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RECRUITINGPhase 4INTERVENTIONAL

Efficacy and Safety for Rituximab Combined With Telitacicept in the Treatment of ANCA-associated Vasculitis (TTCAAVREM)

A Prospective, Randomized, Single-blinded Placebo-controlled, Single Center Clinical Study of the Efficacy and Safety for Rituximab Combined With Telitacicept in the Treatment of ANCA-associated Vasculitis

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About This Trial

This study is a prospective, open-labelled, randomized, controlled, single-center clinical trial. The aim of this study is to investigate the remission rate of patients treated with Telitacicept combined with Rituximab in remission-induction and Telitacicept alone in remission-maintain treatment.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Patients age 18 to 65 years, both genders can be included. 2. Patients who are newly diagnosed or relapsing granulomatosis with polyangiitis or microscopic polyangiitis must fulfill the 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria of GPA or MPA. 3. Patients have severe active AAV according to the 2021 ACR/vasculitis foundation definition. 4. Patients have to be PR3-ANCA-positive at diagnosis or during the course of their disease. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: 1. Patients who had been treated with Rituximab but had to stop due to adverse events or intolerance. 2. Patients who had other autoimmune conditions (where your immune system attacks your own body)s. 3. Patients with severe liver dysfunction (defined as the 2-folds elevation of normal upper limit or Child grade III), heart failure or ESRD (eGFR\<30ml/min). 4. Patients who are pregnant or have planned for pregnancy in next 2 years. 5. Patients with uncontrolled sever hypertension, diabetes, active bacteria or fungal infection. 6. Patients with active hepatitis virus infection as well as patients who have active mycobacteria infection. 7. Patients with malignancy. 8. Patients who are not eligible according to the judge of the principal investigators. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients age 18 to 65 years, both genders can be included. 2. Patients who are newly diagnosed or relapsing granulomatosis with polyangiitis or microscopic polyangiitis must fulfill the 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria of GPA or MPA. 3. Patients have severe active AAV according to the 2021 ACR/vasculitis foundation definition. 4. Patients have to be PR3-ANCA-positive at diagnosis or during the course of their disease. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who had been treated with Rituximab but had to stop due to adverse events or intolerance. 2. Patients who had other autoimmune diseases. 3. Patients with severe liver dysfunction (defined as the 2-folds elevation of normal upper limit or Child grade III), heart failure or ESRD (eGFR\<30ml/min). 4. Patients who are pregnant or have planned for pregnancy in next 2 years. 5. Patients with uncontrolled sever hypertension, diabetes, active bacteria or fungal infection. 6. Patients with active hepatitis virus infection as well as patients who have active mycobacteria infection. 7. Patients with malignancy. 8. Patients who are not eligible according to the judge of the principal investigators.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Telitacicept

Patient will be treated with Telitacicept (Taiai the commercial name) 80 mg every week subcutaneously for 12 months

OTHER

Placebo of Telitacicept

Patient will be treated with placebo of Telitacicept (Taiai the commercial name) 80 mg every week subcutaneously for 12 months

Locations (1)

Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China