September 15, 2014
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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• 10 patients
• Screen (6 weeks)
• Treatment (22 weeks)
• Follow-up (4 weeks)
• 17 clinic visits during the 42 month study
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Males or females age 18-75 years
2. Patients with a persistent and clinically significant aPL profile defined as:
a. Positive lupus anticoagulant (LA) test as defined by the IS TH guidelines, on 2 or more occasions, at least 12 weeks apart and/or
b. Positive anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) IgG/M/A isotype, present in > 40U, on two or more occasions, at least 12 weeks apart and/or
c. Positive anti-β2-glycoprotein-I (aβ2GPI) IgG/M/A isotype, present in > 40U, on two or more occasions, at least 12 weeks apart
3. Patients with at least 1 of the following non-criteria manifestations of APS:
a. aPL-nephropathy (diagnosed by kidney biopsy within 12 months of screening)
b. Skin ulcers (non-infected livedoid vasculitis-like skin ulcer and/or large skin ulceration resembling pyoderma gangrenosum)
c. Persistent thrombocytopenia (diagnosed by platelet counts < 100 /µL and ≥ 20 x 103 / µL
Exclusion Criteria (Selected) :
1. Patients with other systemic autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, etc.
2. Patients experiencing an acute thrombosis
3. Patients with skin ulcers from causes other than aPL or who are positive for Deep Vein Thrombosis.
JoAnn Vega
vegaj@hss.edu
212.774.2795
Trial Sponsor