European VOD Registry

Defitelio® was granted a Marketing Authorisation in Europe under exceptional circumstances on 18 October 2013. Defitelio® is indicated for the treatment of severe hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease (sVOD) also known as sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) in haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) therapy.

It is indicated in adults and in adolescents, children and infants over 1 month of age.

As required by the risk management plan, Gentium set up a disease registry to collect safety and outcome data, and to assess patterns of utilization of Defitelio® in the post-approval setting.

This is a multi-centre, multinational and prospective observational (non-interventional) disease registry of patients with severe hepatic VOD following HSCT and treated with Defitelio®.

The registry will be conducted in European transplant centres that are members of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT).

The main objective of the registry is to assess the incidence rate of specific SAEs (Serious Adverse Events) of interest (including fatalities) in patients with severe hepatic VOD post-HSCT treated with Defitelio®.

Secondary objectives are:

• To describe the population treated with Defibrotide (age, gender, patients with pre-existing liver or severe renal insufficiency; patient with intrinsic lung disease)
• To determine the incidence rate of multiorgan failure (MOF) and Graft versus host disease (GvHD) in adult and paediatric patients receiving Defibrotide.
• To determine survival by Day+100 post-HSCT, overall mortality and mortality due to VOD in patients treated with Defibrotide.
• To determine the rate of VOD and VOD with MOF resolution any time after treatment initiation in patients treated with Defibrotide.

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and diagnosed with severe hepatic VOD, who agree to participate in the study (Main population).
• Patients treated with defibrotide for another condition than severe hepatic VOD (Secondary population) in the scope of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation .

Exclusion criteria

• There will not be any specific exclusion criteria; however contraindications, special warnings and precautions for use as detailed in the SPC will have to be considered by the treating physician.