Extension Study of Iron Chelation Therapy With Deferasirox in Patients With Transfusional Iron Overload

NCT ID: NCT00379483

Last Updated: 2015-03-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-07-31

Study Completion Date

2003-04-30

Brief Summary

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A 1-year randomized Phase IIa core trial followed by a prolongation of 5 to 9 months was conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of deferasirox in patients aged ≥ 18 years with transfusion-dependent iron overload.

The objective of this extension study is to assess the long-term safety of deferasirox and to provide treatment in patients with transfusional iron overload.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Transfusional Iron Overload

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Deferasirox

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Deferasirox

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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ICL670

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with transfusional iron overload who have successfully completed the one year chelation treatment in the deferasirox trial or the food-effect sub-study and who were considered by the investigator eligible to continue chelation therapy with deferasirox

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or breast feeding patients
* Patients being considered by the investigator potentially unreliable and/or a history of non-compliance
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Cagliari, , Italy

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Genova, , Italy

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Torino, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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CICL670A0105E1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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