Clinical Trial: Expanded Access of Deferasirox to Patients With Congenital Disorders of Red Blood Cells and Chronic Iron Overload

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Study to Provide Expanded Access of (Exjade®) Deferasirox to Patients With Congenital Disorders of Red Blood Cells and Chronic Iron Overload From Blood Transfusions Who Cannot Adequately be Tre

Brief Summary: This is an open-label, non-randomized, multi-center trial designed to provide expanded access of deferasirox to patients with congenital disorders of red blood cells and chronic iron overload from blood transfusions who cannot adequately be treated with locally approved iron chelators.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Current Primary Outcome: Safety Profile of Deferasirox Based Upon Drug Administration and Reporting of Serious Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Baseline to end of study (Median exposure time to drug was approximately 30 weeks; Maximum exposure was 104 weeks) ]

Safety as assessed by the number of participants with death, serious adverse events (SAE), and/or Adverse Events (AEs) leading to study drug interruption or discontinuation. Note: only treatment emergent AEs are summarized.


Original Primary Outcome:

Current Secondary Outcome: The Change in Serum Ferritin Values From Baseline Through Completion of the Study [ Time Frame: Baseline to end of study (Median exposure time to drug was approximately 30 weeks; Maximum exposure was 104 weeks) ]

The number of participants with Improvement, No Change or Worsening in Serum ferritin category levels at the end of the study compared to baseline. Serum ferritin levels in µg/L were divided into to 6 categories: (<1000), (1000-<2500), (2500-<4000), (4000-<5500), (5500-<7000) and (>=7000). Improvement was defined as a shift to a lower category at the end of study compared to the category at baseline. Worsening was defined as a shift to a higher category at the end of the study compared to the category at baseline. No change was no change in category at end of study from baseline.


Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Novartis

Dates:
Date Received: October 6, 2005
Date Started: October 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: June 3, 2011
Last Verified: June 2011