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NCT Number: NCT05876351

Eculizumab in Pediatric and Adult Participants With Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) in China

This is a Phase 3b, open-label, single-arm, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eculizumab in participants with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) in China

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Key information

Age range

0 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Research Site, Beijing, China

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About this study

This is a Phase 3b, open-label, single-arm, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eculizumab in participants with aHUS in China. The study will be conducted in participants of any age who weigh ≥ 5 kg and who previously have not been treated with complement inhibitors. The study consists of an up to 7-day Screening Period and a 26-week Treatment Period. An 8-week Safety Follow-up Phone Call will be required only for participants who discontinue eculizumab treatment during the study or for participants who will not receive continued access to eculizumab after completing study treatment. Approximately 25 eligible participants in China will be enrolled.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Any age weighing ≥ 5 kg
  • Complement treatment naïve with evidence of TMA.
  • History of aHUS prior to kidney transplant,or persistent evidence of TMA at least 4 days after modifying the immunosuppressive regimen.
  • Among participants with onset of TMA postpartum, persistent evidence of TMA for > 3 days after the day of childbirth
  • All participants must be vaccinated against N meningitidis if not already vaccinated within the time period of active coverage specified by the vaccine manufacturer.
  • Participants < 18 years of age must have been vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and Streptococcus pneumoniae according to local vaccination schedule guidelines.
  • In participants receiving treatment with medications known to cause TMA, persistent evidence of TMA at least 4 days after modifying the excluded medication

Exclusion criteria

  • Known familial or acquired ADAMTS13deficiency (activity < 5%).
  • ST-HUS as demonstrated by local guidelines.
  • Positive direct Coombs test which is indicative of a clinically significant immune-mediated hemolysis not due to aHUS.
  • HIV infection, and /or unresolved meningococcal disease
  • Ongoing sepsis, and / or presence or suspicion of active and untreated systemic infection
  • Organ transplantation history, and/or Bone marrow transplant/hematopoietic stem cell transplant within 6 months prior to the start of Screening.
  • Among participants with a kidney transplant, acute kidney dysfunction within 4 weeks of transplant consistent with the diagnosis of acute antibody-mediated rejection.
  • Among participants without a kidney transplant, history of kidney disease other than aHUS
  • Identified drug exposure-related HUS, and / or HUS related to vitamin B12 deficiency and / or known genetic defects of cobalamin C metabolism.
  • History of malignancy within 5 years of Screening.
  • Known systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), systemic lupus erythematosus, or antiphospholipid antibody positivity or syndrome.
  • Chronic dialysis.
  • Prior use of complement inhibitors.
  • Use of tranexamic acid within 7 days prior to the start of Screening.
  • Other immunosuppressive therapies.
  • Receiving chronic intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) within 8 weeks prior to the start of Screening.
  • Received vasopressors or inotropes within 7 days prior to Screening.
  • Previously or currently treated with a complement inhibitor.
  • Has participated in another interventional treatment study or used any experimental therapy.
  • Hypersensitivity to any excipient in eculizumab.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.

Treatment and study plan

Eculizumab

Drug

Weight-based doses of Eculizumab will be administered intravenously as an induction dose followed by maintenance dose at Day 8, 15, or 29 depending on weight; then every 2 or 3 weeks, depending upon weight.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With a Complete Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) Response

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

    The criteria for complete TMA response were:

    • Normalization of platelet count (defined as platelet count ≥ 150000/microliter (ul).
    • Normalization of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH, defined as LDH ≤ upper limit of normal [ULN]).
    • ≥ 25% improvement in serum creatinine from baseline.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With an Adverse Event (AE)

    Time frame: Up to Week 34

    An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

    A serious AE (SAE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose:

    • resulted in death,
    • was life-threatening,
    • required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization,
    • resulted in persistent disability/incapacity,
    • was a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or
    • was an important medical event.

    A summary of all Serious Adverse Events and Other Adverse Events (nonserious) regardless of causality is located in the 'Adverse Events' Section.

  2. Mean Serum Concentration of Eculizumab

    Time frame: Pre-dose and post-dose at Days 1, 8, 29, 85, and 141; Pre-dose at Day 183

  3. Change From Baseline in Serum Free Complement 5 (C5)

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1 pre-dose) to Days 1, 8, 29, 85 and 141 (pre-dose and post-dose) and pre-dose at Day 183

  4. Change From Baseline in Serum Total C5

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1 pre-dose) to Days 1, 8, 29, 85 and 141 (pre-dose and post-dose) and pre-dose at Day 183

  5. Number of Participants With an Anti-drug Antibody (ADA) Response

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

    An ADA response was defined as a positive ADA sample at any time during the study.

  6. Time to Complete TMA Response

    Time frame: Up to Week 26

    Time to complete TMA response was defined as the time from first infusion to the first time point at which all criteria for complete TMA response was met.

    The criteria for complete TMA response were:

    • Normalization of platelet count (defined as platelet count ≥ 150000/ul.
    • Normalization of LDH, defined as LDH ≤ ULN).
    • ≥ 25% improvement in serum creatinine from baseline.

    Participants who did not have a response were censored at the date of last visit or study discontinuation at the time when the analysis was performed.

  7. Proportion of Participants On or Off Dialysis at Each Timepoint

    Time frame: Baseline and Days 22, 43, 71, 99, 113, 127, 155 and 183

    Participants were considered as 'off' dialysis at a specific time point if they were dialysis free for more than 5 days prior to that time point. Participants were considered as 'on' dialysis at a specific time point if they were dialysis free to 5 days or less up prior to that time point.

  8. Change From Baseline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) at Each Scheduled Visit

    Time frame: Baseline, Days 22, 43, 71, 99, 113, 127, 155 and 183

    Expressed in milliliters per minute per 1.73 square meters of body surface area.

  9. Proportion of Participants With a Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Stage Shift Categorized as "Improved", "Stable", or "Worsened" at Each Scheduled Visit Compared to Baseline

    Time frame: Baseline to Days 22, 43, 71, 99, 113, 127, 155 and 183

    CKD stage was classified based on the National Kidney Foundation Chronic Kidney Disease Stage where Stage 5 represents the most severe disease and Stage 1 represents the least severe disease.

    "Improved" excluded participants with Stage 1 at baseline as there was no room for improvement. "Worsened" excludes participants with Stage 5 at baseline as there was no room to worsen.

  10. Change From Baseline in Platelets

    Time frame: Baseline, Days 22, 43, 71, 99, 113, 127, 155, and 183

    Platelet values obtained from the day of a blood transfusion of platelets through 3 days after the transfusion are excluded from all analysis.

  11. Change From Baseline in LDH

    Time frame: Baseline, Days 22, 43, 71, 99, 113, 127, 155, and 183

  12. Change From Baseline in Hemoglobin

    Time frame: Baseline, Days 22, 43, 71, 99, 113, 127, 155, and 183

    Hemoglobin values obtained from the day of a blood transfusion of either whole blood or packed red blood cells through 7 days after the transfusion are excluded from all analysis.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Industry

Collaborators

  • AstraZeneca

Registry information

Official study title

Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Immunogenicity of Eculizumab in Complement Inhibitor Treatment-Naïve Pediatric and Adult Participants With Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) in China

Acronym: Soliris

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
May 25, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 8, 2025

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