E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Blood disease where one of the factors involved in blood clotting does not work properly, resulting in inappropriate clumping of platelets, leading to organ damage, platelet depletion, and bleeding. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Blood and lymphatic diseases [C15] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10043648 |
E.1.2 | Term | Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10005329 - Blood and lymphatic system disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
Reduction of time-to-response, defined by the achievement of laboratory blood marker response, confirmed at 48 hours after the initial reporting of this response |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
•Improvement in number of subjects responding to therapy •Reduction PE procedure-related items •Reduction time to resolution or improvement of signs and symptoms typical of TTP, incl. blood markers •Reduction of number of exacerbations (defined as recurrent thrombocytopenia following a response and requiring a re-initiation of daily PE treatment after ≥ 1 day but ≤ 30 days after last daily PE) and relapses (defined as de novo event of TTP occurring later than 30 days after last daily PE) •Improvement of cognitive level at steady state post acute phase (adults only) •Improvement of clinical symptoms and organ function •Reduction in mortality within PE treatment period and within subsequent study drug treatment period (incl. tapering) •Reduction of concomitant treatment-related complications •Safety and immunogenicity evaluation of adjunctive treatment with ALX-0081 •Determination of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of ALX 0081 in patients with acquired TTP |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. 18 years of age or older (adults) or aged 12 to < 18 years (adolescents) 2. Male or female willing to accept an acceptable contraceptive regimen 3. Patients with clinical diagnosis of TTP 4. Necessitating PE 5. Subject accessible to follow-up 6. Obtained, signed and dated informed consent and assent (if applicable, for adolescents)
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Platelet count greater or equal to 100,000/µL 2. Severe active infection indicated by sepsis (requirement for pressors with or without positive blood cultures) 3. Clinical evidence of enteric infection with E. coli 0157 or related organism 4. Anti-phospholipid syndrome 5. Diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) 6. Pregnancy or breast-feeding 7. Haematopoietic stem cell or bone marrow transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy 8. Known congenital TTP 9. Active bleeding or high risk of bleeding 10. Uncontrolled arterial hypertension 11. Known chronic treatment with anticoagulant treatment that can not be stopped safely, including but not limited to: •vitamin K antagonists •heparin or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) •non-acetyl salicylic acid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory molecules 12. Severe or life threatening clinical condition other than TTP that would impair participation in the trial 13. Subjects with malignancies resulting in a life expectation of less than 3 months 14. Subjects with known or suspected bone marrow carcinosis 15. Subjects who cannot comply with study protocol requirements and procedures. 16. Known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to excipients of the study drug 17. Severe liver impairment, corresponding to grade 3 toxicity defined by the CTCAE scale. For the key liver parameters, this is defined as follows: •bilirubin > 3 x ULN (need to differentiate isolated increase in indirect bilirubin due to haemolysis, this is not an exclusion parameter but disease related) •alanine aminotransferase/aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST) > 5 x ULN •alkaline phosphatase (AP) > 5 x ULN •gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) > 5 x ULN 18. Severe chronic renal impairment, as defined by GFR < 30 mL/min
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Time-to-response, based on the following criteria: - Recovery of platelets ≥ 150,000/µL - This response must be confirmed at 48 hours after the initial reporting of platelet recovery equal to or above 150,000/µL by a de novo measure of platelets ≥ 150,000/µL and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) ≤ 2 X upper limit of normal (ULN)
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
- initial timepoint: time when platelets have recovered to ≥ 150,000/µL - this is to be confirmed at 48 hrs after initial timepoint |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• Number of subjects with complete remission (defined as confirmed platelet response and absence of exacerbation) • Number of (subjects with) exacerbations of TTP (defined as recurrent thrombocytopenia following a confirmed platelet response and requiring a re-initiation of daily PE treatment after ≥ 1 day but ≤ 30 days after the last daily PE) and time to first exacerbation of TTP • Number of subjects relapsing of TTP (defined as de novo event of TTP that occurs later than 30 days after the last daily PE) • Number of daily PE sessions, number of plasma units administered and number of days of daily PE • Resolution of non-focal neurological symptoms as defined by neurocognitive function at complete remission, measured by a neurocognitive test battery (adults only) • Resolution or improvement (improvement of ≥ 1 grade in the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0 scale) of TTPrelated signs and symptoms as captured on physical examination and as adverse events, at complete remission and at end of the study drug treatment period (including tapering)(by number of unique subjects and by total number of adverse events (AEs)) Total mortality within the PE treatment period and within the subsequent study drug treatment period (including tapering) • Incidence of PE treatment-related AEs, such as, but not restricted to: haemorrhage from catheter insertion, sepsis, catheter thrombosis, pneumothorax, fluid overload, hypoxia, hypotension, anaphylactoid reactions and transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) • Incidence and severity of ALX-0081 treatment-emergent AEs and relationship to study drug • Development of anti-drug antibodies (ADA) ≤ 30 days post-last study drug treatment • PK and PD profile |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
All secondary endpoints achieved within 30 day period after end of study drug treatment |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Yes |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 30 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Canada |
Israel |
Russian Federation |
Switzerland |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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Study period ends when the last patient completes the 12-month follow-up visit (12 months after last administration of study drug). |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |