Origin and Function of Eosinophilic Polynuclear During DRESS Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Drug Hypersensitivity, DRESS Syndrome

In brief

Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome or DRESS for "Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms" is a serious drug allergy which can be life-threatening for patients with serious organ damage. The pathophysiology of DRESS is still not fully understood. In particular, no study has focused on the characterization of eosinophils, while paradoxically eosinophilia is one of the diagnostic criteria. Likewise, there is no data about the origin of eosinophils and few data are available concerning immune polarization of T-cells or the involvement of innate lymphoid cells type 2 in the recruitment of eosinophils. Our preliminary data on increase activation markers membrane expression of cutaneous eosinophils suggest that this approach could allow the identification of endotypes in which eosinophils are involved and contribute to organ damages. The correlation between tissue infiltration of eosinophils and their degree of activation would then justify the development of targeted therapeutic strategies in DRESS syndrome (anti-IL-5 therapy?). The aim of the project is: 1) Evaluate the activation status of circulating and cutaneous eosinophils in patients with DRESS compared with drug induced maculopapular exanthema without or with eosinophilia (but do not fulfill DRESS criteria) and healthy subjects; 2) Understand the pathophysiological mechanisms at the origin of this eosinophilia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04330118

Run by

University Hospital, Lille

People needed

80

Starts

2020-07-15

Expected to finish

2027-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Group 1 (DRESS): adult with a diagnosis of DRESS based on the following four criteria:
• Cutaneous rash occurring at least 24 hours and at most 2 months after continuous medication use
• Fever over 38 degre celcius
• At least one organ dysfunction among:
• Lymphadenopathy
• hepatitis
• Pulmonary involvement
• Cardiac involvement: myocarditis, pericarditis
• Renal impairment
• At least one of the following hematological anomalies:
• Eosinophilia ≥ 500 / mm3 .
• RegiSCAR Score ≥ 4
• Groups 2 and 3 (Drug induced maculopapular exanthema without or with eosinophilia).
• Adult with drug-induced rash
• Without clinical criteria of severity defined by Djien among :
• An evolution of more than 21 days
• with organ damage as defined in group 1
• Group 2 (MPE without eosinophilia): blood eosinophils < 500 / mm3
• Group 3 (MPE with eosinophilia): blood eosinophils ≥ 500 / mm3

You may not qualify if…

• Other cause of eosinophilia including cancer, blood disease before the introduction of suspected molecule(s).
• On going oral or local corticosteroid therapy, anti-leukotriene therapy (MONTELUKAST) by the month preceding the study;
• Anti-IgE therapy (OMALIZUMAB, LIGELIZUMAB), anti-IL-5 therapy (MEPOLIZUMAB, BENRALIZUMAB) or anti-IL4 and / or anti-IL13 therapy (DUPILUMAB, TRALOKINUMAB) in the 6 months preceding the study.
• Any pregnant or lactating woman.
• Contraindication related to the blood volume taken for the study.

Where it is running

• CH d'Arras — Arras, France (enrolling)
• CH de Boulogne — Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (enrolling)
• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris - HENRI MONDOR — Créteil, France (enrolling)
• CH de Douai — Douai, France (enrolling)
• CH de Dunkerque — Dunkirk, France (enrolling)
• CH LENS — Lens, France (enrolling)
• Hop Claude Huriez Chr Lille — Lille, France (enrolling)
• Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille — Lille, France (enrolling)
• CH de Roubaix — Roubaix, France (enrolling)
• Hôpital FOCH — Suresnes, France (enrolling)
• CH de Valenciennes — Valenciennes, France (enrolling)

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