Could a cancer drug ease diabetes in kids with rare fat disease?
NCT ID NCT03936829
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether cyclophosphamide, a drug that calms the immune system, can reduce insulin needs in people with a rare condition that causes fat loss (lipodystrophy) and type 1 diabetes. Ten participants will receive the treatment, and researchers will measure how much insulin they need to keep blood sugar in a healthy range. The goal is to see if the drug can improve the body's response to insulin, not to cure the disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria of type 1 diabetes mellitus: clinical manifestations of typical diabetes mellitus include polyphagia, polyuria, weight loss, or diabetic ketoacidosis, confirmed by blood sugar level, islet function and autoimmune antibody. 2. Meet the diagnostic criteria for panniculitis: fat biopsy suggests inflammatory infiltration. 3. Meet the diagnostic criteria for acquired lipodystrophy syndrome: childhood onset, clinically no nutritional deficiency or catabolism, systemic or partial subcutaneous fat reduction, genetic testing to exclude congenital lipodystrophy syndrome; low leptin level and autoantibodies can aid in diagnosis. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Mature and effective treatment methods are available. 2. HIV, HBV and HCV were positive. 3. A the active period of infection. 4. At the active stage of malignant tumors. 5. Combination of other fatal diseases. 6. Existence of mental and psychological diseases.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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