This study will evaluate if patients who had a serious cardiovascular event upon initiation of fingolimod are at risk to delevop long term other cardiovascular events
This was a multi-national, long-term safety study. Patients enrolled in study FTY720D2406 who experienced a cardiovascular event within 24-hours of fingolimod treatment initiation which led to overnight monitoring or met serious adverse event criteria, were eligible to participate in this study. Patients who experienced a qualifying event in study CFTY720D2406 started study CFTY720D2409 approximately 6 months after the occurrence of the CFTY720D2406 qualifying event. Patients underwent mandatory assessments on a 6-monthly basis including 12-lead ECG, vital signs. Other assessments were performed as per routine practice. The primary objective of the study was to estimate the long-term cardiovascular risk of fingolimod in patients who experienced a cardiovascular event during treatment initiation. The study has no stand-alone secondary objective. However data from the CFTY720D2409 and CFTY720D2406 studies will be pooled to supplement CFTY720DD2406 study and support its primary and secondary objectives of evaluating the safety profile of fingolimod. The pooled data will be appended to this result upon completion of FDA submission.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
6
Fingolimod 0.5 mg tablet
Novartis Investigative Site
Ghent, Belgium
Novartis Investigative Site
Hasselt, Belgium
Novartis Investigative Site
Ravensburg, Germany
Novartis Investigative Site
Naples, Italy
Participants Who Experienced at Least One Qualifying Cardiovascular Adverse Event
Participants from study CFTY720D2406 who experienced a qualifying cardiovascular adverse event were transferred to this study. Qualifying cardiovascular events included, but were not limited to, sudden unexplained death, cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (MI), Q-wave MI, stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic), unstable angina requiring hospitalization, congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization, complete heart block, ventricular fibrillation, torsade de pointes, hypertensive emergency and any other suspected life threatening cardiovascular condition.
Time frame: Within 6 months of qualifying event up to 64 months
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