received: 28 July 2015. EU Clinical Trials Register EudraCT Number: 2015-001096-43.
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Affiliation(s)
- Annabel Maruani
- University of Tours, University of Nantes, INSERM, SPHERE U1246, Tours, France. .,Department of Dermatology, Unit of Pédiatric Dermatology, CHRU Tours, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France. .,CHRU Tours, Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM 1415, 37000, Tours, France.
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- Department of Dermatology and Reference center for genodermatoses and rare skin diseases (MAGEC), University Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades, 75015, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Montpellier, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- University Hospital Center of Lyon, Consultation Multidisciplinaire Lyonnaise des Angiomes, 69229, Lyon Cedex 2, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Nice, 06000, Nice, France
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Center of Grenoble, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Rennes, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Marseille, 13885, Marseille Cedex 5, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Angers, 49000, Angers, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Unit of Pédiatric Dermatology, CHRU Tours, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Limoges, INSERM UMR 850, CHU Limoges, 87000, Limoges, France
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- University of Tours, University of Nantes, INSERM, SPHERE U1246, Tours, France.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, CHRU Tours, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Hematology-Hemostasis, University of Tours, UMR-CNRS 7292, CHRU Tours, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Hematology-Hemostasis, University of Tours, UMR-CNRS 7292, CHRU Tours, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University of Tours, CHRU Tours, 37000, Tours, France
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- Department of Maxillo-Facial surgery, University of Tours, CHRU Tours, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, CHRU Tours, 37000, Tours, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Unit of Pédiatric Dermatology, CHRU Tours, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- CHRU Tours, Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM 1415, 37000, Tours, France
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, University of Tours, CHRU Tours, 37000, Tours, France
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- University of Tours, University of Nantes, INSERM, SPHERE U1246, Tours, France.,CHRU Tours, Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM 1415, 37000, Tours, France
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- University of Tours, University of Nantes, INSERM, SPHERE U1246, Tours, France.,CHRU Tours, Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM 1415, 37000, Tours, France
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Kizlik-Masson C, Vayne C, McKenzie SE, Poupon A, Zhou Y, Champier G, Pouplard C, Gruel Y, Rollin J. 5B9, a monoclonal antiplatelet factor 4/heparin IgG with a human Fc fragment that mimics heparin-induced thrombocytopenia antibodies. J Thromb Haemost 2017; 15:2065-2075. [PMID: 28771917 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Essentials No humanized monoclonal antibody was available to study heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). We developed the first anti-platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin antibody with a human Fc fragment. This antibody (5B9) fully mimics the effects of human HIT antibodies. 5B9 binds two regions within PF4 that may be critical for the pathogenicity of HIT antibodies. SUMMARY Background The diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is based on clinical and biological criteria, but a standard is lacking for laboratory assays. Moreover, no humanized HIT antibody is available for pathophysiological studies. Objective To characterise 5B9, a chimeric monoclonal antibody, which fully mimics the effects of human HIT antibodies. Methods/Results 5B9, a chimeric anti-platelet factor 4/heparin complexes IgG1 antibody, was obtained after immunizing specific transgenic mice. 5B9 induced heparin FcγRIIA-dependent platelet aggregation and tissue factor mRNA synthesis in monocytes. It also induced significant thrombocytopenia and thrombin generation in mice expressing human PF4 and FcγRIIA receptors. The binding of 5B9 to PF4/H complexes was inhibited by 15 of 25 HIT plasma samples and only three of 25 samples containing non-pathogenic anti-PF4/H antibodies. KKO, a murine IgG2b HIT antibody, also inhibited the binding of 5B9 to PF4/H, suggesting that epitopes recognized by both antibodies are close. A docking analysis based on VH and VL sequences of 5B9 showed that binding of 5B9 Fab to PF4 involved 12 and 12 residues in B and D monomers, respectively, including seven previously identified as critical to the formation of a PF4/KKO complex. Two regions (Asp-7 to Thr-15 and Ala-32 to Thr-38) therefore appeared important for the binding of 5B9 and KKO on PF4 modified by heparin. Conclusions 5B9 is the first anti-PF4/H monoclonal antibody with a human Fc fragment, which induces similar cellular activation as HIT antibodies. Moreover, 5B9 binds epitopes within PF4 that are likely to be critical for the pathogenicity of HIT antibodies.
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- C Kizlik-Masson
- UMR CNRS 7292 and Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
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- UMR CNRS 7292 and Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
- Laboratoire d'Hématologie-Hémostase, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- PRC, INRA, CNRS, IFCE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- UMR CNRS 7292 and Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
- Laboratoire d'Hématologie-Hémostase, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR CNRS 7292 and Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
- Laboratoire d'Hématologie-Hémostase, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR CNRS 7292 and Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
- Laboratoire d'Hématologie-Hémostase, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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Pouplard C, Leroux D, Rollin J, Amiral J, May MA, Gruel Y. Incidence of antibodies to protamine sulfate/heparin complexes incardiac surgery patients and impact on platelet activation and clinical outcome. Thromb Haemost 2013; 109:1141-7. [PMID: 23636177 DOI: 10.1160/th12-11-0844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A new ELISA (Zymutest HIA®), based on incubation of diluted plasma with protamine/heparin (PRT/H) complexes without and with platelet factor 4 (PF4) provided by a platelet lysate, was used to detect heparin-dependent antibodies in a cohort of 232 cardiac surgery (CS) patients and in 47 patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Significant binding of IgG/A/M to PRT/H complexes was demonstrated in 59 CS patients (25.4%), with similar absorbances whether platelet lysate was added to the plasma or not, and significant reactivity to PF4/H in 29 of them. Antibodies to PRT or heparin alone were present in 15 and two of these patients, respectively. Importantly, antibodies to PRT/H were detected in only three of the 47 HIT patients, who had also undergone recent CS. The Zymutest HIA® was positive in another 41 CS patients (17%), but only or mainly when their plasma was tested with platelet lysate, with significant levels of antibodies to PF4/H in 40 of them without detectable reactivity to PRT or heparin alone. Slight antibody binding to PRT/H complexes was also measured in six of these 41 patients. Therefore, a total of 35 CS patients exhibited dual antibody reactivity towards PRT/H and PF4/H complexes. Serotonin release assay performed with PRT alone was positive in 17 CS patients with antibodies to PRT/H, but all had normal platelet count evolution without thrombosis postoperatively. In conclusion, antibodies to PRT/H are frequently present in CS patients postoperatively (25.4%), and can activate platelets in vitro, but their clinical impact remains questionable.
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- Claire Pouplard
- Department of Hematology-Hemostasis, Trousseau Hospital, 37044 Tours Cedex, France
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Rollin J, Iochmann S, Bléchet C, Hubé F, Régina S, Guyétant S, Lemarié E, Reverdiau P, Gruel Y. Expression and methylation status of tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 gene in non-small-cell lung cancer. Br J Cancer 2005; 92:775-83. [PMID: 15685245 PMCID: PMC2361876 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2004] [Revised: 10/27/2004] [Accepted: 11/02/2004] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (TFPI-2) is a Kunitz-type serine proteinase inhibitor that inhibits plasmin-dependent activation of several metalloproteinases. Downregulation of TFPI-2 could thus enhance the invasive potential of neoplastic cells in several cancers, including lung cancer. In this study, TFPI-2 mRNA was measured using a real-time PCR method in tumours of 59 patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tumour TFPI-2 mRNA levels appeared well correlated with protein expression evaluated by immunohistochemistry and were 4-120 times lower compared to those of nonaffected lung tissue in 22 cases (37%). Hypermethylation of the TFPI-2 gene promoter was demonstrated by restriction enzyme-polymerase chain reaction in 12 of 40 cases of NSCLC (30%), including nine of 17 for whom tumour TFPI-2 gene expression was lower than in noncancerous tissue. In contrast, this epigenetic modification was shown in only three of 23 tumours in which no decrease in TFPI-2 synthesis was found (P=0.016). Decreased TFPI-2 gene expression and hypermethylation were more frequently associated with stages III or IV NSCLC (eight out of 10, P=0.02) and the TFPI-2 gene promoter was more frequently hypermethylated in patients with lymph node metastases (eight out of 16, P=0.02). These results suggest that silencing of the TFPI-2 gene by hypermethylation might contribute to tumour progression in NSCLC.
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- J Rollin
- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 618 ‘Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires’ and IFR 135 Faculté de Médecine, 2 bis Bd Tonnellé, 37032 Tours Cedex, France
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