An Extension Study of Iron Chelation Therapy With Deferasirox (ICL670) in β-thalassemia Patients With Transfusional Iron Overload

A 1-year randomized Phase III core trial (NCT00061750) using deferoxamine as the comparator was conducted to investigate the efficacy of deferasirox in regularly transfused patients with β-thalassemia...

Lead sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals•6 U.S. locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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StatusCOMPLETED

PhasePHASE3

Enrollment506

Start dateOct 2004

Last updatedMay 30, 2011

Condition

Transfusional Iron Overload in β-thalassemia

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland

Oakland, California

Stanford Hospital, Division of Oncology

Stanford, California

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ClinicalTrials.gov last update: May 30, 2011Data synced to Clareo: May 17, 2026

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