This proof-of-concept study is designed as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study comparing ubenimex at 150 mg, 3 times daily (total daily dose of 450 mg) with placebo for 6 months treatment period in patients with leg lymphedema.
Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) inhibits lymphangiogenesis in the mouse tail model of lymphedema and is elevated in tissue in patients with lymphedema. Ubenimex is an inhibitor of leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H), the biosynthetic enzyme for LTB4. This proof-of-concept study is designed as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study comparing ubenimex at 150 mg, 3 times daily (total daily dose of 450 mg) with placebo for 6 months treatment period in patients with leg lymphedema. The primary objectives for the study are: * To evaluate the efficacy of ubenimex in patients with leg lymphedema * To evaluate the safety and tolerability of ubenimex in patients with leg lymphedema
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
54
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States
Orlando Health, Inc.
Orlando, Florida, United States
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center James Cancer Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Macquarie University Hospital (MUH)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Change in Skin Thickness of the Calf of the Most Affected Leg, Measured by Skinfold Calipers
Change from baseline to Week 24 in skin thickness of the calf of the most affected leg, measured by skinfold calipers in the Skin-Thickness Intent-to-Treat (ST-ITT) population (patients with skin thickness \>/= 10 mm at baseline) which comprised of 36 patients (16 ubenimex, 20 placebo).
Time frame: Baseline through Week 24
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