Safety and Efficacy of Eculizumab in High-risk TA-TMA

Summary

High-risk, complement-mediated, untreated transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (hrTA-TMA) carries a very poor prognosis due to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). The complement C5 inhibitor eculizumab has shown promising efficacy in children with hrTA-TMA, but has not been prospectively studied in adult allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients. The investigators plan to conduct the first multicenter prospective study in adults to evaluate eculizumab as an early targeted intervention for hrTA-TMA. The investigators hypothesize that eculizumab will more than double the survival rate of hrTA-TMA in adult HSCT recipients compared with untreated hrTA-TMA patients from our previous study, who will serve as historical controls. Inclusion criteria are a confirmed diagnosis of TA-TMA with at least one of the following hrTA-TMA features: random urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (rUPCR) ≥2 mg/mg, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), or elevated plasma IL-10 (≥2× upper limit of normal). The primary endpoint is survival at 6 months after diagnosis of hrTA-TMA. Secondary endpoints are the cumulative incidence of MODS at 6 months after diagnosis of hrTA-TMA, and 1-year post-transplant survival. The eculizumab regimen consists of an intensive loading dose, an induction dose, and a maintenance dose, with a total treatment duration of up to 24 weeks. This study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of eculizumab in the treatment of high-risk TA-TMA.

Conditions

• Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TA-TMA)

Interventions

DRUG

Eculizumab

Dosing Regimen Weight-based induction therapy: Eculizumab 10-\<40 kg: 600 mg * 40 kg: 900 mg Dosing frequency: Loading phase (first 5 doses) First 5 doses: 1 dose every 48 hours × 2 doses, then 1 dose every 72 hours × 3 doses Induction phase (subsequent 4 doses) Subsequent 4 doses: once weekly for 4 weeks Maintenance phase Once every 2 weeks, continued up to 24 weeks Dose adjustment principles: Based on eculizumab trough concentration (target ≥100 μg/mL), CH50 level (\<10% of the lower limit of normal), and sC5b-9 target: \<244 ng/mL Monitoring frequency: Loading phase: daily monitoring Induction and maintenance phases: monitoring prior to each dose

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

  collaborator OTHER

• First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University

  collaborator NETWORK

• The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Jinhua Central Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• YI LUO · First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-07-10

Primary Completion

2028-07-10

Completion

2028-07-10

Countries

• China

Study Locations