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Effects of BCG vaccination on immunological characteristics of hematopoetic stem cells: an explorative study

To examine the effect of BCG vaccination on the composition and function of the bone marrow.

Immune monitoring to characterize T-cell responses of kidney transplant patients during co-stimulation blockade by belatacept

Here, we postulate that the balance between the effect of belatacept on regulatory T-cell function and the relative insensitivity of memory T-cells for belatacept leads to donor-specific alloreactivity. We plan to study the peripheral CD28-dependent…

A phase IIb, Double Blind, Randomized, placebo- controlled, Double-Dummy, Dose Rangining Study To Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Induction and Maintenance therapy with BMS- 945429 in subjects with Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease.

Objectives1.3.1 Primary ObjectiveCompare the efficacy of BMS-945429 versus placebo for induction of clinical remission (defined by an absolute Crohn*s Disease Activity Index [CDAI] score < 150) at Week 8 (IP-57).1.3.2 Secondary Objectives•…

The effects of acetylsalicylic acid on immunoparalysis following human endotoxemia

Primary objective:­To determine whether endotoxin tolerance can be prevented by acetylsalicylic acid prophylaxis or can be reversed by acetylsalicylic acid treatment, expressed as an augmentation of pro-inflammatory cytokine levels during the second…

A MULTI-CENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL IN COMBINATION WITH METHOTREXATE FOR INDUCING AND SUSTAINING CLINICAL RESPONSE IN THE TREATMENT OF DMARD-NAÏVE ADULTS WITH EARLY ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

The study has the following 3 main objectives pertaining to the treatment of DMARD-naïve subjects with adult-onset, early, active, RA, diagnosed within 1 year before Screening using the 2010 ACR/EULAR RA classification criteria:1.To show that…

The effects of BCG-vaccination on the innate immune response and immunoparalysis in healthy volunteers. Two proof-of-principle studies.

In the present study, we first want to investigate whether BCG-vaccination enhances the innate immune response in humans in vivo during human endotoxemia. In the second experiment we want to investigate whether BCG-vaccination can reverse the…

Effect of C1-esterase inhibitor on systemic inflammation in trauma patients with a femur or pelvic fracture.

A previous study of from our laboratory showed that administration of the drug C1-INH (100E/kg) significantly reduced the concentration of circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6, in healthy male volunteers during human experimental…

A phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of Tocilizumab in subjects with giant cell arteritis.

Primary Efficacy Objective:• To evaluate the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) compared to placebo, in combination with a26-week prednisone taper regimen, in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), as measured by the proportion of patients in…

Cytokine inhibition in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients - a pilot study

To investigate the effect on symptomatology of interference with IL-1 in CFS patients.

Randomized double blind placebo-controlled clinical safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic/-dynamic study on the effects of escalating single intravenous doses of EA-230 on the innate immune response during experimental human endotoxemia

Part 1: To assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic-dynamic response, of single escalating doses of EA-230 in healthy subjects.Part 2: To assess the dose-and plasma concentration-response relation of single escalating doses EA-230 on…

Influence of BCG vaccine as a booster for TDaP-IPV vaccination

To examine the effect of BCG as an adjuvant on DTP vaccination, and to investigate the non-specific training effects of BCG and DTP, alone and in combination, on the innate immune system.

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and
Safety of CNTO 328 (Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody) Plus Best Supportive Care
Compared With Best Supportive Care in Subjects With Multicentric Castleman*s
Disease

Primary Objective:The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that CNTO 328 in combination with BSC is superiorto BSC in terms of objective response (complete response [CR] + partial response [PR]) among subjectswith multicentric Castleman…

A Phase III, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group study, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous implants of afamelanotide (16 mg) in patients suffering from polymorphic light eruption (PLE).

Primary Objective - To determine if afamelanotide can reduce the severity of PLE related pruritis.Secondary Objectives- To determine if afamelanotide can reduce the frequency of PLE episodes;- To determine if afamelanotide can reduce the duration of…

Autoimmunity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Our hypothesis is that antibodies of COPD patients contribute to inflammatory processes leading to cell death, and that the level of cytotoxicity differs between COPD patients and healthy volunteers. The prime aim is to detect differences in…

The effects of immunostimulation with GM-CSF or IFN-γ on immunoparalysis following
human endotoxemia.
A parallel randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study

Primary objective: The primary objective of the study is to determine the effects of GM-CSF/IFN-γ on the in vivo immunoparalysis induced by human endotoxemia. This will be determined by measuring plasma levels of various pro and anti-inflammatory…

A PHASE I, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE BLIND PLACEBO * CONTROLLED, SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DOSE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS OF OCID 2987 IN HEALTHY MALE SUBJECTS

Primary:-To determine the safety and tolerability of ascending single and multiple oral doses of OCID 2987 in healthy male subjects.Secondary:-To determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) of single and multiple oral dose OCID 2987 in healthy male subjects…

T cell homeostasis after ATG induced lymphocytopenia in renal transplant patients; studied through in vivo 2H2O labeling

To get more insight into the T cell homeostasis in lymfocytopenic, ATG treated patients and normocytopenic patients treated with standard maintenance immunosuppressive drug therapy.

Single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-ascending dose
and food interaction study to investigate the tolerability, safety, pharmacokinetics,
and pharmacodynamics of ACT-389949 in healthy male subjects

• to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ascending single oral doses of the test compound ACT-389949 (test medication) in healthy male subjects• to study how the test compound ACT-389949 is absorbed, broken-down and excreted by the body and how…

In vivo effects of C1-esterase inhibitor on innate immune response during endotoxemia in human - VECTOR II study

- Primary objective: The effect of C1-INH prior to induction of a systemic inflammation by endotoxin (E. coli lipopolysaccharide), on the leukocyte phenotype, activation and mobilization. - Secondary objectives: - Determine the effect of C1-…

Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) transplantation in septic shock.

Evaluation of therapeutic safety and clinical efficacy of MSC transplantation in septic shock.