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NCT00061763 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Study of Deferasirox in Iron Overload From Beta-thalassemia Unable to be Treated With Deferoxamine or Chronic Anemias

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
175
Enrollment target

NCT00061763: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

NCT00061763 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 175 participants, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (32% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00061763, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
175 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the oral iron chelator Deferasirox on liver iron content after one year of treatment in patients with iron overload from repeated blood transfusions. Beta-thalassemia patients unable to be treated with deferoxamine or patients with rare chronic anemias such as Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Fanconi's Syndrome, Blackfan-Diamond Syndrome, and Pure Red Blood Cell Anemia are eligible for this study. Liver iron content will be measured by liver biopsy at the beginning of the study and after one year of treatment. However, those patients living in the San Francisco/Oakland area may have a SQUID in place of the liver biopsy if the biopsy is not medically possible for them. The SQUID is a non-invasive magnetic means to measure liver iron content.

Interventions

  • DRUG Deferasirox

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 175 participants
Start Date 2003-05
Phase Phase 2
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

1,375 total trials

What the finished NCT00061763 record still lists

NCT00061763 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 175 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (32% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Deferasirox is the first listed.

NCT00061763 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00061763 about?

NCT00061763 is a clinical study titled "Study of Deferasirox in Iron Overload From Beta-thalassemia Unable to be Treated With Deferoxamine or Chronic Anemias". The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the oral iron chelator Deferasirox on liver iron content after one year of treatment in patients with iron overload from repeated blood transfusions. Beta-thalassemia patients unable to be treated with deferoxamine or patients with rare chroni...

What is the current status of trial NCT00061763?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 175 participants. The study started on 2003-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00061763?

The interventions under investigation include: Deferasirox (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00061763?

This trial is sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which has 1,375 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00061763's enrollment target sits among peer trials

175 396th of 2000 higher than 1,605 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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