Evaluation of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Effects on Liver Iron Concentration of ICL670 Relative to Deferoxamine(DFO).
Sickle Cell Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sickle Cell Disease focused on measuring Deferasirox, ICL670A, Iron chelators, Sickle Cell Disease, Transfusional Hemosiderosis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients were included who met the following criteria:
- Completion of the core [Study 0109]
- Serum ferritin greater than or equal to 500 µg/L
- Ability to comply with all study-related procedures, medications, and evaluations
- Sexually active post-menarche female patients must use double-barrier contraception, oral contraceptive plus barrier contraceptive, or must have undergone clinically documented total hysterectomy and/or oophorectomy, tubal ligation or be postmenopausal defined by amenorrhea for at least 12 months.
- Written informed consent and assent by the patient and or their parents or legal guardian.
Additional inclusion criteria for pediatric patients The definition of the term 'pediatric' for enrollment and study conduct was in accordance with local law. Parents or the legal guardians were fully informed by the investigator as to the requirements of the study. The pediatric patients themselves were informed according to their capabilities in a language and terms that they were able to understand. Written informed consent was obtained from their legal guardian on the patient's behalf in accordance with national legislation. If capable, all patients had to also personally sign their written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who met the following criteria were to be excluded:
- History of non-compliance to medical regimens and patients who are considered potentially unreliable and/or not cooperative
- Serum creatinine above the age-appropriate upper limit of normal within one week prior to entry
- Patients with ALT ≥ 500 U/L within one week prior to entry
- Evidence of chelation-related cataracts or hearing loss within 4 weeks prior to baseline
- Pregnancy (as indicated by serum β-HCG pregnancy test for all female patients with the potential to become pregnant) and patients who are breastfeeding
- Patients treated with systemic investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to or with topical investigational drug within 7 days prior to the baseline visit
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Sites / Locations
- University of South Alabama College of Medicine
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
- University of Colorado Health Science Center
- Howard University Hospital
- St Joseph Children's Hospital of Tampa
- Grady Hospital, Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
- Medical College of Georgia
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Children's Memorial Hospital
- Tulane University Medical Center
- LSUHSC Dept of Pediatrics
- Children's Hospital Boston
- Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Montefiore Medical Center
- New York Methodist Hospital
- New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Children's Hospital Medical Center
- University of Cincinnati
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Yasin
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Palmetto Health Richland
- Santee Hematology/Oncology
- St. Jude's Children Research Hospital
- Texas Children's Hospital
- The Methodist Hospital
- Scott & White Memorial Hospital
- Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
- Novartis Investigative Site
- Novartis Investigative Site
- Novartis Investigative Site
- Novartis Investigative Site
- Novartis Investigative Site
- Novartis Investigative Site
- Novartis Investigative Site
- Novartis Investigative Site
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
ICL670