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Purpose

The goal of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab in SCD patients with priapism.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 16 Years
Eligible Genders
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male patients aged 16 years and above
  • Confirmed diagnosis of SCD by hemoglobin electrophoresis or high performance liquid chromatography. All SCD genotypes are eligible (HbSS, HbSβ0, HbSC, HbSβ+, and others)
  • Experienced 4 or more priapic events (unwanted erection lasting at least 60 minutes) over the 14 weeks preceding study participation
  • Experienced at least 3 priapic events (unwanted erection lasting at least 60 minutes) during the 12 week screening period with at least 1 event occurring within 4 weeks prior to the first treatment.
  • If receiving hydroxyurea/hydroxycarbamide or L-glutamine or erythropoietin stimulating agent, must have been receiving the drug for at least 14 weeks prior to screening and plan to continue taking the drug at the same dose and schedule during the trial
  • If receiving prophylactic treatment for priapism, must have been receiving the drug for at least 14 weeks prior to screening and plan to continue taking the drug at the same dose and schedule during the trial
  • Written informed consent (or assent/ parental consent for minor subjects) prior to any screening procedures

Exclusion Criteria

  • Had penile prosthetic implants or shunts or any other surgical procedure on the penis
  • Took drugs/medications that may induce priapism over the 14 weeks preceding study entry
  • Received leuprolide acetate (Lupron) within 3 months before pre-screening.
  • Had an erection lasting more than 12 hours over the 14 week preceding study entry
  • Had an erection lasting more than 12 hours during the 12 weeks of the screening period

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study Design

Phase
Phase 2
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Crizanlizumab 		5 mg/kg by intravenous infusion at Week 1 Day 1, Week 3 Day 1 and Day 1 of every 4-week cycle until Week 51
  • Drug: crizanlizumab
    Crizanlizumab is a concentrate for solution for infusion, i.v. use. Supplied in single use 10 mL vials at a concentration of 10 mg/mL. One vial contains 100 mg of crizanlizumab
    Other names:
    • SEG101

Recruiting Locations

Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York 10461

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Contact

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
1-888-669-6682
usoncology.medinfo@novartis.com

Notice

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