Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics of the patients in the intention-to-treat population

Statistic/categorySC411Placebo (n = 17)
Dose level 1 (n=16)Dose level 2 (n = 18)Dose level 3 (n = 16)Pooled (n = 50)
Age, mean (SD), y 12.3 (2.3) 11.3 (2.7) 11.9 (2.8) 11.8 (2.6) 12.6 (3.7) 
 Age groups, y      
  5-11, n (%) 5 (31.3) 10 (55.6) 8 (50) 23 (46) 7 (41.2) 
  12-17, n (%) 11 (68.8) 8 (44.4) 8 (50) 27 (54) 10 (58.8) 
Sex, n (%)      
Male 8 (50.0) 9 (50.0) 6 (37.5) 23 (46.0) 10 (58.8) 
 Female 8 (50.0) 9 (50.0) 10 (62.5) 27 (54.0) 7 (41.2) 
BMI, mean (SD) 19 (4.5) 18.5 (3.4) 19.3 (3.6) 18.9 (3.8) 19.1 (4.6) 
Race, n (%)*      
 Black 16 (100) 18 (100) 15 (93.8) 49 (98) 17 (100) 
 White 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (6.2) 1 (2) 0 (0) 
Genotyping, n (%)      
 Hemoglobin SS 13 (81.3) 14 (77.8) 11 (68.8) 38 (76) 15 (88.2) 
 Hemoglobin SC 2 (12.5) 2 (11.1) 4 (25) 8 (16) 2 (11.8) 
 Hemoglobin S/β0-thalassemia 1 (6.3) 2 (11.1) 1 (6.3) 4 (8) 
Disease severity, n (%)      
 Moderate 8 (50) 11 (61.1) 7 (43.8) 26 (52) 13 (76.5) 
 Severe 8 (50) 7 (38.9) 9 (56.3) 24 (48) 4 (23.5) 
HU use, n (%) 13 (81.3) 12 (66.7) 12 (75.0) 37 (74.0) 14 (82.4) 
Hematocrit, mean (SD), % 28.6 (3.5) 27.2 (4.8) 29.7 (4.5) 28.6 (4.3) 27.5 (3.2) 
Hemoglobin, mean (SD), g/dL 9.19 (1.4) 8.8 (1.4) 9.7 (1.5) 9.3 (1.4) 9.0 (0.9) 
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean (SD), pg/cell 29.0 (3.7) 29.6 (4.4) 30.4 (3.8) 29.8 (3.9) 30.8 (5.4) 
Mean corpuscular volume, mean (SD), fL 90.2 (9.7) 90.3 (12.0) 93.0 (11.1) 91.3 (10.8) 93.9 (14.1) 
Platelets, mean (SD), ×109/L 286.6 (143.2) 334.9 (153.0) 341.1 (112.1) 325.7 (134.9) 399.1 (178.9) 
Erythrocytes, mean (SD), ×1012/L 3.2 (0.6) 3.1 (0.9) 3.3 (0.8) 3.2 (0.8) 2.9 (0.8) 
Reticulocytes, mean (SD), % 6.6 (2.8) 7.8 (4.3) 6.3 (2.8) 6.8 (3.3) 6.7 (2.9) 
Leukocytes, mean (SD), ×109/L 8.2 (3.2) 11.7 (5.4) 8.8 (2.6) 9.6 (4.0) 10.6 (3.3) 
Statistic/categorySC411Placebo (n = 17)
Dose level 1 (n=16)Dose level 2 (n = 18)Dose level 3 (n = 16)Pooled (n = 50)
Age, mean (SD), y 12.3 (2.3) 11.3 (2.7) 11.9 (2.8) 11.8 (2.6) 12.6 (3.7) 
 Age groups, y      
  5-11, n (%) 5 (31.3) 10 (55.6) 8 (50) 23 (46) 7 (41.2) 
  12-17, n (%) 11 (68.8) 8 (44.4) 8 (50) 27 (54) 10 (58.8) 
Sex, n (%)      
Male 8 (50.0) 9 (50.0) 6 (37.5) 23 (46.0) 10 (58.8) 
 Female 8 (50.0) 9 (50.0) 10 (62.5) 27 (54.0) 7 (41.2) 
BMI, mean (SD) 19 (4.5) 18.5 (3.4) 19.3 (3.6) 18.9 (3.8) 19.1 (4.6) 
Race, n (%)*      
 Black 16 (100) 18 (100) 15 (93.8) 49 (98) 17 (100) 
 White 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (6.2) 1 (2) 0 (0) 
Genotyping, n (%)      
 Hemoglobin SS 13 (81.3) 14 (77.8) 11 (68.8) 38 (76) 15 (88.2) 
 Hemoglobin SC 2 (12.5) 2 (11.1) 4 (25) 8 (16) 2 (11.8) 
 Hemoglobin S/β0-thalassemia 1 (6.3) 2 (11.1) 1 (6.3) 4 (8) 
Disease severity, n (%)      
 Moderate 8 (50) 11 (61.1) 7 (43.8) 26 (52) 13 (76.5) 
 Severe 8 (50) 7 (38.9) 9 (56.3) 24 (48) 4 (23.5) 
HU use, n (%) 13 (81.3) 12 (66.7) 12 (75.0) 37 (74.0) 14 (82.4) 
Hematocrit, mean (SD), % 28.6 (3.5) 27.2 (4.8) 29.7 (4.5) 28.6 (4.3) 27.5 (3.2) 
Hemoglobin, mean (SD), g/dL 9.19 (1.4) 8.8 (1.4) 9.7 (1.5) 9.3 (1.4) 9.0 (0.9) 
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean (SD), pg/cell 29.0 (3.7) 29.6 (4.4) 30.4 (3.8) 29.8 (3.9) 30.8 (5.4) 
Mean corpuscular volume, mean (SD), fL 90.2 (9.7) 90.3 (12.0) 93.0 (11.1) 91.3 (10.8) 93.9 (14.1) 
Platelets, mean (SD), ×109/L 286.6 (143.2) 334.9 (153.0) 341.1 (112.1) 325.7 (134.9) 399.1 (178.9) 
Erythrocytes, mean (SD), ×1012/L 3.2 (0.6) 3.1 (0.9) 3.3 (0.8) 3.2 (0.8) 2.9 (0.8) 
Reticulocytes, mean (SD), % 6.6 (2.8) 7.8 (4.3) 6.3 (2.8) 6.8 (3.3) 6.7 (2.9) 
Leukocytes, mean (SD), ×109/L 8.2 (3.2) 11.7 (5.4) 8.8 (2.6) 9.6 (4.0) 10.6 (3.3) 

SD, standard deviation

*

Race was self-reported.

Patients who experienced 2 to 4 SCD crises during the year before randomization are classified as moderate. Those who experienced ≥5 to 10 SCD crises during the year before randomization are classified as severe.

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