Clinical trial · Interventional
Beclomethasone in Treating Patients With Graft-Versus-Host Disease of the Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, or Colon
Oral Beclomethasone Dipropionate Capsules for Treatment of Intestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Compassionate Use in Patients With Contraindictions to High-Dose Immunosuppressive Therapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Beclomethasone may be an effective treatment for graft-versus-host disease. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of beclomethasone in treating patients who have graft-versus-host disease of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, or colon.
Conditions
Conditions (12)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders | Myeloproliferative Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor | Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Graft Versus Host Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Kidney Cancer | Malignant Kidney Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Myelodysplastic Syndromes | Myelodysplastic Syndrome | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| beclomethasone dipropionate | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 5 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven intestinal (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, or colon) graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) exhibiting symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea, or abdominal pain in the absence of another explanation for these symptoms Specific contraindications to high-dose immunosuppressive therapy, such as: Recurrent malignant disorder for which an allogeneic antitumor effect is desired Aspergillus or other fungal infection Severe myopathy, hyperglycemia, bone problems, or neuropsychiatric symptoms related to corticosteroid use Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura or hemolytic uremic syndrome related to immunosuppressive therapy Epstein-Barr virus-related immunoproliferative disease No GVHD unresponsive to prior high-dose immunosuppressive therapy No concurrent infections involving the intestinal tract such as: Salmonella Shigella Clostridium difficile (toxin positive) Rotavirus Giardia lamblia Cytomegalovirus by shell vial culture PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 5 to 75 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Platelet count adequate Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Able to swallow oral capsules No persistent vomiting of all oral intake No multiorgan failure No sepsis syndrome, including positive bacterial or fungal cultures within 72 hours of study PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 7 days since prior anti-thymocyte globulin Chemotherapy: Concurrent cyclosporine, methotrexate, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, or prednisone allowed if plan in place to taper or discontinue Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 7 days since prior investigational agents At least 7 days since prior immunosuppressive agents At least 24 hours since prior drugs that suppress gastric acid secretion (e.g., H2 receptor antagonists or omeprazole) No concurrent drugs that suppress gastric acid secretion
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