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HOVON 104 AL AMYLOIDOSIS Clinical trial protocol version 7, 27 November 2012<br />

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There is reason to conclude that it will not be possible to collect the data necessary to reach<br />

the <strong>study</strong> objectives <strong>and</strong> it is therefore not ethical to continue enrolment <strong>of</strong> more patients; for<br />

example insufficient enrolment that cannot be improved.<br />

The DSMB recommends to end the trial based on viable arguments other than described<br />

above<br />

The sponsor will promptly notify all concerned investigators, the Ethics Committee(s) <strong>and</strong> the<br />

regulatory authorities <strong>of</strong> the decision to terminate the <strong>study</strong>. The sponsor will provide information<br />

regarding the time lines <strong>of</strong> <strong>study</strong> termination <strong>and</strong> instructions regarding treatment <strong>and</strong> data collection<br />

<strong>of</strong> enrolled patients.<br />

12 Safety<br />

12.1 Definitions<br />

Adverse event (AE)<br />

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical <strong>study</strong> subject during<br />

protocol treatment. An AE does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment.<br />

An AE can therefore be any unfavorable <strong>and</strong> unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory<br />

finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use <strong>of</strong> a medicinal (investigational)<br />

product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product.<br />

Serious adverse event (SAE)<br />

A serious adverse event is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose results in:<br />

Death<br />

A life-threatening event (i.e. the patient was at immediate risk <strong>of</strong> death at the time the reaction<br />

was observed)<br />

Hospitalization or prolongation <strong>of</strong> hospitalization<br />

Significant / persistent disability<br />

A congenital anomaly / birth defect<br />

Any other medically important condition (i.e. important adverse reactions that are not<br />

immediately life threatening or do not result in death or hospitalization but may jeopardize the<br />

patient or may require intervention to prevent one <strong>of</strong> the other outcomes listed above,<br />

including suspected transmission <strong>of</strong> infectious agents by a medicinal product.)<br />

Note that ANY death, whether due to side effects <strong>of</strong> the treatment or due to progressive disease or<br />

due to other causes is considered as a serious adverse event.<br />

Page 34 <strong>of</strong> 75 EudraCT-No: 2010-021445-42

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