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`Attachments: Clabribine Briefing Document 17 Dec 2003.doc;
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`Please find hereunderthefirst draft of the Briefing document[nn .
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`Serono partnered with IVAXResearch Inc. (IVAX) in 2002 to develop an oral formulation
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`Study design summary: Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centre
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`Duration of treatment: 1phase - 6 cycles (high/low/placebo). 2" phase /re-treatment-
`6 cycles (low/low/placebo). 3% phase/re-treatment- 6 cycles (low/low/low). One cycle
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`Duration of study: First 24 months includes 6 cycles (months 1-6) followed by repeat
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`Months 24-30 are re-treatmentto all patients who qualify (adequate lymphocyte
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`Assignment of subject ID numbers: Central randomisation
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`Randomisation: Equally randomisedto all treatment groups (1:1:1)
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`Re-treatment/crossover: Active treatment patients with adequate (TBD) lymphocyte
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