Active clinical trials for "Anemia"

The trial is an uncontrolled, open-label, parallel group clinical trial. Approximately 10 subjects per dose group in 3 groups will be treated twice weekly for a total of 9 doses, followed by a 4-week observation period. Eligible subjects who have Hgb ≥10.5 g/dL and have stable Hgb levels will start the washout period of one to eight weeks. During the washout period, 30 subjects whose Hgb are < 10.0 will complete the baseline assessment to confirm their eligibility. Eligible subjects will be randomly assigned to one of the 3 cohorts in a 1:1:1 ratio. Subjects will be admitted on the day of the first dose and stay in the clinic overnight for pharmacokinetic (PK) sampling after the first (day 1) and the last dose (day 29). FMX-8 will be administered as 30 min i.v. infusion. After the 29-day treatment period, the trial subjects will be observed for an additional 28 days to allow safety and immunogenicity assessments.

This study will evaluate pediatric patients with malignant or non-malignant blood cell disorders who are having a blood stem cell transplant depleted of T cell receptor (TCR) alfa and beta cells that comes from a partially matched family donor. The study will assess whether immune cells, called T cells, from the family donor, that are specially grown in the laboratory and given back to the patient along with the stem cell transplant can help the immune system recover faster after transplant. As a safety measure these T cells have been programmed with a self-destruct switch so that they can be destroyed if they start to react against tissues (Graft versus host disease).

This research is being done so that we can look at the safety and efficacy of deferiprone in people with sickle cell disease or other anemias. Deferiprone is a drug that removes iron from the body. We will be comparing deferiprone with deferoxamine, another drug that removes iron from the body.

The purpose of the study is to test the safety of six cycles of cenersen treatment and to begin to test the hypothesis that intermittent administration of cenersen may lead to a reduced dependence on transfusion.

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if rigosertib can help to control MF in patients with anemia. The safety of this drug will also be studied. This is an investigational study. Rigosertib is not FDA-approved or commercially available. It is currently being used for research purposes only. The study doctor can explain how the study drug is designed to work. Up to 35 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

Multiple births in the United States are rapidly increasing in large part due to assisted reproductive technologies. Recent data indicate that multiple births now comprise 3-4.5% of all births in the United States. Pregnant women are at risk for iron (Fe) deficiency anemia yet there are virtually no data on Fe status in women carrying multiples and current recommendations do not necessitate Fe screening among this high risk group. Maternal anemia is known to increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes including preterm birth and low birth weight. Moreover, the developing brain is increasingly recognized to be susceptible to Fe insufficiency in utero and growing data support that suboptimal Fe stores at birth are associated with long-term irreversible cognitive deficits in the offspring. To address these gaps in knowledge the investigators will monitor weight gain, hematological measures, Fe status indicators and serum hepcidin across pregnancy in approximately 120 women carrying twins and triplets. Determinants of maternal anemia will be identified. Neonatal hematological measures will be assessed in cord blood from each neonate at birth for assessment of hematological measures, Fe status and hepcidin. Determinants of neonatal anemia will be identified. Inflammatory markers will be measured in all blood samples and related to outcomes. Stable iron isotopes will be given to a subset of women to assess maternal Fe absorption and fetal Fe uptake.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of unexplained anemia in older adults and elevated inflammatory markers with oral salsalate can improve hemoglobin levels and improve physical activity and quality of life.

In this End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients who need Erythropoietin (epo) hormone will get it by a small implant of skin using their own skin, the implant will be treated in the laboratory and programmed to secrete Epo. The implant secretes the patients own epo minimizing the need for injections for a period of up to 6 months.

This is a clinical research trial in which a novel preparatory regimen was developed for bone marrow transplant (BMT) which eliminates the primary obstacle to transplant, the lack of a matched sibling donor. It is believed this regimen is sufficiently efficacious and sufficiently gentle to apply to patients with sickle cell anemia and related disorders. It is proposed to characterize the efficacy and toxicity of this regimen in high risk patients with sickle cell anemia using criteria for patient selection that have been accepted in prior BMT trials in patients with sickle cell disease, specifically only the subset of patients whose prior clinical behavior indicates that they are at high risk for serious morbidity and early mortality. In addition, it is proposed to characterize the pathophysiology of a consistent febrile response seen in the haploidentical BMT regimen the investigators have developed at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU). The primary goal of this study is to determine the response rate to a reduced intensity conditioning regimen which consists of fludarabine, cytarabine, low dose total body irradiation and cyclophosphamide in patients with severe sickle cell anemia.

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of PROCRIT (Epoetin alfa) administered by injection subcutaneously (SC, under the skin), at a dose of 80,000 U once every four weeks or 40,000 U once every two in anemic patients with cancer not receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy.