Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is an effective but toxic therapy, and lung injury affects as many as 25% of children receiving HSCT. Improved transplant techniques and major improvements in survival mean that HSCT is being more widely used, and more mismatched grafts are being used. Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a major limitation of pediatric HSCT success as BO is commonly diagnosed late in children, when lung injury is irreversible, leading to long term morbidity or even death. Currently, there are major gaps in our knowledge regarding incidence, etiology and optimal treatment of BO following HSCT, and important diagnostic limitations specific to children. Diagnosis of BO is usually based on performance of pulmonary function tests, which is usually impossible in ill children under 10. Even older children who feel unwell or un-cooperative may be unable to produce interpretable data. These deficiencies in diagnosis mean that BO is commonly diagnosed late, meaning fibrosis has occurred and lesions are irreversible. The hypothesis for this interventional trial is that early treatment with standard Flovent/montelukast and steroids plus ruxolitinib will reverse lung injury and reduce the frequency of chronic pulmonary impairment or florid BO.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Participants will receive ruxolitinib orally twice daily for 24 weeks.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
RECRUITINGChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of participants with ruxolitinib treatment response
Treatment response is defined by stable and/or improved lung function as defined by the National Institutes of Health Chronic GVHD Response Criteria Working Group.
Time frame: 6 months from early lung dysfunction diagnosis
Percentage of participants with JAK inhibition
The presence of JAK inhibition will be measured by phospho stat5
Time frame: 24 weeks after ruxolitinib initiation
Number of participants with lung function response measured by a Xenon MRI scan
The presence of a lung function response will be measured by a Xenon MRI scan
Time frame: 24 weeks after ruxolitinib initiation
Number of participants with lung function response measured by oscillometry
The presence of a lung function response will be measured by oscillometry
Time frame: 24 weeks after ruxolitinib initiation
Number of participants with lung function response measured by home spirometry
The presence of a lung function response will be measured by home spirometry
Time frame: 24 weeks after ruxolitinib initiation
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