Hydroxyurea for the Treatment of Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia
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Purpose
A total of fifty severely affected patients with homozygous sickle cell disease or other sickling disorders (e.g. B negative or B positive Thalassemia/Sickle) who are greater than 18 years of age will be eligible for treatment. Such patients must be able to tolerate an extensive period without blood transfusion and have relatively well preserved renal and hepatic function (creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dl and normal liver function test with exception of a mild elevation in transaminase). Evidence of severe sickle cell anemia will include recurrent pain crisis, chronic bone oain, evidence of aseptic necrosis with symptoms, and intractable leg ulcer, etc.
On admission to the study, each patient will receive a complete history and physical examination. These data and standard laboratory evaluation, including a test for pregnancy if appropriate, will be adequate to ascertain whether any of the criteria for exclusion are present. Each patient must accept responsibility for for using an effective means of contraception. Patients who are found to be HIV positive will be excluded from the study.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Sickle Cell Anemia |
Drug: Hydroxyurea |
Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Effect of Hydroxyurea on Fetal Hemoglobin Synthesis in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia |
- An increment in fetal hemoglobin production as a result of hydroxyurea. [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Enrollment: | 41 |
| Study Start Date: | February 1984 |
| Study Completion Date: | October 2009 |
| Primary Completion Date: | December 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Drug: Hydroxyurea
Hydroxyurea is a cell-cycle specific agent that blocks DNA synthesis by inhibiting ribonucleotide reductase, the enzyme that converts ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides. Hydroxyurea has been shown to induce the production of HbF, initially in non-human primates, and now in more than fifty patients with sickle cell anemia. The majority of patients with sickle cell disease respond to the drug with a more than two-fold increase in HbF levels; in some patients the percent of HbF exceeds 10 or 15 percent. It is estimated that levels of 20 percent are required to substantially reduce the sickling propensity of red cells and to modulate disease severity. We propose now to treat several patients chronically with hydroxyurea to monitor the durability of the response, to examine for unanticipated long term sided effects and to determine hematological changes occurring longitudinally. Such patients will be candidates for protocols determining the ability of other agents to enhance HbF synthesis, especially in hydroxyurea non-responders. Finally, a series of in vitro studies are planned to attempt to develop predictors of response.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
A total of fifty severely affected patients with homozygous sickle cell disease or other sickling disorders (e.g., B negative or B positive Thalassemia/Sickle) who are greater than 18 years of age will be eligible for treatment. Such patients must be able to tolerate an extensive period without blood transfusion and have relatively well preserved renal and hepatic function (creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dl and normal liver function test with exception of a mild elevation in transaminase). Evidence of severe sickle cell anemia will include recurrent pain crisis, chronic bone pain, evidence of aseptic necrosis with symptoms, and intractable leg ulcers, etc.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients who are found to be HIV positive will be excluded from the study.
Contacts and Locations| United States, Maryland | |
| National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | |
| Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Griffin P Rodgers, M.D. | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) |
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Additional Information:
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| Responsible Party: | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) ) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00001197 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 840029, 84-H-0029 |
| Study First Received: | November 3, 1999 |
| Last Updated: | May 1, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
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Gene Expression Therapy Gamma Globin Gene Hemoglobin Switching Bone Marrow Sickle Cell Anemia |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Anemia Anemia, Sickle Cell Hematologic Diseases Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Anemia, Hemolytic Hemoglobinopathies Genetic Diseases, Inborn Hydroxyurea |
Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Antisickling Agents Hematologic Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |
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