Sickle cell drug oxbryta tracked in real life: what happened?

NCT ID NCT04930445

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study followed 265 people with sickle cell disease who were taking Oxbryta (voxelotor) as part of their normal care. Researchers wanted to see how the drug affected hemoglobin levels, sickle cell complications, and overall health over up to 5 years. The study was observational, meaning patients were not assigned to a specific treatment plan—they just took Oxbryta as their doctor prescribed. Unfortunately, the study was terminated early, so the full planned data was not collected.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Oxbryta (voxelotor) tablets

What this could lead to

If successful, this registry could confirm that Oxbryta helps manage sickle cell disease in everyday settings, improving hemoglobin levels and reducing complications.

What could go wrong

The study was terminated early, so long-term data is limited. As an observational registry, it cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

sickle cell disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Augusta University

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

  • Augusta University - Clinical Trials Office (clinic)

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

  • Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders (Stanford Lucile Packard Children's Hospital)

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • Boston University Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

  • Center for Inherited Blood Disorders

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • Children's Blood and Cancer Center at Dell Children's Medical Center

    Austin, Texas, 78723, United States

  • Dell Children's Medical Center

    Austin, Texas, 78723, United States

  • Department of Pediatrics, Hematology section

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • Duke University Hospital

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • ECU Health Medical Center

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

  • ECU Health Medical Center Laboratory

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

  • East Carolina University

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834-4300, United States

  • Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research

    Hollywood, Florida, 33023, United States

  • INOVA Health

    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042-2325, United States

  • Inova Schar Cancer Institute

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

  • Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina Shawn Jenkins Women's and Children's Hospital

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine

    Madison, Mississippi, 39110, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • Nemours Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

  • Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

  • Nemours Children's Specialty Care

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

    Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

  • Stanford Children's Hospital

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • UPMC Montefiore Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 14213, United States

  • UPMC Presbyterian

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • UPMC Sickle Cell Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15123, United States

  • University of California, San Diego

    La Jolla, California, 92093-0987, United States

  • University of Connecticut Health

    Farmington, Connecticut, 06030-1163, United States

  • University of Connecticut Health

    Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States

  • University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System(UI Health)

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Clinical Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Sickle Cell Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Maryland Medical Center

    College Park, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Miami Hospital

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States

  • University of South Alabama

    Mobile, Alabama, 36617, United States

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States