Palatability and Tolerability of Deferasirox Taken With Meals, With Different Liquids or Crushed and Added to Food

NCT00845871 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2021-07-20

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Summary

This single-arm, open-label, multi-center study enrolled 65 patients from approximately 20 centers. All patients who met the study criteria and were taking, beginning or resuming treatment with Deferasirox were allowed. The study will began with a one month run-in phase, where all patients were instructed to take Deferasirox according to their physician's prescribing information.

Conditions

  • Transfusional Hemosiderosis

Interventions

DRUG

deferasirox:

Participants were administered daily with deferasirox starting dose of 20 mg/kg orally to a maximum dose of 40 mg/kg/day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-08-31
Completion
2010-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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