Safety & Efficacy of ICL670 vs. Deferoxamine in Beta-thalassemia Patients With Iron Overload Due to Blood Transfusions

April 18, 2012 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A Randomized, Comparative, Open Label Phase III Trial on Efficacy & Safety of Long-term Treatment With ICL670 Compared to Deferoxamine in Beta-thalassemia Patients With Transfusional Hemosiderosis

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 transfusions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients who require repeated blood transfusions to live accumulate iron in the body as blood cells contain iron and there is no natural body mechanism to eliminate it. After a while the iron levels get high enough to be toxic to the body. The current therapy of choice is deferoxamine, which does a good job of removing excess iron, but is difficult to administer. Deferoxamine requires subcutaneous (under the skin) infusions over 4 to 8 hours nightly 3 to 7 nights per week. In addition to the need to wear an infusion pump nightly, adverse reactions around the site of the injection are frequent.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

595

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027-6062
        • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609
        • Children's Hospital Oakland
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5208
        • Stanford Hospital
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614-3394
        • Children's Memorial Hospital
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Children's Hospital Boston
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4318
        • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

2 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Beta-thalassemia patients already treated with or suitable for treatment with deferoxamine 20 to 40 mg/kg/day
  • Liver iron content greater than 2 mg iron/g dw as measured by liver biopsy
  • Need for regular transfusions 8 or more times per year

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-transfusional iron overload or transfusion-dependent anemias other than beta-thalassemia.
  • Documented toxicity to deferoxamine
  • Elevated liver enzymes in the year preceeding enrollment
  • Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C
  • HIV seropositivity
  • Elevated serum creatinine or significant proteinuria
  • History of nephrotic syndrome
  • Uncontrolled systemic hypertension
  • Fever and other signs/symptoms of infection within 10 days prior to start of the study
  • Presence of clinically relevant cataract or previous history of clinically relevant ocular toxicity related to iron chelation
  • Second or third degree AV block, clinically relevant Q-T interval prolongation, or patients requiring digoxin or other drugs that prolong the Q-T interval
  • Diseases (cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, etc.)that would prevent the patient from undergoing any of the treatment options
  • Psychiatric or additive disorders that would prevent the patient from giving informed consent
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse within the 12 months prior to the study
  • Pregnant or breast feeding patients
  • Patients treated with systemic investigational drugs within 4 weeks or topical investigational drugs within 7 days before the start of the study
  • Any surgical or medical condition that might significantly alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of any drug, such as gastrointestinal disease or major surgery, renal disease, difficulty voiding or urinary obstruction, or impaired pancreatic function.
  • Non-compliant or unreliable patients.
  • Patients unable to undergo any study procedures such as the hearing or eye tests, or the liver echocardiography.
  • Inability to undergo a liver biopsy.
  • Patients that would need a dose of ICL670 less than 125 mg per day.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: ICL670
Drug: ICL670
Other Names:
  • Deferasirox
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Deferoxamine
Drug: deferoxamine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Demonstrate non-inferiority to deferoxamine in its effects on liver iron content (LIC)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Evaluate tolerability profile
Estimate absolute and relative change of LIC and Total body iron excretion
Evaluation relationship between LIC and potential surrogate markers
Evaluate the relationship between pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety variable

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2003

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 3, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 3, 2003

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 4, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 19, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2012

Last Verified

April 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CICL670A0107

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