Clinical Trials

Only 1 single medication has been approved in the United States for treatment of HLH (emapalumab)

There are dozens of protocols for treating Cytokine Release Syndrome after CART therapy – but none that are known for specifically malignancy-associated HLH

 StatusStudy TitleLocations
1TerminatedPilot Study of Etoposide-based Therapy and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Hemophagocytic LymphohistiocytosisAsan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
2RecruitingEvaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability, PK and PD of Emapalumab in Children and Adults With MAS in Still’s or SLEUAB Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
(and 41 more…)
3CompletedSecondary Adult’s Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Innate ImmunityAssistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille
Marseille, France
4RecruitingEvaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of ELA026 in Participants With Secondary Hemophagocytic LymphohistiocytosisPhoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
MedStar Georgetown
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
(and 13 more…)
5CompletedA Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Emapalumab, an Anti-IFN-gamma mAb in Patients With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) or Adult-onset Still’s Disease (AOSD) Developing Macrophage Activation Syndrome/Secondary HLH (MAS/sHLH)Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Unité d’Immunologie-hématologie et Rhumatologie pédiatriques
Paris, France
IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico, Bambino Gesù
Rome, Italy
(and 2 more…)
6RecruitingRituximab Monotherapy for EBV-HLH and CAEBVZhao Wang
Beijing, China
7Unknown †Establishing a COVID-19 Prospective Cohort for Identification of Secondary HLHDepartment of nephrology, Klinikum rechts der Isar
München, Bavaria, Germany
8Unknown †Ruxolitinib Combined With Dexamethasone for HLHYan Yue
Beijing, Chaoyang District, China
Yan Yue
Beijing, China
9CompletedA Pilot Study of Ruxolitinib in Secondary Hemophagocytic SyndromeUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
10Not yet recruitingSafety and Effectiveness of Cyclosporin in the Management of COVID19 ARDS Patients in Alexandria University Hospital