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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 14.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Opin Orphan Drugs. 2018 May 14;6(5):329–343. doi: 10.1080/21678707.2018.1471983

Table 3:

Ongoing Clinical Trials of Anti-Oxidants and Anti-Inflammatory Agents in Sickle Cell Disease

Drug Study Title Mechanism of Action Clinical Phase NCT Number Sponsor
N-acetyl cysteine A Pilot Study of N-acetylcysteine in
Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
(NACinSCD)
Anti-oxidant
(increased
glutathione)
Phase 1/2 NCT01800526 Bloodworks;
University of
Washington
Omega-3 fatty
Acids
(Docosahexaenoic
Acid (DHA) and
Eicosapentaenoic
Acid (EPA))
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Sickle Cell
Disease
Anti-inflammatory Phase 1/2 / NCT02947100; NIGMS;
Thomas
Jefferson
University;
Solutex GC,
S.L.
Azithromycin Macrolide Therapy to Improve
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1
Second in Adults With Sickle Cell
Disease;
A Pilot Study of Azithromycin
Prophylaxis for Acute Chest
Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease
Anti-inflamatory agent
(antibiotic)
Phase 1; Phase 1 NCT02960503;
NCT02630394
Vanderbilt
University;
University of
Mississippi
Medical Center
Canakinumab Study of Efficacy, Safety and
Tolerability of ACZ885
(Canakinumab) in Pediatric and
Young Adult Patients With Sickle
Cell Anemia
Anti-inflammatory
agent (anti-IL-1β)
Phase 2 NCT02961218 Novartis
Pharmaceuticals
Omega-3 fatty
acid (DHA)
Sickle Cell Omega-3 Treatment
Trial (SCOT Trial) (SCOT)
Anti-inflammatory Phase 3 NCT02604368 Sancillio and
Company, Inc
Atorvastatin Effect of Atorvastatin on Endothelial
Dysfunction and Albuminuria in
Sickle Cell Disease (ENDO)
Anti-inflammatory;
pleiotropic (statin)
Phase 2 NCT01732718 University of
North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
Mometasone
Furoate
Inhaled Mometasone to Reduce
Painful Episodes in Patients With
Sickle Cell Disease (IMPROVE)
Anti-inflammatory
(steroid)
Phase 2 NCT02061202 Icahn School of
Medicine at
Mount Sinai
Montelukast Phase 2 Study of Montelukast for
the Treatment of Sickle Cell
Anemia
Anti-inflammatory
(leukotriene receptor
antagonist)
Phase 2 NCT01960413 Vanderbilt
University
Medical Center