Sickle cell drug safety in pregnancy: small study completed
NCT ID NCT07554547
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study monitored pregnancy and infant outcomes in 13 women with sickle cell disease who were treated with the drug crizanlizumab (Adakveo) during pregnancy or shortly before. The goal was to track rates of fetal loss and birth defects. Because it was a small observational study, it provides early safety data but cannot prove the drug is safe or effective during pregnancy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- crizanlizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide important safety information about using crizanlizumab during pregnancy for women with sickle cell disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study with only 13 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test whether the drug is effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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13 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
pregnancy cases exposed to crizanlizumab during pregnancy or 105 days before LMP reported to the Novartis global safety database
- Ages
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16 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: All prospective and retrospective pregnancy cases exposed to crizanlizumab during pregnancy or 105 days before LMP reported to the Novartis global safety database were eligible for the PRIM program. Exclusion Criteria: Cases with the following exclusion criteria were excluded from the crizanlizumab PRIM study: * Patients who upon initial case report refuse to be contacted to obtain any FU information. In such cases necessary information using PRIM follow-up checklists cannot be obtained. * Indirect cases (reported by someone other than the patient or the healthcare provider (HCP)) for which the reporter refuses to provide FU information and the patient or HCP cannot be identified based on the information provided. * Pregnancies of female partners of male patients taking crizanlizumab. Such cases were to be processed as per Manual for Argus Processing (MAP). * Cases lacking reporter contact details (e.g., cases from social media) or incomplete cases in which data was missing to allow classification of pregnancy or infant outcomes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative SIte
Basel, 4056, Switzerland
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