Clinical Trial: Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Benralizumab in Subjects With Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Phase 2a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Benralizumab (MEDI-563) in Reducing Eosinophilia in Subje
Brief Summary:
Background:
- Eosinophils are white blood cells that help fight infections. High eosinophil levels can damage people s organs, causing hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). Researchers want to study if the drug benralizumab can help people with HES.
Objective:
- To test if benralizumab can safely decrease eosinophils in people with HES.
Eligibility:
- Adults age 18-65 who have been on stable HES therapy for at least 1 month but still have symptoms and high eosinophil levels.
Design:
- Participants will be screened with medical history, physical exam, and urine and blood tests. They will take simple heart and lung tests.
- Participants will also have a bone marrow biopsy. A numbing medicine is injected into the outer covering of the bone. Then a needle is inserted into the bone. A fast suction movement takes bone marrow cells.
- Phase 1: Participants will randomly receive either the study drug or placebo as an injection.
- They will have daily visits for the next 3 days, then 4 weekly visits, and then 4 biweekly visits. Each time, they will have medical history, physical exam, blood tests, and a check of side effects.
- They will receive another dose of the study drug or placebo at 1 month and 2 months after the first injection.
- Phase 2 repeats the Phase 1 schedule. All participants will receive the study drug.
- At 1 visit, participants will also receive a
