Status:

WITHDRAWN

Treatment of Iron Overload With Deferasirox (Exjade) in Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Haukeland University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Novartis

Conditions:

Hemochromatosis

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Hypothesis: Deferasirox can be used as a therapeutic agent to deplete the liver, heart and bone marrow of excess iron in patients with iron overload caused by myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and hemoch...

Detailed Description

The two most important causes of iron overload disease in humans are the iron-loading disorder hereditary hemochromatosis (HC), and transfusional siderosis in patients with chronic hematological disea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with hemochromatosis, aged \> 30 years, C282Y- homozygote, with serum-ferritin =/\> 1000 µg/L
  • Patients aged \> 18 years with verified low-risk or intermediate-1 risk of myelodysplastic syndrome, with normal cytogenetics and serum-ferritin \> 1500 µg/L, or with a transfusion history of =/\> red- blood-cell-transfusions.

Exclusion

  • Previous or current venesection
  • MDS patients eligible for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Subject complies with one or more of the following standard exclusion criteria for MRI examination;
  • If the patient has a pacemaker.
  • If the patient has a neurostimulator
  • If the patient has a "aneurismeclips"
  • If the patient has a foreign object in the eye. If yes, what object.
  • If the patient has a cochlea-/earimplant.
  • If the patient has a V/P shunt.
  • If the patient is claustrophobic.
  • If the patient has an artificial heart valve.
  • If the patient has known renal failure, eGFR \<30.
  • If the patient has or will have a liver transplantation.
  • Other: metal prostheses, metal implant
  • Presence of inflammation (CRP ≥ 5 mg/L)
  • Presence of proteinuria or creatinine \> 2 x UNL (Upper Normal Limit)
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 60 mL/min
  • ALAT, ASAT, GT or ALP \> 2 x ULN ( Upper Normal Limit)
  • ALAT \> 90 U/L for women, ALAT \> 140 U/L for men
  • ASAT \> 70 U/L for women, ASAT \> 90 U/L for men
  • ALP \> 210 U/L for women and men
  • GT \> 90 U/L for women ≤ 40 years, GT \> 150 U/L for women \> 40 years
  • GT \> 160 U/L for men ≤ 40 years, GT \> 230 U/L for men \> 40 years
  • Acute or chronic hepatitis
  • Patients with chronic liver disease Child Pugh Class B and C
  • Chronic skin disease with rash
  • Estimated survival \< 6 months
  • Prior or concomitant treatment with other iron chelator therapies within 6 weeks of screening
  • History of non-compliance to medical regimens, or considered potentially unreliable and/or not cooperative
  • Uncontrolled diabetes, defined as glycolated hemoglobin (HbAlc) \> 8.5%
  • Presence of cataracts or hearing loss disease
  • Presence of a surgical or medical condition which might significantly alter absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of study drug
  • Planned in-hospital surgeries during the course of the study
  • Subjects who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or intending to become pregnant
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substance or the excipients in drug product
  • Any other reason why, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient should not participate (e.g. serious heart disease, infection, cancer, etc).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01892644

Start Date

May 1 2013

End Date

January 1 2017

Last Update

April 3 2024

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Haukeland University Hospital, Clinical Trial Unit

Bergen, Norway, 5021