Treatment Protocol for Use of Anascorp™ in Patients With Scorpion Sting Envenomation

Summary

This treatment protocol will enable therapeutic use of Anascorp in the management of systemic manifestations of scorpion sting envenomation, in patients for whom antivenom would otherwise be unavailable. The working hypotheses are as follows: 1. The investigational antivenom is safe as treatment of scorpion sting envenomation. 2. The investigational antivenom is effective as treatment of scorpion sting envenomation.

Timeline

Start

2005-05

Primary completion

2010-09

Completion

2010-09

Publications

• Background Vazquez H, Chavez-Haro A, Garcia-Ubbelohde W, Mancilla-Nava R, Paniagua-Solis J, Alagon A, Sevcik C. Pharmacokinetics of a F(ab')2 scorpion antivenom in healthy human volunteers. Toxicon. 2005 Dec 1;46(7):797-805. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.08.010. Epub 2005 Sep 28.
• Background Likes K, Banner W Jr, Chavez M. Centruroides exilicauda envenomation in Arizona. West J Med. 1984 Nov;141(5):634-7.
• Background Lai MW, Klein-Schwartz W, Rodgers GC, Abrams JY, Haber DA, Bronstein AC, Wruk KM. 2005 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' national poisoning and exposure database. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2006;44(6-7):803-932. doi: 10.1080/15563650600907165.
• Background Gibly R, Williams M, Walter FG, McNally J, Conroy C, Berg RA. Continuous intravenous midazolam infusion for Centruroides exilicauda scorpion envenomation. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Nov;34(5):620-5. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70164-2.
• Background Riley BD, LoVecchio F, Pizon AF. Lack of scorpion antivenom leads to increased pediatric ICU admissions. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Apr;47(4):398-9. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.11.042. No abstract available.

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