Effect of Dupilumab on Nasal Epithelial Barrier Function in Patients With CRSwNP
Effect of Dupilumab on Nasal Epithelial Barrier Function in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP) - an Exploratory Pilot Study
Medical University of Vienna
80 participants
Jun 6, 2024
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The investigators aim to investigate two major so far unresolved topics in CRSwNP research: (1) Thorough functional and molecular characterisation of barrier function in patients suffering from CRSsNP and CRSwNP and (2) effect of dupilumab treatment on barrier function in polyp patients. This will be achieved in patient-derived samples by employing measurement of barrier function in primary cell cultures in combination with a mass cytometry based imaging approach, transcriptomic analysis as well as cytokine and microbiome data of individual patients.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- years of age
- Willingness to participate in the study
- Suffer from chronic rhinosinusitis defined as in EPOS 2020 criteria, see main text
- Group 1 (n=20, CRSsNP): Absence of nasal polyps
- Group 2 (N=60, CRSwNP): Presence of nasal polyps as confirmed by endoscopy or CT and planned therapy with dupilumab
- Presence or absence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (N-ERD)
- Patients with a history of treatment with monoclonal antibodies will only be included if at least a washout period of 6 months has passed
Exclusion Criteria8
- Pregnancy (as determined by ß-HCG test) or breast feeding
- Patients with severe anatomic variations or deviations that do not allow access to all areas in the nasal cavity
- Patients with cystic fibrosis or primary ciliary dyskinesia
- Patients with permanent immunosuppression
- A mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study
- Patients with clinically meaningful comorbidity as determined by the evaluating committee
- Patients with a history of exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis 4 weeks prior to the screening visit
- Intake of a burst of systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of CRS 4 weeks prior to the screening visit
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Interventions
300mg/2 weeks
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NCT06398873