Patient Characteristics and Treatment Patterns From Early Crizanlizumab Use in Real-world Setting: Preliminary Analysis From Select Sickle Cell Centers
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This was a retrospective cohort study using secondary data from member sites of the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers (NASCC) with at least five patients who initiated crizanlizumab. Patients who were prescribed crizanlizumab were included in the cohort.
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Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Percentage of patients who received sickle cell disease treatment (use of hydroxyurea, l-glutamine, chronic transfusion therapy, and voxelotor) prior to treatment with crizanlizumab [Up to 12 months]
- Percentage of patients who received sickle cell disease treatment (use of hydroxyurea, l-glutamine, chronic transfusion therapy, and voxelotor) during treatment with crizanlizumab [Up to 12 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Number of patients who discontinued treatment with crizanlizumab [Up to 24 months]
- Number of doses of crizanlizumab for patients who discontinued treatment with crizanlizumab [Up to 24 months]
- Reasons for early discontinuation of crizanlizumab treatment [Up to 24 months]
- Number of sickle cell disease (SCD)-related hospitalizations [Up to 24 months]
- Number of SCD-related emergency department (ED) visits [Up to 24 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
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Any patient with diagnosis of SCD based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or hemoglobin electrophoresis at treating institution
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Treatment order for crizanlizumab; Index date was defined as the date for the first crizanlizumab treatment
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At least 12 months of available electronic medical record (EMR) data pre-index date (baseline)
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Patients must have received at least one dose of crizanlizumab
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For inclusion in pre/post analysis of effectiveness, patients must have received at least 6 doses of medication. The rates could be annualized if total post-index time was <12 months.
Exclusion criteria:
None specified
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Alabama Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35233 |
2 | Cristiana Care | Wilmington | Delaware | United States | 19801 |
3 | All Children's Hospital | Saint Petersburg | Florida | United States | 33701 |
4 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | 21205 |
5 | Washington University of St. Louis | Saint Louis | Missouri | United States | 63110 |
6 | Beth Israel Hospital | East Hanover | New Jersey | United States | 07936 |
7 | Montefiore | New York | New York | United States | 10461 |
8 | University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | United States | 27514 |
9 | University Hospital at Cleveland Medical Center | Cleveland | Ohio | United States | 44106 |
10 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio | United States | 43203 |
11 | University of Texas (Houston) | Houston | Texas | United States | 77030 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
- Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- CSEG101AUS16