Status:

COMPLETED

A Study Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Efficacy of Crovalimab for the Management of Acute Uncomplicated Vaso-Occlusive Episodes (VOE) in Participants With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).

Lead Sponsor:

Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions:

Sickle Cell Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-55 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate crovalimab for the treatment of a sickle cell pain crisis (also known as a VOE) that requires hospitalisation in adult and adolescent participants with SCD. Th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Body weight \>=40 kg.
  • Confirmed diagnosis of HbSS (SCD genotype of sickle cell anemia) or HbSβ0 (SCD genotype of sickle cell beta zero thalassemia).
  • Vaccination against Neisseria Meningitidis serotypes A, C, W, and Y.
  • Vaccinations against H. influenzae type B and S. pneumoniae.
  • Participants vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 are eligible, as long as it has been 3 days or more after inoculation with the vaccine.
  • Diagnosis of an acute uncomplicated VOE, that requires admission to a hospital/acute medical facility and treatment with parenteral opioid analgesics.
  • Adequate hepatic and renal function.
  • Hemoglobin \>=5 grams/deciliter (g/dL)
  • Platelet count \>=100,000/microliter (µL)
  • Participants receiving SCD-directed therapies must be on a stable dose for \>=28 days.
  • For female participants of childbearing potential, an agreement to remain abstinent or use contraception for 322 days (approximately 10.5 months) after the dose of study treatment.

Exclusion

  • More than 10 VOEs within the last 12 months prior to presentation, that have required a medical facility visit.
  • Pain related to the current VOE ongoing for \>36 hours.
  • Acute pain related to avascular necrosis, hepatic or splenic sequestration, or priapism.
  • Pain atypical of an acute uncomplicated VOE.
  • Evidence of or suspicion of ACS.
  • Evidence or high suspicion of a severe systemic infection.
  • Major surgery and/or hospitalization for any reason within 30 days.
  • History of Neisseria meningitidis infection within 6 months prior.
  • Known HIV infection with a documented CD4 count \<200 cells/µL.
  • Transfusion or receipt of blood products within 3 months or current participation in a chronic transfusion protocol.
  • Immunized with a live attenuated vaccine within 30 days.
  • History of hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
  • Known or suspected hereditary complement deficiency.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 322 days (approximately 10.5 months) after the study drug administration.
  • Participation in another interventional treatment study with an investigational agent or use of any experimental therapy within the prior 28 days or within five half-lives of that investigational product, whichever was greater.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 26 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 15 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04912869

Start Date

March 26 2022

End Date

August 15 2025

Last Update

August 26 2025

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Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329

2

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, United States, 10029

3

Hospital Sao Rafael - HSR

Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil, 41253-190

4

Hospital das Clinicas - UFRGS

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil