Efficacy Study of the Use of Sequential DFP-DFO Versus DFP (SEQDFPDFO)

August 12, 2008 updated by: Azienda Ospedaliera V. Cervello

Phase IV Study of the Use of Sequential DFP-DFO Versus DFP in Thalassemia Major Patients

Changes in chelation treatment and transfusion practices, during the past two decades, have dramatically improved the prognosis of thalassemia major patients.Deferiprone (DFP) has been compared with deferoxamine (DFO), using different schedules of treatment, in the majority of the 13 clinical trials published between 1990 and 2008.No statistically significant difference was shown between these two interventions during, at most, 18 months of treatment.Three randomised trials that compared sequential DFP-DFO treatment versus DFO alone reported controversial results but this could be due to small sample sizes and short treatment duration. In fact, no trial with treatment duration longer than 18 months15, which reported on mortality, adverse events, serum ferritin concentrations, as well as costs has so far been published.

This long-term sequential DFP-DFO treatment versus DFP alone treatment trial was conducted to assess the impacts of these chelation treatments on serum ferritin concentrations, mortality, adverse events, and costs in thalassemia major patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The trial was designed as a multicentre randomised open-label trial with blinded data management and data analyses, to assess whether either treatment was superior to the other. The trial was performed on behalf of the Italian Society for the study of Thalassemia and Haemoglobinopathies (SoSTE). The investigators initiated, carried out, and controlled the trial, which was conducted without influence of the non-commercial sponsor.16

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

213

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • Italy
      • Palermo, Italy
        • Ao V. Cervello

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

9 years to 56 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Thalassemia major patients with serum ferritin concentration between 800 to 3,000 ng/ml and were over 13 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known intolerance to one of the trial treatments
  • Platelet count < 100,000/mm3 or or leukocyte count < 3,000/mm3
  • Severe liver damage indicated by ascites
  • Heart failure

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 Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Sequential treatment including DFP at 75 mg/kg, divided into three oral daily doses, for four days per week and DFO by subcutaneous infusions (8-12h) at 50 mg/kg/day for the remaining three days per week
Drug: Deferiprone (DFP) and Deferoxamine (DFO)
Sequential treatment including DFP at 75 mg/kg for four days per week and DFO by subcutaneous infusions (8-12h) at 50mg/kg/day for the remaining three days per week
Other Names:
  • DFP (Apotex, Canada)
  • DFO (Biofutura Pharma S.p.A.,Italy)
Active Comparator: 2
Deferiprone alone at 75 mg/kg divided into three oral daily doses
Drug: Deferiprone (DFP)
DFP alone at 75 mg/kg divided into three oral daily doses
Other Names:
  • DFP (Apotex, Canada)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
difference between multiple observations of the serum ferritin concentrations
Time Frame: five-year treatment
five-year treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
the difference between the T2* signal at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of heart and liver at T0 and T1 time (see below); survival analysis; adverse events; treatment failures; and costs.
Time Frame: five years
five years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Azienda Ospedaliera V. Cervello

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Aurelio Maggio, M.D., Azienda Ospedaliera V. Cervello

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 12, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

August 13, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 13, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 12, 2008

Last Verified

July 1, 2008

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • AOVCervello

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