Assessment of Computerized Algorithm-Based Hydroxyurea Dosing on Fetal Hemoglobin Response, Acute Complications, and Organ Function in Subjects With Sickle Cell Disease
Assessment of Algorithm-Based Hydroxyurea Dosing on Fetal Hemoglobin Response, Acute Complications, and Organ Function in People With Sickle Cell Disease
Sponsors
Source
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Brief Summary
Background:
- Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a blood disease. The drug hydroxyurea (HU) is approved to
prevent pain crises in people with SCD. Researchers want to see how higher doses of HU affect
the blood. This will help them learn about the right dosage of HU to give to people with SCD.
Objective:
- To improve hydroxyurea dosing in people with SCD.
Eligibility:
- People age 15 or older with homozygous SCD (HbSS).
Design:
- Participants will be screened with medical history, physical exam, medication review,
and blood and urine tests.
- Participants will be in the study for about 15 months.
- First 3 months: monthly study visits with blood and urine tests.
- After 3 months: participants will take HU as a capsule by mouth. If you are already
taking HU, your dose will be increased.
- Within a month of starting or increasing HU: participants will keep a daily pain diary
for 2 weeks. They will have an echocardiogram (ultrasound) of the heart, a 6-minute walk
test. They will complete a quality-of-life questionnaire.
- Participants will visit every month until they reach their highest tolerated dose of HU.
They may need to come as often as every week sometimes to closely monitor their blood
counts. Then they will alternate a phone call one month and a visit the next. At the
visits, participants will bring their pill bottle, answer questions about side effects,
and have blood tests.
- Every 2 months, participants will have a medical history, physical exam, and blood
tests.
- Every 4 months, participants will have blood and urine tests. They will also complete
another 2-week pain diary and quality-of-life questionnaire.
- About 12 months after starting or increasing HU, participants will have blood tests, an
echocardiogram, and a 6-minute walk test.
Detailed Description
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with significant morbidity and early mortality.
Despite the discovery of the disease more than 100 years ago, only one drug, hydroxyurea
(HU), has been FDA-approved. Hydroxyurea exerts its beneficial effects largely by inducing
fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and thereby inhibiting red blood cell sickling. Hydroxyurea has been
shown to decrease the frequency of acute complications such as painful crises and acute chest
syndrome. However, previous studies are conflicting regarding whether HU improves survival; 2
long-term studies where HU was titrated to the maximum tolerated dose show that HU improves
survival. However, multiple studies performed in the era post-FDA approval of HU show no
change in median survival. We and others have found that patients with SCD who die
prematurely have more evidence of renal, hepatic, and cardiopulmonary damage. Our work also
suggests that HU treatment per se is not sufficient to improve survival and decrease organ
damage in patients with homozygous SCD (HbSS). Instead, patients treated with the highest HU
doses and who had the highest HbF levels appeared more likely to survive and had less
evidence of organ damage over time. Hydroxyurea management can be intimidating; therefore,
many adults with HbSS are either not treated with HU or are treated with doses below that
which are FDA-approved. A HU dosing algorithm may simplify dosing such that not only are more
patients treated with HU, but more may be titrated to the maximal tolerated dose which may be
necessary to prevent organ damage and prolong survival. Further, myelosuppression beyond what
has traditionally been recommended may further maximize HbF response. This protocol is a
prospective pilot study which follows a 2 month run-in period. Hydroxyurea dosing will be
based on a written algorithm which will be derived manually, and by a computer program which
was developed at the NIH Clinical Center. Clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic
parameters will be monitored at baseline and after treatment to further study the effect of
maximum HbF response on acute complications associated with HbSS and organ function.
Overall Status
Completed
Start Date
2014-08-23
Completion Date
2018-05-24
Primary Completion Date
2018-05-24
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Primary Outcome
Measure |
Time Frame |
|
Maximal HbF level achieved after initiating/continuing HU as compared to an average of the 3 HbF levels obtained during the run-in period. |
15 months |
Secondary Outcome
Measure |
Time Frame |
|
Number of hospitalizations for pain crises and acute chest syndrome as compared to the 1 year prior to HU initiation or dose increase. |
12 months |
Enrollment
15
Condition
Intervention
Eligibility
Criteria
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
1. Age greater than or equal to 15 years
2. Homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS)
3. Patients with recent transfusion must have HbA <15% prior to enrollment
4. ANC greater than or equal to 2,000/microL, platelets greater than or equal
to150,000/microL, Hb > 5.4g/dL, and ARC greater than or equal to100,000/microL
(unless the Hb is > 8g/dL) at baseline
5. Patients on angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor
blockers should be on a stable dose for 2 weeks prior to initiating or adjusting
HU
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
1. Pregnant or lactating women or patients planning to get pregnant during the study
period
2. Patients unwilling to use two forms of contraception throughout the period of HU
administration
3. Patients receiving chronic transfusion therapy
4. Patients receiving a HU dose of greater than or equal to 20 mg/kg/day
5. Patients with history of allergy or intolerance to HU judged by the investigator to be
prohibitive against restarting HU
6 Patients with end stage renal disease defined as GFR <10mL/min/1.73m(2)
7. Patients being treated with antiretroviral agents (such as didanosine and stavudine)
because of a higher risk for potentially fatal pancreatitis, hepatic failure, hepatitis,
and severe peripheral neuropathy when co-administered with hydroxyurea.
8. Participation on any other chronic investigative treatment studies
9. Unable to understand the investigational nature of the study or give informed consent.
Gender
All
Minimum Age
15 Years
Maximum Age
99 Years
Healthy Volunteers
No
Overall Official
Last Name |
Role |
Affiliation |
|
Courtney D Fitzhugh, M.D. |
Principal Investigator |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
Location
Facility |
|
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda Maryland 20892 United States |
Location Countries
Country
United States
Verification Date
2018-05-24
Lastchanged Date
N/A
Firstreceived Date
N/A
Responsible Party
Responsible Party Type
Sponsor
Keywords
Has Expanded Access
No
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Secondary Id
14-H-0172
Intervention Browse
Mesh Term
Hydroxyurea
Firstreceived Results Date
N/A
Firstreceived Results Disposition Date
N/A
Study Design Info
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Study First Submitted
August 23, 2014
Study First Submitted Qc
August 23, 2014
Study First Posted
August 26, 2014
Last Update Submitted
September 1, 2018
Last Update Submitted Qc
September 1, 2018
Last Update Posted
September 5, 2018
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 05, 2018
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In Phase 1 (Phase I) clinical trials, researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people (20-80) for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
In Phase 2 (Phase II) clinical trials, the study drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people (100-300) to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
In Phase 3 (Phase III) clinical trials, the study drug or treatment is given to large groups of people (1,000-3,000) to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
In Phase 4 (Phase IV) clinical trials, post marketing studies delineate additional information including the drug's risks, benefits, and optimal use.
These phases are defined by the Food and Drug Administration in the Code of Federal Regulations.