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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Registration number
NCT00122304
Ethics application status
Date submitted
19/07/2005
Date registered
22/07/2005
Date last updated
21/02/2007

Titles & IDs
Public title
Study of Safety in Hemolytic Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Patients Treated With Eculizumab
Scientific title
Safety in Hemolytic PNH Patients Treated With Eculizumab: a Multi-Center Open-Label Research Design Study
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
C04-002
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
SHEPHERD
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Blood 0 0 0 0
Haematological diseases

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
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Acceptable safety (adverse events [AEs], labs, electrocardiograms [ECGs], vital signs)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Primary surrogate of efficacy endpoint is hemolysis measured by LDH area under the curve.
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Hemolysis measured by the change of LDH from baseline;
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Quality of Life
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* PNH > 6 months
* Type III PNH red blood cell (RBC) clone by flow cytometry >10%
* At least one transfusion in the past 2 years but no more than 3 transfusions in the past 12 months; or personal beliefs that preclude the use of transfusion with severe hemolytic PNH
* Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) >1.5 x upper limit of normal
* Must avoid conception
* Willing and able to give written informed consent
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Platelet count of <30,000/mm3
* Absolute neutrophil count <500/ul
* Active bacterial infection
* Hereditary complement deficiency
* History of bone marrow transplantation
* Participation in any other investigational drug trial or exposure to other investigational agent, device or procedure within 30 days
* Pregnant, breast-feeding, or intending to conceive
* History of meningococcal disease

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/12/2004
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
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Actual
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Target
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Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,SA,WA
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Royal North Shore Hospital, Haematology Department - St. Leonard
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Princess Alexandra Hospital, Oncology Haematology Radiation Department - Woolloongabba
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Haematology/Oncology Department - Woodville South
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The Royal Perth Hospital, Dept. of Haematology/Level 2 - Perth
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Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dept. of Clinical Haematology & Medical Oncology - Parkville
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2065 - St. Leonard
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4102 - Woolloongabba
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5011 - Woodville South
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6000 - Perth
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3050 - Parkville
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Cedex
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Essen
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Germany
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Hannover
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Ulm
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Napoli
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Ethics approval
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Summary
Brief summary
The primary objective is to evaluate the safety of eculizumab in patients with transfusion-dependent hemolytic PNH
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00122304
Trial related presentations / publications
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00122304