Defibrotide in Treating Patients With Liver Damage Following Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation

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.

Timeline

Start

2000-04

Primary completion

2006-02

Completion

2006-04

Publications

• Results Richardson PG, Soiffer RJ, Antin JH, et al.: Defibrotide (DF) for the treatment of severe veno-occlusive disease (VOD) and multi-system organ failure (MOF) post SCT: final results of a phase II, multicenter, randomized study and preliminary analyses of surrogate markers and ultrasound findings. [Abstract] Blood 104 (11): A-350, 2004.
• Results Richardson P, Soiffer RJ, Antin JH, et al.: Defibrotide (DF) is effective in the treatment of severe veno-occlusive disease (VOD) and multi-system organ failure (MOF) post stem cell transplantation (SCT): results of a phase II, multicenter, randomized study. [Abstract] Blood 102 (11): A-674, 2003.
• Results Richardson PG, Soiffer R, Antin JH, et al.: Defibrotide (DF) appears effective and safe in a phase II, randomized study of patients (pts) with severe veno-occlusive disease (VOD) and multi-system organ failure (MOF) post stem cell transplantation (SCT). [Abstract] Blood 100 (9): A-414, 2002.

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