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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00713193
Study of Cyclosporine or Corticosteroids as an Adjunct to Plasma Exchange in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
A Multi-Center, Randomized Study of Cyclosporine or Corticosteroids as an Adjunct to Plasma Exchange in the Initial Therapy of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
TTP is a rare blood disorder that causes blood clots to form in the small blood vessels throughout the body, including the kidneys, brain, abdomen, and the heart. Plasma exchange is the standard treatment for TTP. Plasma exchange is a treatment that removes the plasma (the liquid portion of the blood without any cells) from a patient and replaces it with plasma from a donor. With plasma exchange, 90% of patients achieve a remission of the disease. Unfortunately, up to one half of patient will relapse after the plasma exchange has stopped, leading to significant complications and added risks to the patient.
This study randomizes patients to receive either prednisone or cyclosporine as an adjunct to plasma exchange, with the cyclosporine arm being the experimental arm of the study. All patients will undergo plasma exchange but will be randomized to receive either prednisone or cyclosporine as an adjunct to plasma exchange. Previous studies suggested that cyclosporine was superior to prednisone as an adjunct to plasma exchange, and therefore this randomized study attempts to confirm the findings of two previous single institution studies.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
- Ohio State University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic TTP as defined by a microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia (<100 x 103)
- Additional components of the pentad (fever, renal and neurologic abnormalities) need not be present.
- Additional explanations for the microangiopathic changes including DIC and malignancy should be excluded.
- Patients with pregnancy associated TTP will be permitted on this therapeutic trial if the child is delivered prior to the initiation of therapy for TTP. However, female patients that are breastfeeding and are unwilling to discontinue breastfeeding at the time of enrollment will be excluded from this study
- Patients with a previous diagnosis of TTP are eligible to be enrolled provided they meet eligibility criteria and have not been treated for an TTP in the past 30 days
- Given the potential for nephrotoxicity with CSA, all patients must have a serum creatinine of < 2.5 mg/dl prior to enrollment
Exclusion Criteria:
- In light of concern for the prompt initiation of PE, all patients with suspected TTP may be enrolled on this trial. If it is subsequently found that the patient does not meet enrollment criteria, they will be removed and their spot replaced for study purposes. Patients removed from the study after enrollment will continue to be followed longitudinally for 6 months to be monitored for safety and will be included in the safety database.
- Patients with TTP clinically categorized as secondary to stem cell transplant and solid organ, bloody diarrhea associated, malignancy associated, and drug associated will not be enrolled on this therapeutic study.
- Incarcerated patients will be excluded from the study due to the inherent difficulties in maintaining close follow-up for study purposes in patients who are incarcerated.
- Any patients already being treated chronically with corticosteroids or cyclosporine and taking these at the time of their presentation will be excluded from this study.
- Female patients that are breastfeeding and are unwilling to discontinue breastfeeding at the time of enrollment will be excluded from this study
- Patients taking any medications contraindicated in combination with CSA that cannot be safely discontinued will be excluded from this study.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Cyclosporine and Plasma Exchange Arm
Patients in this arm will receive cyclosporine (Neoral) at a dose of 2-3 mg/kg orally as an adjunct to plasma exchange. All patients initiated daily PEX (one plasma volume), using plasma as the replacement fluid. Patients randomized to the CSA arm received CSA at a dose of 2-3 mg/kg (rounded to the nearest 50 mg increment) divided into a twice daily dosing (Figure 1a). Patients randomized to CSA did not receive steroids, but were permitted to receive hydrocortisone as required for any hypersensitivity reactions to the infused plasma. Daily PEX was continued until a clinical response was achieved, then patients received PEX every other day for 2 additional procedures, with the first day that the platelet count and LDH were normal counting as the first of the 2 procedures. |
2-3 mg/kg orally in a twice day divided dose for 6 months
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Prednisone and Plasma Exchange Arm
Patients in this arm will receive prednisone at a dose of 1 mg/kg as an adjunct to plasma exchange. All patients initiated daily PEX (one plasma volume), using plasma as the replacement fluid. Patients randomized to the corticosteroid arm received prednisone at a dose of 1 mg/kg/d rounded to the nearest 20 mg increment. Daily PEX was continued until a clinical response was achieved, then patients received PEX every other day for 2 additional procedures, with the first day that the platelet count and LDH were normal counting as the first of the 2 procedures. |
1 mg/kg orally, daily for at least 30 days, then tapered over 30 days after achieving remission.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of Participants With Exacerbations in the CSA/PEX Arm Compared to the Steroids/PEX Arm
Time Frame: From the start of treatment until 30 days after discharge from the last PEX procedure
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Number of Participants with Exacerbations in the CSA/PEX Arm Compared to the Steroids/PEX Arm
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From the start of treatment until 30 days after discharge from the last PEX procedure
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Time in Days to Achieve a Clinical Response, Comparing the CSA/PEX Arm to the Steroids/PEX Arm.
Time Frame: Time to starting treatment until 6 months after the last PEX procedure
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Days to achieve a clinical response, defined as a normal platelet count (>150 x 109/L), normal LDH, and no new end organ injury.
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Time to starting treatment until 6 months after the last PEX procedure
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Spero R Cataland, MD, Ohio State University
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Immune System Diseases
- Hematologic Diseases
- Hemorrhage
- Blood Coagulation Disorders
- Skin Manifestations
- Thrombocytopenia
- Blood Platelet Disorders
- Thrombophilia
- Thrombotic Microangiopathies
- Purpura
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Immunologic Factors
- Glucocorticoids
- Hormones
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Dermatologic Agents
- Antifungal Agents
- Calcineurin Inhibitors
- Prednisone
- Cyclosporine
- Cyclosporins
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2007H0194
- R01FD003932 (U.S. FDA Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- CSR
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