Sarcoidosis drug study halted after just 3 patients
NCT ID NCT02134717
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether the drug maraviroc could reduce inflammation in the lungs of people with active sarcoidosis. Participants took the drug for 6 weeks and had two lung exams (bronchoscopy) to measure immune cells before and after treatment. Only 3 people enrolled, and the study was stopped early, so no clear conclusions can be drawn.
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Study facts
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- 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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3 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2014
- Finished
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May 2015
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 to 80 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically proven sarcoidosis from any site (noncaseating granulomas without other causes). 2. Diagnosis of active sarcoidosis (Sec. 5.5.4.t) clinical stage II by Chest X-ray (CXR). 3. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) \>45% and Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) \>50% of predicted values. 4. Evidence of active sarcoidosis (see criteria above) 5. Able and willing to complete all study procedures (e.g., bronchoscopy, post-drug surveillance) 6. Age: 18+ years old (prevalence greatest in young adults; pediatric maraviroc safety not established). 7. Not on immunosuppression for sarcoidosis at the time of recruitment, (e.g., steroids, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) blockade) 8. Liver function (transaminases, bilirubin), coagulation (International Normalized Ratio (INR), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), platelet count), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and white blood count (WBC) within normal limits. 9. If female: negative pregnancy test, agreement to use reliable contraception if of childbearing potential 30 days prior and for 30 days after study completion (drug safety during pregnancy not established). 10. Negative HIV and HBsAg tests Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of infection based upon clinical evaluation and/or microbial testing. 2. The diagnosis of any disease involving the heart, lungs, liver (HVC), kidney, hematologic, endocrine, or Gl systems which, in the judgment of the PI, would pose an undue risk to the subject if they participated in this study. This includes but is not limited to diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, liver disease (HVC), or history of malignancy. 3. Medications that will either inhibit or induce CYP3A4 (including St John's Wort)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons center for Interstitial lung Disease at the University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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