Phase II Study To Evaluate The Safety and Efficacy of Hemoglobin Raffimer in Patients Undergoing First Time CABG Surgery

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of Hemolink™ in combination with Intraoperative Autologous Donation (IAD) versus control (IAD alone) in facilitating avoidance of allogeneic RBC transfusion during and following primary CABG surgery

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• Background Jahr JS, Lurie F, Driessen B, Davis JA, Gosselin R, Gunther RA. The HemoCue, a point of care B-hemoglobin photometer, measures hemoglobin concentrations accurately when mixed in vitro with canine plasma and three hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOC). Can J Anaesth. 2002 Mar;49(3):243-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03020522.
• Background Kingma JG Jr, Sandhu R, Hamelin ND, Gendron D, Trudel Y, Bosa M, Stewart R, Fargey MB, Biro GP. The effects of hemodilution with Hemolink upon hemodynamics and blood flow distribution in anesthetized dogs. Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol. 2001 Nov;29(6):465-81. doi: 10.1081/bio-100108551.
• Background Topfer LA, Hailey D. Oxygen carriers ("blood substitutes"). Issues Emerg Health Technol. 2001 Jul;(21):1-6.
• Background Scatena R, Giardina B. O-raffinose-polymerised haemoglobin. A biochemical and pharmacological profile of an oxygen carrier. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2001 Jan;1(1):121-7. doi: 10.1517/14712598.1.1.121.
• Background Cheng DC. Safety and efficacy of o-raffinose cross-linked human hemoglobin (Hemolink) in cardiac surgery. Can J Anaesth. 2001 Apr;48(4 Suppl):S41-8.
• Background Caron A, Malfatti E, Aguejouf O, Faivre-Fiorina B, Menu P. Vasoconstrictive response of rat mesenteric arterioles following infusion of cross-linked, polymerized, and conjugated hemoglobin solutions. Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol. 2001 Jan;29(1):19-30. doi: 10.1081/bio-100001253.
• Background Toussaint M, Latger-Cannard V, Caron A, Lecompte T, Stoltz JF, Vigneron C, Menu P. Effects of three Hb-based oxygen-carrying solutions on neutrophil activation in vitro: quantitative measurement of the expression of adherence receptors. Transfusion. 2001 Feb;41(2):226-31. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41020226.x.
• Background Carmichael FJ, Ali AC, Campbell JA, Langlois SF, Biro GP, Willan AR, Pierce CH, Greenburg AG. A phase I study of oxidized raffinose cross-linked human hemoglobin. Crit Care Med. 2000 Jul;28(7):2283-92. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200007000-00017.
• Background Cohn SM. Blood substitutes in surgery. Surgery. 2000 Jun;127(6):599-602. doi: 10.1067/msy.2000.106462. No abstract available.
• Background Ning J, Wong LT, Christoff B, Carmichael FJ, Biro GP. Haemodynamic response following a 10% topload infusion of HemolinkTM in conscious, anaesthetized and treated spontaneously hypertensive rats. Transfus Med. 2000 Mar;10(1):13-22. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.2000.00225.x.
• Background Lieberthal W, Fuhro R, Andry C, Valeri CR. Effects of hemoglobin-based oxygen-carrying solutions in anesthetized rats with acute ischemic renal failure. J Lab Clin Med. 2000 Jan;135(1):73-81. doi: 10.1016/s0022-2143(00)70023-0.
• Background Xue S, Paterson W, Valdez D, Miller D, Christoff B, Wong LT, Diamant NE. Effect of an o-raffinose cross-linked haemoglobin product on oesophageal and lower oesophageal sphincter motor function. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 1999 Dec;11(6):421-30. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.1999.00171.x.
• Background Freilich D, Branda R, Hacker M, Leach L, Barry B, Ferris S, Hebert J. Decreased lactic acidosis and anemia after transfusion of o-raffinose cross-linked and polymerized hemoglobin in severe murine malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999 Feb;60(2):322-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.322.
• Background Lieberthal W, Fuhro R, Freedman JE, Toolan G, Loscalzo J, Valeri CR. O-raffinose cross-linking markedly reduces systemic and renal vasoconstrictor effects of unmodified human hemoglobin. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1999 Mar;288(3):1278-87.
• Background Glaser V. Fake blood market gets hemoglobin transfusion from reticulocytes. Nat Biotechnol. 1998 Aug;16(8):709. doi: 10.1038/nbt0898-709. No abstract available.
• Background Macdonald RL, Zhang J, Weir B, Marton LS, Wollman R. Adenosine triphosphate causes vasospasm of the rat femoral artery. Neurosurgery. 1998 Apr;42(4):825-32; discussion 832-3. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199804000-00082.
• Background Balion CM, Champagne PA, Ali AC. Evaluation of HemogloBind for removal of o-raffinose cross-linked hemoglobin (Hemolink) from serum. Clin Chem. 1997 Sep;43(9):1796-7. No abstract available.
• Background Ali AC, Mihas CC, Campbell JA. Interferences of o-raffinose cross-linked hemoglobin in three methods for serum creatinine. Clin Chem. 1997 Sep;43(9):1738-43.
• Background Kerger H, Tsai AG, Saltzman DJ, Winslow RM, Intaglietta M. Fluid resuscitation with O2 vs. non-O2 carriers after 2 h of hemorrhagic shock in conscious hamsters. Am J Physiol. 1997 Jan;272(1 Pt 2):H525-37. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.1.H525.
• Background Baines AD, Christoff B, Wicks D, Wiffen D, Pliura D. Cross-linked hemoglobin increases fractional reabsorption and GFR in hypoxic isolated perfused rat kidneys. Am J Physiol. 1995 Nov;269(5 Pt 2):F628-36. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.1995.269.5.F628.
• Background Wong LT, Er SS, Ning J, Christoff B, Carmichael FJ. Hemolink-induced effects on intestinal motor function and attenuation of these effects by selected agents. Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol. 1998 Nov;26(5-6):529-48. doi: 10.3109/10731199809117473.
• Background Ali AC, Campbell JA. Interference of o-raffinose cross-linked hemoglobin with routine Hitachi 717 assays. Clin Chem. 1997 Sep;43(9):1794-6. No abstract available.
• Background Arnoldo BD, Minei JP. Potential of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers in trauma patients. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2001 Dec;7(6):431-6. doi: 10.1097/00075198-200112000-00010.
• Background Caron A, Menu P, Faivre-Fiorina B, Labrude P, Alayash AI, Vigneron C. Cardiovascular and hemorheological effects of three modified human hemoglobin solutions in hemodiluted rabbits. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1999 Feb;86(2):541-8. doi: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.2.541.

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