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RITA-MI 2

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Rituximab in patients with acute myocardial infarction a phase 2 placebo contro...
Rituximab in patients with acute myocardial infarction a phase 2 placebo controlled randomised clinical trial RITA-MI 2 will assess the impact of a novel therapeutic strategy targeting patients’ immune response on the recovery of heart function after myocardial infarction (MI) in a phase 2 clinical trial. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) re... RITA-MI 2 will assess the impact of a novel therapeutic strategy targeting patients’ immune response on the recovery of heart function after myocardial infarction (MI) in a phase 2 clinical trial. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite important advances in the treatment of acute MI, the occurrence of MI still results in left ventricular dysfunction in up to 50% of patients, which leads to the development of heart failure. Left ventricular dysfunction is the strongest predictor of adverse outcome after acute MI, and is associated with a 3 to 4-fold increase in mortality risk. In Westernised countries, heart failure is responsible for 1-2% of all health expenditure, which is mostly driven by repeated hospital admissions. Therefore, there is a considerable need for new therapies to limit the burden of CVD. This application builds on a ground-breaking discovery by a unique team of clinicians and scientists who provided extensive validation for their findings through a series of basic, pre-clinical and translational research. Our goal is to translate this discovery into benefit for patients. The new therapy is based on selective targeting of a specific immune cell subset, mature B lymphocytes, with the aim to limit deleterious cardiac remodelling and improve heart function recovery post-MI. Of note, the drug that targets this pathway, i.e., CD20 monoclonal antibody (mAb) rituximab, is available for testing in a re-purposing scheme, allowing for rapid initiation of proof-of-concept clinical trials. The PIs of the present proposal have successfully completed a phase 1/2a clinical trial (RITA-MI, NCT03072199), which established the safety of rituximab treatment at the acute phase of MI. RITA-MI 2 will conduct a phase 2b randomised double-blind placebo-controlled CT to assess the impact of B cell depletion with the CD20 mAb rituximab on left ventricular dysfunction and cardiac remodelling after acute MI. ver más
31/05/2026
INSERM
7M€
Duración del proyecto: 64 meses Fecha Inicio: 2021-01-18
Fecha Fin: 2026-05-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2021-01-18
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
SC1-BHC-08-2020: New interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases
Cerrada hace 5 años
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 7M€
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INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHER... No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
Perfil tecnológico TRL 4-5