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Phase 3 Completed N=145 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Phase III Trial With Caplacizumab in Patients With Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02553317 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
145
Serious AEs
43.0%
Results posted
May 2019
Primary outcomePrimary: Time to Platelet Count Response — 2.69; 2.88 days — p== 0.0099
◆ Published Evidence
Highly cited
1,006citations · ~144 / year
Caplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
The New England journal of medicine · 2019 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The study was a Phase III, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy of caplacizumab in more rapidly restoring normal platelet counts as measure of prevention of further microvascular thrombosis

Linked Publications (3)

  • Caplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
    The New England journal of medicine · 2019 · 1,006 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Caplacizumab prevents refractoriness and mortality in acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: integrated analysis.
    Blood advances · 2021 · 81 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Efficacy and safety of open-label caplacizumab in patients with exacerbations of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the HERCULES study.
    Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH · 2020 · 64 citations · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Time to Platelet Count Response
2.69; 2.88 = 0.0099 sig
SECONDARY
Number and Percentage of Subjects With TTP-Related Death, Recurrence of TTP, or a Major Thromboembolic Event During the Study Drug Treatment Period
9; 36 < 0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Number and Percentage of Subjects With a Recurrence of TTP in the Overall Study Period
9; 28 = 0.0004 sig
SECONDARY
Number and Percentage of Subjects With Refractory Disease
0; 3 = 0.0572
SECONDARY
Time to Normalization of Organ Damage Marker Levels
2.86; 3.36

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult male or female ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF).
  • Clinical diagnosis of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) (initial or recurrent), which included thrombocytopenia and microscopic evidence of red blood cell fragmentation (e.g., schistocytes).
  • Required initiation of daily PE treatment and had received 1 PE treatment prior to randomization
  • Others as defined in the protocol

Exclusion Criteria

  • Platelet count ≥100×10E9/L.
  • Serum creatinine level >200 µmol/L in case platelet count is > 30×10E9/L
  • Known other causes of thrombocytopenia
  • Congenital TTP (known at the time of study entry).
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
  • Subjects who were previously enrolled in a clinical study with caplacizumab and received caplacizumab or for whom the assigned treatment arm is unknown
  • Others as defined in the protocol
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02553317) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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