Defibrotide in Children With High Risk Kawasaki Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04777422 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : March 2, 2021
Last Update Posted : November 3, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Kawasaki Disease | Drug: Defibrotide | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 20 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Pilot Study to Determine the Safety of Defibrotide in Children With High Risk Kawasaki Disease |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 24, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Interventional
Defibrotide 6.25 mg/kg IV q6h
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Drug: Defibrotide
Defibrotide 6.25 mg/kg IV q6h up to 7 days
Other Name: Defitelio® |
- Number of patients with grade III/IV allergic reaction to defibrotide [ Time Frame: 30 days ]All patients will be monitored for allergic reaction probably or definitely related to defibrotide administration.
- Number of patients with grade III/IV hemorrhage attributable to defibrotide [ Time Frame: 42 days ]All patients will be monitored for hemorrhage probably or definitely related to defibrotide.
- Number of patients with improvement in clinical progression/signs of Kawasaki disease [ Time Frame: 42 days ]Patients will have pre and post treatment assessments with imaging and blood tests to monitor clinical signs of Kawasaki disease

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 0 Years to 11 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Kawasaki disease presumptive diagnosis defined according AHA criteria;
- Signed informed consent and patient assent (if applicable)
- Diagnosis of KD and initiation of defibrotide within 96 hours from the conclusion of IVIG treatment
- Age: 0 - 11 years old
- High risk category defined as patient meeting ≥2 of the following criteria: male, age <6 months or >8yrs, IVIG-resistance, Fever lasting greater than 10 days, prior to diagnosis, Coronary artery aneurysms, and/or Laboratory tests indicating worse systemic inflammation
- Patients must be ineligible for or refused to participate in the Kawasaki Disease Comparative Effectiveness (KIDCARE) study.
- PT and PTT within institutional normal limits
- Platelet count ≥100,000/mm3
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of Grade III or IV hemorrhage or active bleeding;
- Previous Grade II-IV hypersensitivity to defibrotide
- Current systemic anti-coagulant therapy and/or fibrinolytic therapy, excluding aspirin (5 mg/kg/dose maximum).
- Patients on an active experimental trial for Kawasaki disease

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04777422
Contact: Mitchell Cairo, MD | 914-594-2150 | mitchell_cairo@nymc.edu | |
Contact: Erin Morris, RN | 914-594-2150 | erin_morris@nymc.edu |
United States, New York | |
Columbia University | Not yet recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
Contact: Anne Ferris, MD 212-305-8509 af240@cumc.columbia.edu | |
Contact: Katrina Golub, MPH (212) 342-1562 kg2697@cumc.columbia.edu | |
New York University | Not yet recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
Contact: Puneet Bhatla, MD puneet.bhatla@nyulangone.org | |
Mitchell Cairo | Recruiting |
Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595-1524 | |
Contact: Mitchell Cairo, MD 914-594-2150 mitchell_cairo@nymc.edu | |
Contact: Erin Morris, RN 9145942150 erin_morris@nymc.edu | |
Sub-Investigator: Marise D'Souza, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Jordan Milner, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Heather Cowles, NP, RN | |
Sub-Investigator: Edo Schaefer, MD |
Responsible Party: | New York Medical College |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04777422 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NYMC-204 |
First Posted: | March 2, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 3, 2021 |
Last Verified: | October 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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