Clinical Trial: Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia
Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Analysis of Clinical and Immunological Characteristics, as Well as Pathophysiological Mechanisms in a French Cohort of Patients With Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia
Brief Summary:
Definition: Idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia (ICL) is an immune deficiency first described in 1992 and characterized by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as absolute CD4+ T-lymphocyte count < 300/mm3 or < 20% of total T cells on more than one cell count; no evidence of infection with HIV-1/2 or human T-cell lymphotropic 1/2 (HTLV-1/2); and lack of a defined immune-deficiency disease or therapy for lymphocytopenia. Epidemiologic, clinical and immunological characteristics of the syndrome were described in 1993 and ICL is now considered a heterogeneous syndrome not caused by an infectious agent. Patients with ICL may show opportunistic infections such as disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans infection, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and John Cunningham (JC) virus infection as a result of profound cell-mediated immune-response deficiency.
Few studies have focused on the pathophysiology of ICL. CD4+ T-lymphocyte phenotyping revealed increased CD95 expression that could be responsible for excess apoptosis leading to lymphocytopenia. Moreover, the membrane expression of C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) was found impaired in T lymphocytes with ICL, and CXCR4 trafficking was improved with interleukin 2 (IL-2) treatment in some patients. Recently, mutations in nunc119, MAGT1 and Rag were found associated with CD4+ T lymphocytopenia. In a prospective study of 39 patients, CD8+ T lymphocytopenia (<180/mm3) and degree of CD4+ T-cell activation measured by human leukocyte antigen DR (HLA-DR) expression was found associated with poor prognosis.
ICL is a heterogeneous disorder often associated with deficiencies in CD8+, CD19+, and/or NK cells. Long-term prognosis may be related to initial CD4+ and NK cell deficiency.
Larger studies are needed to better identify the
Detailed Summary:
Definition. Idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia (ICL) is an immune deficiency first described in 1992 and characterized by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as absolute CD4+ T-lymphocyte count < 300/mm3 or < 20% of total T cells on more than one cell count; no evidence of infection with HIV-1/2 or human T-cell lymphotropic 1/2 (HTLV-1/2); and lack of a defined immune-deficiency disease or therapy for lymphocytopenia.
ICL is a heterogeneous disorder often associated with deficiencies in CD8+, CD19+, and/or NK cells. Thus, ICL does not correspond to a unique disease but more probably to a number of different conditions with distinct underlying mechanisms. This is why the investigators decided to launch the Lympho-4 study, in which the investigators plan to include 200 patients with a suspected/proven diagnosis of ICL.
The aim of the study will be to
- identify patients in whom the diagnosis of ICL is confirmed using an algorithm developed by a group of multidisciplinary experts.
- describe and compare clinical, immunological and follow up characteristics of patients in whom the diagnosis of ICL was confirmed vs patients in whom the diagnosis of ICL is not confirmed.
The investigators will also investigate :
Lymphocyte subpopulations including analysis of differentiation and activation of T and B lymphocytes, immortalisation of cell lineages with virus Epstein Barr virus, high rate genome wide genetic screening, investigation of mutations associated with identified primary immune deficiencies (adenosine deaminase et class II MHC), constitution of a biobank of frozen plasma and serum samples ; invest
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Current Primary Outcome:
- Idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia Diagnosis [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Identify patients in whom the diagnosis of ICL is confirmed using an algorithm developed and applied by a multidisciplinary group of experts
- Clinical, immunological and follow up characteristics of all patients [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Describe and compare clinical, immunological and follow up characteristics of patients in whom the diagnosis of ICL was confirmed as compared to those in whom the diagnosis of ICL was not confirmed.
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- Response to IL-2 or IL-7 treatment [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Describe the response to IL-2 or IL-7 treatment
- Incident cases of ICL in first degree relatives [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Evaluate incident cases of ICL in first degree relatives of patients with ICL.
- Thymic volume and correlation with CD4+ level [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Quantify thymic volume in patients with ICL and correlate it with CD4+ level.
- Analysis of differentiation and activation of T and B lymphocytes [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Immortalisation of cell lineages with virus Epstein Barr virus, high rate genome wide genetic screening, investigation of mutations associated with identified primary immune deficiencies (adenosine deaminase et class II MHC), constitution of a biobank of frozen plasma and serum samples ; investigation of the thymic volume by performing a CT scan.
Depending on clinical presentation and based on previous data obtained by our group, we will investigate the immune responses against Human papilloma virus (HPV), Cryptococcus neoformans,implication of chemokines involved in lymphocyte migration (CXCR4 and CCR7 receptors) and signalisation in response to cytokines controlling LT CD4+ homeostasis (IL-7 et IL-2).
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Dates:
Date Received: March 28, 2013
Date Started: July 2013
Date Completion: July 2017
Last Updated: July 5, 2016
Last Verified: July 2016
