Safety and Efficacy of Deferasirox (ICL670) in Patients With Iron Overload Resulting From Hereditary Hemochromatosis

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Novartis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00395629
First received: November 1, 2006
Last updated: May 24, 2011
Last verified: May 2011
Results First Received: December 6, 2010  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment;   Masking: Open Label;   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions: Iron Overload
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Intervention: Drug: Deferasirox (ICL670)

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
Significant events and approaches for the overall study following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Deferasirox (ICL670) 5 mg/kg/Day Deferasirox (ICL670) was provided as 125 mg, 250 mg, and 500 mg tablets. Dosage was based on the participant's body weight. ICL670 was administered orally, once a day, 30 minutes prior to breakfast.
Deferasirox (ICL670) 10 mg/kg/Day Deferasirox (ICL670) was provided as 125 mg, 250 mg, and 500 mg tablets. Dosage was based on the participant's body weight. ICL670 was administered orally, once a day, 30 minutes prior to breakfast.
Deferasirox (ICL670) 15 mg/kg/Day Deferasirox (ICL670) was provided as 125 mg, 250 mg, and 500 mg tablets. Dosage was based on the participant's body weight. ICL670 was administered orally, once a day, 30 minutes prior to breakfast.

Participant Flow for 2 periods

Period 1:   Core Study
    Deferasirox (ICL670) 5 mg/kg/Day     Deferasirox (ICL670) 10 mg/kg/Day     Deferasirox (ICL670) 15 mg/kg/Day  
STARTED     11     15     23  
COMPLETED     10     11     16  
NOT COMPLETED     1     4     7  
Adverse Event                 0                 3                 4  
Abnormal laboratory value(s)                 0                 0                 1  
Protocol Violation                 1                 0                 0  
Withdrawal by Subject                 0                 1                 1  
Lost to Follow-up                 0                 0                 1  

Period 2:   Extension Study
    Deferasirox (ICL670) 5 mg/kg/Day     Deferasirox (ICL670) 10 mg/kg/Day     Deferasirox (ICL670) 15 mg/kg/Day  
STARTED     9     6     11  
COMPLETED     9     6     8  
NOT COMPLETED     0     0     3  
Adverse Event                 0                 0                 2  
Administrative problems                 0                 0                 1  



  Baseline Characteristics
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Deferasirox (ICL670) 5 mg/kg/Day Deferasirox (ICL670) was provided as 125 mg, 250 mg, and 500 mg tablets. Dosage was based on the participant's body weight. ICL670 was administered orally, once a day, 30 minutes prior to breakfast.
Deferasirox (ICL670) 10 mg/kg/Day Deferasirox (ICL670) was provided as 125 mg, 250 mg, and 500 mg tablets. Dosage was based on the participant's body weight. ICL670 was administered orally, once a day, 30 minutes prior to breakfast.
Deferasirox (ICL670) 15 mg/kg/Day Deferasirox (ICL670) was provided as 125 mg, 250 mg, and 500 mg tablets. Dosage was based on the participant's body weight. ICL670 was administered orally, once a day, 30 minutes prior to breakfast.
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Baseline Measures
    Deferasirox (ICL670) 5 mg/kg/Day     Deferasirox (ICL670) 10 mg/kg/Day     Deferasirox (ICL670) 15 mg/kg/Day     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
  11     15     23     49  
Age [1]
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
       
Core Study     55.8  ± 12.78     47.8  ± 10.26     49.8  ± 16.41     50.6  ± 14.04  
Extension Study (n=9,6,11,26)     55.7  ± 14.23     44.8  ± 10.61     50.1  ± 15.88     50.8  ± 14.34  
Gender, Customized  
[units: participants]
       
Female_Core Study     2     4     10     16  
Male_Core Study     9     11     13     33  
Gender, Customized  
[units: participants]
       
Female_Extension Study     1     1     3     5  
Male_Extension Study     8     5     8     21  
Core Participants not enrolled in the Extension     2     9     12     23  
[1] The n values in the Extension Study Category are the number of participants in each Arm/Group. The last n value= 26 is the Total number of participants.



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Absolute Change of Serum Ferritin From Baseline to the End of Extension, by Dose Cohort (Extension Per-protocol Population)   [ Time Frame: 0 to 48 weeks ]

2.  Secondary:   Trough Concentrations of Deferasirox (ICL670), by Dose Cohort (Per-protocol Population)   [ Time Frame: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 weeks ]


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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.
The agreement is:
unchecked The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
unchecked The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Study Director
Organization: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
phone: 862-778-8300


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Responsible Party: External Affairs, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00395629     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CICL670A2202, EudraCT no. 2006-002102-57
Study First Received: November 1, 2006
Results First Received: December 6, 2010
Last Updated: May 24, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
Canada: Health Canada
Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration
Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
Italy: Ministry of Health