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Extension Study of Iron Chelation Therapy With Deferasirox in β-thalassemia and Rare Chronic Anemia Patients

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00303329

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Official title

Extension Study of Iron Chelation Therapy With Deferasirox in β-thalassemia and Other Patients With Rare Chronic Anemia and Transfusional Iron Overload

Brief summary

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A 1-year randomized Phase II core trial was conducted to investigate the efficacy of deferasirox in regularly transfused patients with β-thalassemia and other rare chronic anemia 2 years of age and older. Patients who successfully completed the main trial may continue in the extension trial to receive chelation therapy with deferasirox for up to 3 years. Extension was prolonged to 4 years. The objective of this study is to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of deferasirox in these patient groups.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00303329
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Industry
Enrollment
184 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
2 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Feb 29, 2004
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2008
Completion
Sep 30, 2008
Last update posted
May 8, 2011

2004 – 2008

United States locations

U.S. sites
5
U.S. states
4
U.S. cities
5
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Children's Hospital and Research center at Oakland Oakland California 94609-1809
Stanford Hospital Stanford California 94305
Childres's Hospital Boston Boston Massachusetts 02115
New York Presbyterian Hospital New York New York 10021
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104-4399

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Non-U.S. locations

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