Tiny study on drug monitoring in scleroderma ends early
NCT ID NCT04244916
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if measuring the amount of mycophenolic acid in the blood could help doctors adjust the dose of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to better treat skin and lung problems in people with systemic sclerosis. Only 2 patients were enrolled before the study was terminated, so no meaningful results were obtained. The research was exploratory and did not lead to any clear conclusions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, it could help doctors personalize MMF dosing for better skin and lung outcomes in systemic sclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early with only 2 participants, so no reliable conclusions can be drawn. The approach may not improve outcomes in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Finished
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Aug 2021
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients receiving MMF for another indication than skin or lung damage to systemic sclerosis (after lung transplantation for example). * Contraindication to MMF: Hypersensitivity to the product. Pregnancy. * In patients treated for skin damage: * Failure to take other concomitant immunosuppressive treatments or in the last 3 months except corticosteroid therapy. * No treatment with biotherapy in the last 6 months * In patients treated for lung damage: * No treatment with biotherapy in the last 6 months
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Systemic sclerosis meeting the ACR / EULAR criteria of 2013 * Equal or more than 18 years old, able to freely consent to study * In patients treated for skin damage: * Diffuse skin sclerosis (rising above the elbows and / or knees) * First clinical sign of systemic sclerosis outside of Raynaud's phenomenon going back less than three years * Failure to take other concomitant immunosuppressive treatments or in the last 3 months except corticosteroids. * In patients treated for lung damage: * Interstitial lung damage identified on chest CT, chest x-ray * Any duration of progression of systemic scleroderma * Prescription of MMF in first line or in relay of a treatment with Cyclophosphamide. * Absence of biotherapy in the last 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cochin hospital, AP-HP
Paris, France, 75014, France
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