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RECRUITING
NCT05640271
PHASE2

Tocilizumab for Acute Chest Syndrome

Sponsor: University of Chicago

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The investigators are evaluating the role of a low dose of tocilizumab in treating acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell disease. Tocilizumab inhibits interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptors and is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and severe cytokine release syndrome, which can be seen with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, and it is also authorized for treatment of COVID-19. Since IL-6 levels are elevated in the sputum of patients with acute chest syndrome, the investigators are hopeful that this will be an effective strategy. The investigators will be looking at how a low dose of tocilizumab affects oxygen status, clinical outcomes, and laboratory markers in patients admitted to the hospital with acute chest syndrome.

Official title: Low-Dose Tocilizumab for Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

12 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

200

Start Date

2023-04-10

Completion Date

2027-01

Last Updated

2026-04-06

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DRUG

Tocilizumab

Tocilizumab 80 mg IV dose (one time per patient)

Locations (1)

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States