Study Summary
This trial will test the safety and efficacy of the drug Plerixafor in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Sickle Cell Disease
Treatment Effectiveness
Phase-Based Effectiveness
Study Objectives
2 Primary · 0 Secondary · Reporting Duration: ≥ 30/ul at either 6-12 hours or 24-48 hours post plerixafor.
Trial Safety
Phase-Based Safety
Side Effects for
Awards & Highlights
Trial Design
1 Treatment Group
Plerixafor
1 of 1
Experimental Treatment
25 Total Participants · 1 Treatment Group
Primary Treatment: Plerixafor · No Placebo Group · Phase 1
Trial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Who is running the clinical trial?
Eligibility Criteria
Age 18 - 65 · All Participants · 0 Total Inclusion Criteria
Mark “Yes” if the following statements are true for you:- Boulad, Farid, Tsiporah Shore, Koen van Besien, Caterina Minniti, Mihaela Barbu-Stevanovic, Sylvie Wiener Fedus, Fabiana Perna, et al.. 2018. “Safety and Efficacy of Plerixafor Dose Escalation for the Mobilization of CD34 + Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Interim Results”. Haematologica. Ferrata Storti Foundation (Haematologica). doi:10.3324/haematol.2017.187047.
- Boulad, Farid, Jiahao Zhang, Karina Yazdanbakhsh, Michel Sadelain, and Patricia A. Shi. 2021. “Evidence for Continued Dose Escalation of Plerixafor for Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Collections in Sickle Cell Disease”. Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.bcmd.2021.102588.
- Avecilla, Scott T., Farid Boulad, Karina Yazdanbakhsh, Michel Sadelain, and Patricia A. Shi. 2021. “Process and Procedural Adjustments to Improve cd34 + Collection Efficiency of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Collections in Sickle Cell Disease”. Transfusion. Wiley. doi:10.1111/trf.16551.
- Boulad F, Shore T, van Besien K, Minniti C, Barbu-Stevanovic M, Fedus SW, Perna F, Greenberg J, Guarneri D, Nandi V, Mauguen A, Yazdanbakhsh K, Sadelain M, Shi PA. Safety and efficacy of plerixafor dose escalation for the mobilization of CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells in patients with sickle cell disease: interim results. Haematologica. 2018 May;103(5):770-777. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2017.187047. Epub 2018 Feb 1. Erratum In: Haematologica. 2018 Sep;103(9):1577.
- 2014. "Escalation of Plerixafor for Mobilization of CD34+ Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells and Evaluation of Globin Gene Transfer in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02193191.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the intake capacity for this clinical investigation?
"Indeed, the data on clinicaltrials.gov verify that this research study is actively recruiting participants at present. The trial was debuted on September 1st 2014 and updated most recently in November 15th 2022 with a goal of including 25 patients from one site." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Has Plerixafor obtained certification from the Food and Drug Administration?
"Our in-house review team at Power scored Plerixafor's safety as a 1 due to the limited amount of data concerning its efficacy and security, characteristic of Phase 1 trials." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Is a person under the age of 50 qualified to participate in this medical experimentation?
"The prerequisites for entering this trial require that participants are aged 18 or above and not exceeding 65 years old." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Are there any eligibility requirements for participation in this medical trial?
"This medical trial is targeting 25 individuals aged between 18 and 65 suffering from anemia or sickle cell. Eligibility requirements include a ECOG performance score of 2 or lower, as well as Karnofsky score above 70%." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Has Plerixafor been previously studied in other clinical trials?
"Currently, 18 on-going studies are observing Plerixafor with none in the final stage of testing. 54 different medical trial sites across America; most notably Seattle, Washington houses a few of them." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Are there any recruitment opportunities for this experiment currently open?
"Affirmative, based on the information available at clinicaltrials.gov, this medical investigation is currently recruiting participants. The trial was initially posted in September 2014 and most recently updated on November 15th 2022. A total of 25 individuals will be accepted across one test site." - Anonymous Online Contributor