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Efficacy of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Acute GVHD Treatment
Sponsor: Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
Summary
Graft-versus-host disease is a complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with high morbidity and mortality. The standard treatment is corticosteroids, and based on the response within 3 to 7 days, a second-line therapy is added, which is expensive and not easily accessible. The administration of human chorionic gonadotropin has shown therapeutic effectiveness in 50% of patients in reported clinical cases.
Official title: Evaluation of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin for the Treatment of Acute Graft-versus-host Disease in Patients With Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2025-02-01
Completion Date
2026-01-31
Last Updated
2025-04-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
2500 IU intramuscular on days 1, 3, and 5 of the protocol. Patients who have at least a partial response by day 7 will receive 3 weekly doses for an additional 4 weeks.
Prednisone
Oral prednisone 1 mg/kg/day for 14 days
Dexamethasone
IV dexamethasone 0.15 mg/kg/day for 14 days
Locations (1)
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico