Clinical Trial: A Phase I Study of Mozobil in the Treatment of Patients With WHIMS
Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Phase I Study of Mozobil (TM) in the Treatment of Patients With WHIMS
Brief Summary:
Background:
- WHIMS (warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infection, and myelokathexis syndrome) is caused by various genetic changes that increase the activity of the CXCR4 gene. Excessive function of this gene causes mature neutrophils (part of white blood cells) to be retained within the bone marrow rather than being released to the general blood circulation, and is one of the causes of severe inherited neutropenia (low white blood counts). In neutropenia, the body is less able to fight off infection. Patients with WHIMS usually are at risk for skin, soft tissue, sinus, and lung infections, which can result in loss of hearing, teeth, and lung function.
- Current treatment for WHIMS consists of regular injections of a white blood cell growth stimulating medication called granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), and monthly infusions of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). These therapies are expensive, nonspecific, have significant side effects and toxicities, and do not fully correct all problems, especially warts and cancers related to human papillomavirus (HPV).
- A drug called Mozobil has been approved for use in combination with G-CSF to increase the number of stem cells that can be collected prior to bone marrow transplantation. Mozobil may offer a specific and well-tolerated new treatment for WHIMS and other syndromes characterized by neutropenia.
Objectives:
- To evaluate whether Mozobil is safe and effective to treat neutropenia (low white blood cell count) in patients with WHIMS.
- To determine an appropriate treatment dose of Mozobil, within currently approved dosage levels.
