Ruxolitinib With De-Intensified HLH-94 for the Treatment of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
This phase II trial tests the effects of ruxolitinib in combination with a de-intensified HLH-94 drug regimen has on patients with newly diagnosed hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a disorder caused by dysregulated immune responses (that is, immune responses that are too strong and cause inflammatory damage to normal tissues). The therapy used for HLH decreases the activity of the immune system. Ruxolitinib is a type of drug called a kinase inhibitor. It works by blocking the signals that cause inflammatory cells to multiply. De-intensified HLH-94 is a treatment regimen that includes 4 weeks of dexamethasone with the dose being decreased each week, and up to 4 weeks of etoposide. This combination is commonly used to treat HLH. Dexamethasone is a steroid medication that works by fighting inflammation. Etoposide is in a class of medications known as podophyllotoxin derivatives. It blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair and may kill cancer cells and is used to kill the types of white blood cells in HLH that are attacking the body. Giving ruxolitinib in combination with a de-intensified HLH-94 drug regimen may reduce toxic exposure to therapy while maintaining efficacy in patients with HLH.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Males and females, 18 years of age or older at the time of enrollment. * Participants must have active HLH and meet \>= 5 of 8 of the HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria, or have familial/primary HLH with pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variant(s) in genes known to cause HLH (e.g., PRF1, UNC13D, Syntaxin 11 (STX11), Syntaxin-binding protein 2 (STXBP2), RAB27A, SH2 domain-containing protein 1A (SH2D1A), baculovirus inhibitor of apoptosis repeat containing protein 4 (BIRC4), Lysosomal trafficking regulator (LYST), interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase (ITK), SLC7A7, X-linked immunodeficiency with magnesium defect, Epstein-Barr virus infection, and neoplasia (XMEN), Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS), NLR family CARD domain-containing protein 4 (NLCR4) or other immune regulatory genes. * Fever \>= 38.5 degrees Celsius (C) (or \>= 38 degrees C if acetaminophen given in prior 6 hours).