The efficacy and safety of caplacizumab in Japanese patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: an open-label phase 2/3 study

Abstract Caplacizumab is an anti-von Willebrand factor humanized single-variable-domain immunoglobulin fragment whose efficacy and safety in immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (iTTP) have been demonstrated in international studies. This prospective, open-label phase 2/3 study evaluated caplacizumab 10 mg administered daily during plasma exchange and for 30 days afterward, in combination with immunosuppressive treatment, in Japanese adults with a clinical diagnosis of iTTP (new or recurrent). The primary endpoint was prevention of iTTP recurrence; key secondary endpoints included time to platelet count response, time to organ damage normalization, and safety. Among 21 treated patients, 1 of 15 (6.7%) evaluable patients developed iTTP recurrence. Median time to normalization was 2.79 days for platelet count and 2.65 days for organ damage markers (n = 15). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were mostly mild to moderate in severity; the most frequently reported caplacizumab-related TEAEs were increased alanine aminotransferase, epistaxis, and gastrointestinal hemorrhage (all in 9.5% of patients). At least one bleeding event was reported in 7 of 21 patients (33%). Caplacizumab was effective in Japanese patients with iTTP, with a low rate of iTTP recurrence, rapid normalization of platelet counts and organ damage markers, and no unexpected TEAEs. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT04074187..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

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International journal of hematology - 117(2022), 3 vom: 24. Nov., Seite 366-377

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Englisch

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Miyakawa, Yoshitaka [VerfasserIn]
Imada, Kazunori [VerfasserIn]
Ichikawa, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Uchiyama, Hitoji [VerfasserIn]
Ueda, Yasunori [VerfasserIn]
Yonezawa, Akihito [VerfasserIn]
Fujitani, Shigeki [VerfasserIn]
Ogawa, Yoshiyuki [VerfasserIn]
Matsushita, Tadashi [VerfasserIn]
Asakura, Hidesaku [VerfasserIn]
Nishio, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Kodai [VerfasserIn]
Hashimoto, Yasuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Murakami, Hidenori [VerfasserIn]
Tahara, Sayaka [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Tomoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Masanori [VerfasserIn]

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ADAMTS13
Caplacizumab
Single-domain antibody
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Von Willebrand factor inhibitor

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© The Author(s) 2022

doi:

10.1007/s12185-022-03495-6

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OLC213419894X