Clinical trials: Iron Overload
Beta-thalassemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Study of Deferasirox in Iron Overload From Beta-thalassemia Unable to be Treated With Deferoxamine or Chronic Anemias
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the oral iron chelator Deferasirox on liver iron content after one year of treatment in patients with iron overload from repeated blood transfusions.
- Conditions
- Beta-thalassemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Fanconi Syndrome, Anemia, Diamond-Blackfan
- Trial name
- NCT00061763
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Beta-Thalassemia
Safety & Efficacy of ICL670 vs. Deferoxamine in Beta-thalassemia Patients With Iron Overload Due to Blood Transfusions
The purpose of this study is to deterimine if the new orally active iron chelator, ICL670, is as effective and as safe as deferoxamine in preventing accumulation of iron in the body while a patient is undergoing repeated blood…
- Trial name
- NCT00061750
- Testing
- ICL670, deferoxamine
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 595 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Transfusional Hemosiderosis
Observation of Patients With Transfusional Hemosiderosis Treatment With Deferasirox
This study will observe patients with transfusional hemosiderosis treated with deferasirox in actual practice setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01394029
- Testing
- deferasirox
- Where
- 10 sites in Egypt, Jordan and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Transfusional Iron Overload
Active Drug Surveillance Program of Ferriprox Use
Observational, open label, prospective, multi-center, post-marketing drug surveillance program.
- Trial name
- NCT01838291
- Where
- 14 sites in Cyprus, Egypt and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- ApoPharma
Iron Overload, Sickle Cell Disease
Efficacy and Safety of Ferriprox® in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease or Other Anemias
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.
- Conditions
- Iron Overload, Sickle Cell Disease, Other Anemias
- Trial name
- FIRST (NCT02041299)
- Testing
- Deferiprone, Deferoxamine
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- ApoPharma
Beta Thalassemia Major Anemia, Iron Overload
Safety and Efficacy of Early Treatment With Deferiprone in Infants and Young Children
This study is looking at the effects of giving early treatment of deferiprone to young children with beta thalassemia who have started receiving regular blood transfusions but have not yet reached the criteria for starting on…
- Trial name
- START (NCT03591575)
- Testing
- Deferiprone oral solution
- Where
- 4 sites in Egypt, Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Canada Corp
Chronic Anemia, Transfusional Hemosiderosis
Efficacy and Safety of Deferasirox in Patients With Chronic Anemia and Transfusional Hemosiderosis
The overall purpose of this trial is to further evaluate the efficacy and safety of deferasirox, dosed initially according to the transfusional iron intake, in patients with transfusion dependant anemia related to disorders other…
- Trial name
- NCT00631163
- Testing
- Deferasirox (ICL670)
- Where
- 31 sites in Japan, Poland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Hemochromatosis
Study With Deferiprone and/or Desferrioxamine in Iron Overloaded Patients
Comparison of efficacy and toxicity of the combination treatment of deferiprone and desferrioxamine with the single agent treatment of either drug
- Trial name
- NCT00350662
- Testing
- Deferiprone (L1), Desferrioxamine
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt, Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Lipomed
Cardiac Iron Overload
Efficacy and Safety of Deferasirox in Combination With Deferoxamine Followed by Deferasirox Monotherapy in Severe Cardiac Iron Overload
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of deferasirox in combination with deferoxamine followed be deferasirox monotherapy in patients with severe iron overload due to chronic blood transfusions.
- Trial name
- HYPERION (NCT01254227)
- Testing
- Deferasirox and Deferoxamine
- Where
- 15 sites in Canada, Egypt and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Anemia, Hemosiderosis
Extension Study of Iron Chelation Therapy With Deferasirox in β-thalassemia and Rare Chronic Anemia Patients
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.
- Trial name
- NCT00303329
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Beta-thalassemia Major, Hemosiderosis
Extension Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Deferasirox Treatment in Beta-thalassemia Patients With Transfusional Hemosiderosis (Study Amended to 2-year Duration)
To allow patients treated with deferasirox in the core study to continue iron chelation therapy for 2 years or until the drug became locally commercially available.
- Conditions
- Beta-thalassemia Major, Hemosiderosis, Iron Overload, Rare Anemia
- Trial name
- ESCALATOR (NCT00171301)
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 5 sites in Egypt, Lebanon and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Iron Overload
Safety Study of Crushed Deferasirox Film Coated Tablets in Pediatric Patients With Transfusional Hemosiderosis
This study employed a prospective, single-arm, global multi-center interventional open-label, non-randomized design to identify and assess safety profile of the crushed deferasirox FCT when administered up to 24 weeks in…
- Trial name
- MIMAS (NCT03372083)
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 10 sites in Egypt, Italy and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Iron Overload
Safety and Efficacy of Ferriprox™ (Deferiprone) Oral Solution in Iron Overloaded Pediatric Patients
The primary objective is to assess the safety of Ferriprox oral solution for the treatment of iron overload in pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent anemia.
- Trial name
- NCT00529152
- Testing
- Deferiprone
- Where
- 4 sites in Egypt, Indonesia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- ApoPharma
Transfusional Iron Overload, Beta-Thalassemia
Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of an Oral Iron Chelator Given for a Year to Pediatric Patients With Iron Overload
This is an open-label study to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety, efficacy and tolerability of SSP-004184AQ. The study consists of two phases: the pharmacokinetic phase, using a single 16 mg/kg dose of SSP-004184AQ; and the…
- Trial name
- NCT01363908
- Testing
- SPD602
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Non-transfusion Dependent Thalassemia
Efficacy and Safety of Deferasirox in Non-transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients With Iron Overload and a One Year Open-label Extension Study
CICL670A2209: This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of deferasirox in non-transfusion dependent thalassemia patients with iron overload.
- Trial name
- THALASSA (NCT00873041)
- Testing
- deferasirox
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Greece and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Transfusional Iron Overload, β-thalassemia Major
A 4-year Extension Study to Core 1-year Study of Iron Chelation Therapy With Deferasirox in β-thalassemia Major Pediatric Patients With Transfusional Iron Overload.
In this 4-year extension study the safety, efficacy and and pharmacokinetics of deferasirox in regularly transfused pediatric patients with β-thalassemia major was assessed.
- Conditions
- Transfusional Iron Overload, β-thalassemia Major, Pediatric Rare Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT00390858
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 4 sites in France, Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Iron Overload
Non-invasive Quantification of Liver Iron With MRI
This study is being conducted to build a library of prospectively collected clinical data from subjects with iron overload examined with commercially available MRI devices.
- Trial name
- NCT02425956
- Testing
- GE Optima/Discovery® MRI data of the liver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Beta-thalassemia, Iron Overload
Cardiac T2* in Beta-thalassemia Patients on Deferasirox Treatment
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate changes in cardiac iron as measured by MRI T2* in beta-thalassemia patients with deferasirox treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00447694
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Transfusional Hemosiderosis
Palatability and Tolerability of Deferasirox Taken With Meals, With Different Liquids or Crushed and Added to Food
This single-arm, open-label, multi-center study enrolled 65 patients from approximately 20 centers. All patients who met the study criteria and were taking, beginning or resuming treatment with Deferasirox were allowed.
- Trial name
- NCT00845871
- Testing
- deferasirox:
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Sickle Cell Disease, Iron Overload
Study of Deferasirox Relative to Subcutaneous Deferoxamine in Sickle Cell Disease Patients
This study will examine the long-term safety and efficacy of Deferasirox in patients with sickle cell disease and iron overload from repeated blood transfusions.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Iron Overload, Hemolytic Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT00110617
- Testing
- Deferasirox (ICL670), Deferoxamine (DFO)
- Where
- 59 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals