Dose-Escalation Study of SCD-101 in Sickle Cell Disease

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and clinical effects of SCD-101 when given to adults with sickle cell disease.

Timeline

Start

2015-02

Primary completion

2023-11

Completion

2023-12

Publications

• Background Wambebe C, Khamofu H, Momoh JA, Ekpeyong M, Audu BS, Njoku OS, Bamgboye EA, Nasipuri RN, Kunle OO, Okogun JI, Enwerem MN, Audam JG, Gamaniel KS, Obodozie OO, Samuel B, Fojule G, Ogunyale O. Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised cross-over clinical trial of NIPRISAN in patients with Sickle Cell Disorder. Phytomedicine. 2001 Jul;8(4):252-61. doi: 10.1078/0944-7113-00040.
• Background Iyamu EW, Turner EA, Asakura T. In vitro effects of NIPRISAN (Nix-0699): a naturally occurring, potent antisickling agent. Br J Haematol. 2002 Jul;118(1):337-43. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03593.x.
• Background Iyamu EW, Turner EA, Asakura T. Niprisan (Nix-0699) improves the survival rates of transgenic sickle cell mice under acute severe hypoxic conditions. Br J Haematol. 2003 Sep;122(6):1001-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04536.x.
• Background Swift, RA, Nathan, S, Tripathi, P, Chen, Q, Asakura,T (2009, September). Research Preview on Improving Nicosan™/Xickle™: A Phyto-Medicine for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Paper presented at the meeting of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Orlando, FL.
• Li Q, Henry ER, Hofrichter J, Smith JF, Cellmer T, Dunkelberger EB, Metaferia BB, Jones-Straehle S, Boutom S, Christoph GW, Wakefield TH, Link ME, Staton D, Vass ER, Miller JL, Hsieh MM, Tisdale JF, Eaton WA. Kinetic assay shows that increasing red cell volume could be a treatment for sickle cell disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Jan 31;114(5):E689-E696. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1619054114. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

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