Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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NCT ID:
NCT00003966
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Giving defibrotide may be an effective treatment for liver damage that may result following peripheral stem cell transplantation.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying defibrotide to see how well it works in treating patients with severe liver disease after undergoing peripheral stem cell transplantation.
Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine complete response rate in post-hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients with severe veno-occlusive disease of the liver treated with defibrotide.
* Determine the minimal effective dose of this drug in these patients.
* Assess toxicity and adverse side effects of this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. All patients initially receive the same dose of defibrotide IV over 2 hours every 6 hours on day 1. On day 2, patients are randomized to 1 of 2 doses of defibrotide.
* Arm I: On days 2-14, patients receive a lower dose of defibrotide IV over 2 hours every 6 hours.
* Arm II: On days 2-14, patients receive a higher dose of defibrotide IV over 2 hours every 6 hours.
In both arms, courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 140 patients (70 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
Study:
NCT00003966
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00003966