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Multi-Center Trial of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin in Treatment of Aplastic Anemia and Other Hematologic Disorders

Primary Purpose

Anemia, Aplastic, Hematologic Diseases, Pancytopenia

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
antilymphocyte serum
nandrolone
Sponsored by
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Anemia, Aplastic

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Men and women with moderate or acute, severe, aplastic anemia.

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    First Posted
    October 27, 1999
    Last Updated
    November 25, 2013
    Sponsor
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT00000597
    Brief Title
    Multi-Center Trial of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin in Treatment of Aplastic Anemia and Other Hematologic Disorders
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    May 2000
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Completed
    Study Start Date
    March 1982 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    undefined (undefined)
    Study Completion Date
    December 1988 (Actual)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Name of the Sponsor
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    4. Oversight

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    To determine the therapeutic effects of anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) in patients with aplastic anemia and related bone marrow failure diseases.
    Detailed Description
    BACKGROUND: Aplastic anemia has been shown to respond to ATG. An immunological basis for aplastic anemia has been suggested by previous observations although the precise mechanism of action of ATG has not been defined. This serum, produced by immunization of horses with human thymocytes, may have broad reactivity with many human cells. DESIGN NARRATIVE: Patients in Group I with acute severe disease were randomized to receive ATG in either ten day or twenty-eight day courses. Patients in Group II with moderate or chronic disease were randomized to receive either ATG for ten days or high doses of the androgen, nandrolone decanoate. Patients in Group III with a variety of bone marrow diseases were also treated with ATG. The study completion date listed in this record was inferred from the last publication listed in the Citations section of this study record.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Anemia, Aplastic, Hematologic Diseases, Pancytopenia, Blood Disease

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Phase 3
    Allocation
    Randomized

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Intervention Type
    Drug
    Intervention Name(s)
    antilymphocyte serum
    Intervention Type
    Drug
    Intervention Name(s)
    nandrolone

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    75 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Men and women with moderate or acute, severe, aplastic anemia.
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Neal Young
    Organizational Affiliation
    Laboratory of Hematology, NHLBI

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Citations:
    PubMed Identifier
    3058228
    Citation
    Young N, Griffith P, Brittain E, Elfenbein G, Gardner F, Huang A, Harmon D, Hewlett J, Fay J, Mangan K, et al. A multicenter trial of antithymocyte globulin in aplastic anemia and related diseases. Blood. 1988 Dec;72(6):1861-9.
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