Department of Nephrology, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, 7-426, Morioka-cho, Obu City, Aichi prefecture, 474-8710, Japan.
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital Queen Fabiola, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Pediatr Nephrol. 2021 Apr;36(4):889-898. doi: 10.1007/s00467-020-04774-2. Epub 2020 Oct 13.
BACKGROUND: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, complement-mediated disease associated with poor outcomes if untreated. Ravulizumab, a long-acting C5 inhibitor developed through minimal, targeted modifications to eculizumab was recently approved for the treatment of aHUS. Here, we report outcomes from a pediatric patient cohort from the ravulizumab clinical trial (NCT03131219) who were switched from chronic eculizumab to ravulizumab treatment. METHODS: Ten patients received a loading dose of ravulizumab on Day 1, followed by maintenance doses administered initially on Day 15, and then, every 4-8 weeks thereafter, depending on body weight. All patients completed the initial evaluation period of 26 weeks and entered the extension period. RESULTS: No patients required dialysis at any point throughout the study. The median estimated glomerular filtration rate values remained stable during the trial: 99.8 mL/min/1.73m at baseline, 93.5 mL/min/1.73m at 26 weeks, and 104 mL/min/1.73m at 52 weeks. At last available follow-up, all patients were in the same chronic kidney disease stage as recorded at baseline. Hematologic variables (platelets, lactate dehydrogenase, and hemoglobin) also remained stable throughout the initial evaluation period and up to the last available follow-up. All patients experienced adverse events; the most common were upper respiratory tract infection (40%) and oropharyngeal pain (30%). There were no meningococcal infections reported, no deaths occurred, and no patients discontinued during the study. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, treatment with ravulizumab in pediatric patients with aHUS who were previously treated with eculizumab resulted in stable kidney and hematologic parameters, with no unexpected safety concerns when administered every 4-8 weeks. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Trial identifiers: Trial ID: ALXN1210-aHUS-312 Clinical trials.gov : NCT03131219 EudraCT number: 2016-002499-29 Graphical abstract.
背景:非典型溶血尿毒综合征(aHUS)是一种罕见的补体介导疾病,如果不治疗,预后不良。Ravulizumab 是一种长效 C5 抑制剂,通过对 Eculizumab 进行最小的靶向修饰而开发,最近被批准用于治疗 aHUS。在这里,我们报告了来自 ravulizumab 临床试验(NCT03131219)的儿科患者队列的结果,这些患者从慢性 Eculizumab 转换为 ravulizumab 治疗。
方法:10 名患者在第 1 天接受了 ravulizumab 的负荷剂量,然后在第 15 天开始接受维持剂量,然后根据体重每 4-8 周一次。所有患者均完成了最初的 26 周评估期,并进入了扩展期。
结果:在整个研究过程中,没有患者需要透析。在试验过程中,估计肾小球滤过率中位数保持稳定:基线时为 99.8 mL/min/1.73m,26 周时为 93.5 mL/min/1.73m,52 周时为 104 mL/min/1.73m。在最后一次可获得的随访时,所有患者的慢性肾脏病分期与基线时相同。血液学变量(血小板、乳酸脱氢酶和血红蛋白)在整个初始评估期和最后一次可获得的随访中也保持稳定。所有患者均发生不良事件;最常见的是上呼吸道感染(40%)和口咽疼痛(30%)。没有报告脑膜炎球菌感染,没有死亡,也没有患者在研究期间退出。
结论:总之,在先前接受 Eculizumab 治疗的 aHUS 儿科患者中,使用 ravulizumab 治疗可导致肾脏和血液学参数稳定,每 4-8 周给药时无意外安全性问题。
试验注册:试验标识符:试验 ID:ALXN1210-aHUS-312 Clinical trials.gov:NCT03131219 EudraCT 编号:2016-002499-29 图形摘要。
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