Study of GMI-1070 for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Pain Crisis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01119833 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 10, 2010
Last Update Posted : May 13, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Sickle Cell Disease Vaso-occlusive Crisis Pain Crisis | Drug: GMI-1070 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Patients being admitted to the hospital for pain crisis may be eligible for this study. In addition, patients should be 12-60 years old and have sickle cell types SS or S-beta-thalassemia. People who take part in the study will be evaluated and then randomly assigned to receive either GMI-1070 or a placebo by IV, in addition to all other usual treatments for their pain crisis.
During the hospital stay for pain crisis, GMI-1070 or placebo will be given twice a day, and patients will be asked about their pain severity (pain score) at the beginning of the study and every few hours during their hospital stay. Their general health, vital signs, lab tests, and pain medications will also be checked on a regular basis through the hospital stay. When a patient is feeling well enough to go home, the study drug (GMI-1070 or placebo) will be stopped, and the patient may go home. Participants will be asked to come back to clinic for a check-up a few days after leaving the hospital, and one month after leaving the hospital.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 81 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of GMI-1070, A Pan-Selectin Inhibitor, In Subjects Hospitalized For Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis |
Study Start Date : | May 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: GMI-1070 |
Drug: GMI-1070
Intravenous GMI-1070 given twice a day during hospital stay for sickle cell pain crisis |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Intravenous Placebo given twice a day during hospital stay for sickle cell pain crisis
Other Name: saline placebo |
- Reduction in time to resolution of vaso-occlusive crisis [ Time Frame: Up to 7 days or resolution ]Including pain score, feeling ready to leave the hospital, and actual time of leaving the hospital
- Safety during the study [ Time Frame: Up to 28 days post last dose ]Including changes in physical exam, lab tests, and vital signs
- Pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: Baseline thru 36 hrs post last dose ]Pharmacokinetics including half-life and concentration of GMI-1070 in the blood and urine
- Markers of inflammation and cell stickiness in the blood [ Time Frame: Up thru 28 days post last dose ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 60 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 12 to 60 years of age
- Confirmed diagnosis of sickle cell disease (HbSS or HbS-β0thalassemia)
- Diagnosis of VOC at the time of enrollment
- Hospitalized or in process of admission at the time of enrollment
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Able to receive the first dose of study drug within 24 hours of initial medical evaluation in the Emergency Department/clinic for VOC;
o Subjects treated as an outpatient within the past 48 hours for the same VOC episode may be enrolled if dosing is also expected within 24 hours of their second (admitting) presentation.
- Documented and observed written informed consent (and assent, where applicable)
Exclusion Criteria:
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Infection, diagnosed or strongly suspected, as evidenced by one or more of the following:
- Fever >39°C (102.2°F)
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In the presence of fever ≥38.5°C (101.3°F), 1 of the following:
- Positive findings (suspicious for infection) on diagnostic tests, such as cerebral spinal fluid [CSF] evaluation, radiographs, or bacterial culture of normally sterile sites
- Exam findings leading to diagnosed or strongly suspected bone or joint infection
- Determination by physician that bacterial or serious systemic viral infection is likely (eg, influenza, mononucleosis)
- Subjects may be included with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (provided they do not have fever ≥38.5° C [101.3° F] or costo-vertebral angle [CVA] tenderness), and/or suspected minor viral syndromes (upper respiratory infection symptoms but no symptoms suggestive of bacterial infection other than uncomplicated otitis media or uncomplicated streptococcal pharyngitis)
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Acute chest syndrome, diagnosed or strongly suspected, as evidenced by a new infiltrate on chest radiograph, and 1 or more of the following:
- Fever >39° C (102.2° F)
- Hypoxia (confirmed by arterial blood gases [ABG] with paO2 <70 mmHg)
- Chest pain
- Suspicious findings on exam (tachypnea, intercostal retractions, wheezing, and/or rales)
- Sickle cell disease (SCD) pain atypical of VOC, including hepatic or splenic sequestration, cholecystitis, or pneumonia.
- Acute stroke, acute priapism, severe avascular necrosis of the hip/shoulder when the presenting pain is only in the affected hip/shoulder
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Serum creatinine:
- >1.2 mg/dL for subjects 16 to 60 years of age
- >1.0 mg/dL for subjects 12 to 15 years of age
- Alanine transaminase (ALT/SGPT) >2x upper limit of normal (ULN) (based on clinic laboratory normal range)
- Hemoglobin <5 g/dL
- Platelets <100,000/mm3
- Recent (within the past 30 days) major surgery, hospitalization for other than VOC, documented serious bacterial infection requiring antibiotic treatment, or significant bleeding
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Hospitalization for uncomplicated VOC, or treated with parenteral pain medications in other medical settings such as the emergency department or day hospital for uncomplicated VOC, within past 14 days.
o Subjects may be included if treated as an outpatient within the past 48 hours for the same VOC episode.
- Recent (within the past 90 days) cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, or seizure
- pRBC transfusions in the past 14 days
- Systemic steroid therapy within 48 hours prior to enrollment or expectation that therapy may be used during the study (inhaled or topical steroids are allowed)
- For those on chronic or long-acting opioids, a change in dose in the past 14 days OR pain requiring medical attention in the past 14 days (change in opioid medication for acute pain in the past 48 hours and directly related to this VOC admission is allowed)
- Greater than 5 episodes of hospitalization for VOC in the past 6 months (180 days)
- Medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose a risk to the subject for participation or interfere with the conduct or results of the study
- Currently receiving, or has received within the previous 4 weeks, any other investigational agent
- Previous administration of GMI-1070
- Expectation that the subject will not be able to be followed for the duration of the study
- Pregnant or lactating female; or female of childbearing potential or male unable or unwilling to comply with birth control methods or abstinence during the course of the study
- Active use of illicit drugs and/or alcohol dependence, as determined by the investigator

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01119833

Principal Investigator: | Marilyn J Telen, MD | Duke University | |
Study Director: | Helen Thackray, MD | GlycoMimetics, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | GlycoMimetics Incorporated |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01119833 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GMI-1070-201 |
First Posted: | May 10, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 13, 2020 |
Last Verified: | May 2020 |
Sickle Cell Disease |
Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia |
Hematologic Diseases Hemoglobinopathies Genetic Diseases, Inborn |