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Zhang Z, Yang S, Wang X. Schistocyte detection in artificial intelligence age. Int J Lab Hematol 2024; 46:427-433. [PMID: 38472155 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.14260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Schistocytes are fragmented red blood cells produced as a result of mechanical damage to erythrocytes, usually due to microangiopathic thrombotic diseases or mechanical factors. The early laboratory detection of schistocytes has a critical impact on the timely diagnosis, effective treatment, and positive prognosis of diseases such as thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Due to the rapid development of science and technology, laboratory hematology has also advanced. The accuracy and efficiency of tests performed by fully automated hematology analyzers and fully automated morphology analyzers have been considerably improved. In recent years, substantial improvements in computing power and machine learning (ML) algorithm development have dramatically extended the limits of the potential of autonomous machines. The rapid development of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) has led to the iteration and upgrade of automated detection of schistocytes. However, along with significantly facilitated operation processes, AI has brought challenges. This review summarizes the progress in laboratory schistocyte detection, the relationship between schistocytes and clinical diseases, and the progress of AI in the detection of schistocytes. In addition, current challenges and possible solutions are discussed, as well as the great potential of AI techniques for schistocyte testing in peripheral blood.
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- Zeng Zhang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine in Diagnosis and Monitoring Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine in Diagnosis and Monitoring Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine in Diagnosis and Monitoring Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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Carrasco GB, Blum PB, Braga JAP. Thrombotic microangiopathy in patients with sickle cell disease. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA : ORGAO OFICIAL DA SOCIEDADE DE PEDIATRIA DE SAO PAULO 2024; 42:e2023108. [PMID: 38808867 PMCID: PMC11135902 DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2023108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To describe two cases of patients who had thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) associated with sickle cell disease (SCD). CASE DESCRIPTION Both patients started with a painful crisis and had acute chest syndrome during hospitalization. They showed significant worsening of hemolytic anemia, with very high levels of lactate dehydrogenase, thrombocytopenia, lowered level of consciousness, organ damage and the presence of schistocytes in peripheral blood. Due to the possibility of TMA, despite the very rare association with SCD, they were treated with fresh frozen plasma replacement and plasmapheresis, with good response. COMMENTS TMA is a serious, life-threatening disease, characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and organ damage. The association of SCD and TMA is difficult to diagnose, since they can share a similar clinical presentation. Recognizing this association and promptly instituting treatment may impact the survival of these patients.
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Celegen K, Gulhan B, Fidan K, Yuksel S, Yilmaz N, Yılmaz AC, Demircioğlu Kılıç B, Gokce I, Kavaz Tufan A, Kalyoncu M, Nalcacıoglu H, Ozlu SG, Kurt Sukur ED, Canpolat N, K Bayazit A, Çomak E, Tabel Y, Tulpar S, Celakil M, Bek K, Zeybek C, Duzova A, Ozcakar B, Topaloglu R, Soylemezoglu O, Ozaltin F. Adolescence-onset atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: is it different from infant-onset? Clin Exp Nephrol 2024:10.1007/s10157-024-02505-7. [PMID: 38704765 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-024-02505-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, mostly complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy. The majority of patients are infants. In contrast to infantile-onset aHUS, the clinical and genetic characteristics of adolescence-onset aHUS have not been sufficiently addressed to date. METHODS A total of 28 patients (21 girls, 7 boys) who were diagnosed as aHUS between the ages of ≥10 years and <18 years were included in this study. All available data in the Turkish Pediatric aHUS registry were collected and analyzed. RESULTS The mean age at diagnosis was 12.8±2.3 years. Extra-renal involvement was noted in 13 patients (46.4%); neurological involvement was the most common (32%). A total of 21 patients (75%) required kidney replacement therapy. Five patients (17.8%) received only plasma therapy and 23 (82%) of the patients received eculizumab. Hematologic remission and renal remission were achieved in 25 (89.3%) and 17 (60.7%) of the patients, respectively. Compared with the infantile-onset aHUS patients, adolescent patients had a lower complete remission rate during the first episode (p = 0.002). Genetic analyses were performed in all and a genetic variant was detected in 39.3% of the patients. The mean follow-up duration was 4.9±2.6 years. At the last visit, adolescent patients had lower eGFR levels (p = 0.03) and higher rates of chronic kidney disease stage 5 when compared to infantile-onset aHUS patients (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Adolescence-onset aHUS is a rare disease but tends to cause more permanent renal dysfunction than infantile-onset aHUS. These results may modify the management approaches in these patients.
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- Kubra Celegen
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Necip Fazil City Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara City Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Istanbul Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
- Nephrogenetics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
- Center for Genomics and Rare Diseases, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
- Department of Bioinformatics, Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences, Ankara, Türkiye
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Scully M, Antun A, Cataland SR, Coppo P, Dossier C, Biebuyck N, Hassenpflug WA, Kentouche K, Knöbl P, Kremer Hovinga JA, López-Fernández MF, Matsumoto M, Ortel TL, Windyga J, Bhattacharya I, Cronin M, Li H, Mellgård B, Patel M, Patwari P, Xiao S, Zhang P, Wang LT. Recombinant ADAMTS13 in Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:1584-1596. [PMID: 38692292 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2314793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) results from severe hereditary deficiency of ADAMTS13. The efficacy and safety of recombinant ADAMTS13 and standard therapy (plasma-derived products) administered as routine prophylaxis or on-demand treatment in patients with congenital TTP is not known. METHODS In this phase 3, open-label, crossover trial, we randomly assigned patients in a 1:1 ratio to two 6-month periods of prophylaxis with recombinant ADAMTS13 (40 IU per kilogram of body weight, administered intravenously) or standard therapy, followed by the alternate treatment; thereafter, all the patients received recombinant ADAMTS13 for an additional 6 months. The trigger for this interim analysis was trial completion by at least 30 patients. The primary outcome was acute TTP events. Manifestations of TTP, safety, and pharmacokinetics were assessed. Patients who had an acute TTP event could receive on-demand treatment. RESULTS A total of 48 patients underwent randomization; 32 completed the trial. No acute TTP event occurred during prophylaxis with recombinant ADAMTS13, whereas 1 patient had an acute TTP event during prophylaxis with standard therapy (mean annualized event rate, 0.05). Thrombocytopenia was the most frequent TTP manifestation (annualized event rate, 0.74 with recombinant ADAMTS13 and 1.73 with standard therapy). Adverse events occurred in 71% of the patients with recombinant ADAMTS13 and in 84% with standard therapy. Adverse events that were considered by investigators to be related to the trial drug occurred in 9% of the patients with recombinant ADAMTS13 and in 48% with standard therapy. Trial-drug interruption or discontinuation due to adverse events occurred in no patients with recombinant ADAMTS13 and in 8 patients with standard therapy. No neutralizing antibodies developed during recombinant ADAMTS13 treatment. The mean maximum ADAMTS13 activity after recombinant ADAMTS13 treatment was 101%, as compared with 19% after standard therapy. CONCLUSIONS During prophylaxis with recombinant ADAMTS13 in patients with congenital TTP, ADAMTS13 activity reached approximately 100% of normal levels, adverse events were generally mild or moderate in severity, and TTP events and manifestations were rare. (Funded by Takeda Development Center Americas and Baxalta Innovations; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03393975.).
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- Marie Scully
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Johanna A Kremer Hovinga
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - M Fernanda López-Fernández
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Masanori Matsumoto
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Thomas L Ortel
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Jerzy Windyga
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Indranil Bhattacharya
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Michael Cronin
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Hong Li
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Björn Mellgård
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Munjal Patel
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Parth Patwari
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Shan Xiao
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Pinghai Zhang
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
| | - Linda T Wang
- From the Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London (M.S.); the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (A.A.); the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (S.R.C.); the Department of Hematology and National Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Sorbonne Université (P.C.), the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and University of Paris (C.D.), and the Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP (N.B.) - all in Paris; the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg (W.-A.H.), and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena (K.K.) - both in Germany; the Department of Medicine 1, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (P.K.); the Department of Hematology and Central Hematologic Laboratory, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (J.A.K.H.); the Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, Mother and Child Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (M.F.L.-F.); the Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan (M.M.); the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC (T.L.O.); the Department of Hemostasis Disorders and Internal Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (J.W.); and Takeda Development Center Americas, Cambridge, MA (I.B., M.C., H.L., B.M., M.P., P.P, S.X., P.Z., L.T.W.)
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Mingot-Castellano ME, García-Candel F, Martínez-Nieto J, García-Arroba J, de la Rubia-Comos J, Gómez-Seguí I, Paciello-Coronel ML, Valcárcel-Ferreiras D, Jiménez M, Cid J, Lozano M, García-Gala JM, Angós-Vazquez S, Vara-Pampliega M, Guerra-Domínguez L, Ávila-Idrobo LF, Oliva-Hernandez A, Zalba-Marcos S, Tallón-Ruiz I, Ortega-Sánchez S, Goterris-Viciedo R, Moreno-Jiménez G, Domínguez-Acosta L, Araiz-Ramírez M, Hernández-Mateos L, Flores-Ballesteros E, Del Río-Garma J, Pascual-Izquierdo C. ADAMTS13 recovery in acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura after caplacizumab therapy. Blood 2024; 143:1807-1815. [PMID: 38237147 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023022725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
Abstract
ABSTRACT Caplacizumab prevents the interaction between von Willebrand factor and platelets and is used to treat immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP). Its administration has been associated with a delay in ADAMTS13 activity restoration after plasma exchange (PEX) suspension. We analyzed the outcomes of 113 iTTP episodes, 75 of which were treated with caplacizumab, in 108 patients from the Spanish Registry of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Caplacizumab shortened the time to platelet count normalization and reduced PEX requirement, exacerbations, and relapses. There was no difference in the time to achieve ADAMTS13 activity ≥20% after PEX end between caplacizumab-treated and nontreated episodes (median [interquartile range], 14.5 [7.7-27.2] vs 13.0 [8.0-29.0] days, P = .653). However, considering the 36 episodes in which caplacizumab was started ≤3 days after iTTP diagnosis, the time for ADAMTS13 restoration from PEX end was higher than in those episodes in which caplacizumab was started >3 days after iTTP diagnosis (20.0 [12.0-43.0] vs 11.0 [3.5-20.0] days, P = .003) or than in non-caplacizumab-treated episodes (P = .033). This finding could be related to a significantly shorter duration of PEX in early caplacizumab-treated episodes than in late caplacizumab-treated episodes (5.5 [4.0-9.0] vs 15.0 [11.0-21.5] days, P < .001) or non-caplacizumab-treated episodes (11.0 [6.0-26.0] days, P < .001). There were no differences in time to ADAMTS-13 restoration from PEX start (28.0 [17.2-47.5], 27.0 [19.0-37.5] and 29.5 [15.2-45.0] days in early caplacizumab-treated, late caplacizumab-treated and non-caplacizumab-treated episodes). Early administered caplacizumab does not prevent the requirement for immunosuppression but has beneficial effects by shortening PEX requirement without major safety concerns.
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- María-Eva Mingot-Castellano
- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Banc de Sang i Teixits, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Universidad Católica San Vicente Mártir, IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Universidad Católica San Vicente Mártir, IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Clinical Institute of Hematological and Oncological Diseases, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Clinical Institute of Hematological and Oncological Diseases, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Institute for Bio Health Investigation of Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
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Maisons V, Duval A, Mesnard L, Frimat M, Fakhouri F, Grangé S, Servais A, Cartery C, Fauchier L, Coppo P, Titeca-Beauport D, Fage N, Delmas Y, Quérard AH, Seret G, Bobot M, Le Quintrec M, Ville S, von Tokarski F, Chauvet S, Wynckel A, Martins M, Schurder J, Barbet C, Sautenet B, Gatault P, Caillard S, Vuiblet V, Halimi JM. Assessment of epidemiology and outcomes of adult patients with kidney-limited thrombotic microangiopathies. Kidney Int 2024; 105:1100-1112. [PMID: 38431217 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) are usually associated with hematological features (RH-TMA). The epidemiology of TMA limited to kidneys (RL-TMA) is unclear Therefore, patients with TMA and native kidney biopsies were identified during 2009-2022 in 20 French hospitals and results evaluated. RL-TMA was present in 341/757 (45%) patients and associated with lower creatinine levels (median 184 vs 346 μmol/L) than RH-TMA. RL-TMA resulted from virtually all identified causes, more frequently from anti-VEGF treatment and hematological malignancies but less frequently from shigatoxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), systemic sclerosis, gemcitabine and bacterial infection, and even less frequently when three or more causes/triggers were combined (RL-TMA: 5%; RH-TMA: 12%). RL-TMA was associated with significantly lower major cardiovascular events (10% vs 20%), kidney replacement therapy (23% vs 43%) and death (12% vs 20%) than RH-TMA during follow-up (median 28 months). Atypical HUS (aHUS) was found in 326 patients (RL-TMA: 43%, RH-TMA: 44%). Among the 69 patients with proven complement-mediated aHUS, eculizumab (anti-C5 therapy) was used in 43 (62%) (RL-TMA: 35%; RH-TMA: 71%). Among the 257 other patients with aHUS, including 51% with RL-TMA, eculizumab was used in 29 but with unclear effects of this treatment. Thus, RL-TMA represents a very high proportion of patients with TMA and results from virtually all known causes of TMA and includes 25% of patients with complement-mediated aHUS. Adverse outcomes of RL-TMA are lower compared to RH-TMA but remain significant. Anti-C5 therapy was rarely used in RL-TMA, even in proven complement-mediated aHUS, and its effects remain to be assessed.
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- Valentin Maisons
- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Tours, Tours, France; U1246, INSERM, SPHERE, Université de Tours, Université de Nantes, Tours, Nantes, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Lille, Lille, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service de Néphrologie, APHP Hopital Necker, Paris, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CH de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France
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- Service d'Hématologie, Centre de référence pour les microangiopathies thrombotiques (CNR-MAT), APHP Hopital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, Département de médecine intensive reanimation-médecine hyperbare, CHU d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, Pole Santé Sud Echo Le Mans, Le Mans, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Marseille; Aix, Marseille Université, INSERM 1263, INRAE 1260, C2VN, CERIMED, Marseille, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, APHP Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CH de Saint-Malo, Saint-Malo, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Tours, U1327, INSERM, ISCHEMIA, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- U1246, INSERM, SPHERE, Université de Tours, Université de Nantes, Tours, Nantes, France
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- Service de Pathologie, Institut d'Intelligence Artificielle en Santé, CHU de Reims et Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Tours, U1327, INSERM, ISCHEMIA, Université de Tours, Tours, France.
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Yamada S, Asakura H. How We Interpret Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome? Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4956. [PMID: 38732176 PMCID: PMC11084439 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25094956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Platelets play an important role in hemostasis, and a low platelet count usually increases the risk of bleeding. Conditions in which thrombosis occurs despite low platelet counts are referred to as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, including heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, antiphospholipid syndrome, thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), and disseminated intravascular coagulation. TMA includes thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and atypical HUS. Patients with these pathologies present with thrombosis and consumptive thrombocytopenia associated with the activation of platelets and the coagulation system. Treatment varies from disease to disease, and many diseases have direct impacts on mortality and organ prognosis if therapeutic interventions are not promptly implemented. Underlying diseases and the results of physical examinations and general laboratory tests as part of a thorough workup for patients should promptly lead to therapeutic intervention before definitive diagnosis. For some diseases, the diagnosis and initial treatment must proceed in parallel. Utilization of not only laboratory tests but also various scoring systems is important for validating therapeutic interventions based on clinical information.
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- Department of Hematology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Ishikawa, Japan;
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Underwood MI, Thomas MR, Scully MA, Crawley JTB. ADAMTS-13 conformation influences autoimmune recognition in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. J Thromb Haemost 2024; 22:1069-1079. [PMID: 38160729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) have anti-ADAMTS-13 immunoglobulin G (IgG) autoantibodies that enhance ADAMTS-13 clearance and/or inhibit its function. ADAMTS-13 normally circulates in a closed conformation, which is manifested by the interaction of the CUB domains with the central spacer domain. Disruption of the spacer-CUB interaction opens ADAMTS-13, which augments its proteolytic function but may also expose cryptic autoimmune epitopes that promote further autoantibody recognition. OBJECTIVES To explore differences in autoantibody binding to ADAMTS-13 in its closed or open conformations in patients with iTTP and to correlate these differences with disease-related parameters. METHODS We developed a novel assay to measure autoantibodies binding to closed and open ADAMTS-13. Autoantibody titer and IgG subclass binding to open or closed ADAMTS-13 were measured in 70 iTTP first presentation samples and correlated with clinical data, remission, and relapse. RESULTS In 70 patients with iTTP, the mean autoantibody titer against open ADAMTS-13 was, on average, approximately 2-fold greater than that against closed ADAMTS-13, suggesting that ADAMTS-13 opening increases epitope exposure and immune complex formation. Autoantibody titer against closed/open ADAMTS-13 and IgG subclass did not correlate with ADAMTS-13 antigen at presentation. Two patients with iTTP and persistent autoantibodies lost specificity for closed ADAMTS-13 in remission. Recognition of closed/open ADAMTS-13 and autoantibody IgG subclass between the first and second iTTP episodes were very similar. CONCLUSION ADAMTS-13 autoantibody binding is highly influenced by ADAMTS-13 conformation. Although this does not appear to modify the pathogenicity of autoantibodies, the autoantibody signature at relapse suggests that relapse represents re-emergence of the original autoimmune response rather than de novo presentation.
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Mubarak M, Raza A, Rashid R, Sapna F, Shakeel S. Thrombotic microangiopathy after kidney transplantation: Expanding etiologic and pathogenetic spectra. World J Transplant 2024; 14:90277. [PMID: 38576763 PMCID: PMC10989473 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i1.90277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/15/2024] Open
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Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is an uncommon but serious complication that not only affects native kidneys but also transplanted kidneys. This review is specifically focused on post-transplant TMA (PT-TMA) involving kidney transplant recipients. Its reported prevalence in the latter population varies from 0.8% to 14% with adverse impacts on both graft and patient survival. It has many causes and associations, and the list of etiologic agents and associations is growing constantly. The pathogenesis is equally varied and a variety of patho genetic pathways lead to the development of microvascular injury as the final common pathway. PT-TMA is categorized in many ways in order to facilitate its management. Ironically, more than one causes are contributory in PT-TMA and it is often difficult to pinpoint one particular cause in an individual case. Pathologically, the hallmark lesions are endothelial cell injury and intravascular thrombi affecting the microvasculature. Early diagnosis and classification of PT-TMA are imperative for optimal outcomes but are challenging for both clinicians and pathologists. The Banff classification has addressed this issue and has developed minimum diagnostic criteria for pathologic diagnosis of PT-TMA in the first phase. Management of the condition is also challenging and still largely empirical. It varies from simple maneuvers, such as plasmapheresis, drug withdrawal or modification, or dose reduction, to lifelong complement blockade, which is very expensive. A thorough understanding of the condition is imperative for an early diagnosis and quick treatment when the treatment is potentially effective. This review aims to increase the awareness of relevant stakeholders regarding this important, potentially treatable but under-recognized cause of kidney allograft dysfunction.
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- Muhammed Mubarak
- Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Nephrology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, United States
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- Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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Patır P, Önkibar N, Subari S, Eşkazan AE. Plasma cell-directed therapy strategies in immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP). Transfusion 2024; 64:536-545. [PMID: 38235916 DOI: 10.1111/trf.17716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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- Püsem Patır
- Department of Hematology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hu L, Wang J, Jin X, Lu G, Fang M, Shen J, Tung TH, Shen B. Stress-induced hyperglycemia is associated with the mortality of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura patients. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2024; 16:44. [PMID: 38360738 PMCID: PMC10870494 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-024-01275-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy with a rapid progression and high mortality rate. We aimed to explore early risk factors for mortality in patients with TTP. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 42 TTP patients that were admitted to our hospital between 2000 and 2021, with a median age of 49 (29-63) years. Risk factors for mortality were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to determine the cut-off value of glucose for predicting mortality in patients, which was validated by comparison to a similar cohort in the published literature. RESULTS Elevated glucose level and reduced red blood cells (RBC) counts were risk factors for mortality in patients with TTP (glucose, odds ratio and 95% confidence interval: 2.476 [1.368-4.484]; RBC, odds ratio and 95% confidence interval: 0.095 [0.011-0.799]). The area under the curve of glucose was 0.827, and the cut-off value was 9.2 mmol/L, with a sensitivity of 75.0% and specificity of 95.8%. A total of 26 cases from the validation cohort had a sensitivity of 71.0% and a specificity of 84.0%. The change trends of the TTP-related laboratory indices differed during hospitalization. CONCLUSION Hyperglycemia at admission and unstable blood glucose levels during hospitalization may be potential predictors of mortality for TTP patients. The improved prognosis was associated with the recovery of platelet counts and a significant decrease in serum lactate dehydrogenase after five days of treatment.
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- Lingling Hu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, 150 Ximen Road, Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of System Medicine and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Taizhou, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, 150 Ximen Road, Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of System Medicine and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Taizhou, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, 150 Ximen Road, Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of System Medicine and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Taizhou, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, 150 Ximen Road, Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of System Medicine and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Taizhou, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, 150 Ximen Road, Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of System Medicine and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Taizhou, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, 150 Ximen Road, Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, 150 Ximen Road, Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, 150 Ximen Road, Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of System Medicine and Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Taizhou, Taizhou, China.
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Giannubilo SR, Marzioni D, Tossetta G, Ciavattini A. HELLP Syndrome and Differential Diagnosis with Other Thrombotic Microangiopathies in Pregnancy. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:352. [PMID: 38396391 PMCID: PMC10887663 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14040352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) comprise a distinct group of diseases with different manifestations that can occur in both pediatric and adult patients. They can be hereditary or acquired, with subtle onset or a rapidly progressive course, and they are particularly known for their morbidity and mortality. Pregnancy is a high-risk time for the development of several types of thrombotic microangiopathies. The three major syndromes are hemolysis, elevated liver function tests, and low platelets (HELLP); hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS); and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Because of their rarity, clinical information and therapeutic results related to these conditions are often obtained from case reports, small series, registries, and reviews. The collection of individual observations, the evolution of diagnostic laboratories that have identified autoimmune and/or genetic abnormalities using von Willebrand factor post-secretion processing or genetic-functional alterations in the regulation of alternative complement pathways in some of these TMAs, and, most importantly, the introduction of advanced treatments, have enabled the preservation of affected organs and improved survival rates. Although TMAs may show different etiopathogenesis routes, they all show the presence of pathological lesions, which are characterized by endothelial damage and the formation of thrombi rich in platelets at the microvascular level, as a common denominator, and thrombotic damage to microcirculation pathways induces "mechanical" (microangiopathic) hemolytic anemia, the consumption of platelets, and ischemic organ damage. In this review, we highlight the current knowledge about the diagnosis and management of these complications during pregnancy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126 Ancona, Italy; (D.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126 Ancona, Italy; (D.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Corridoni 11, 60123 Ancona, Italy;
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Lee NCJ, Yates S, Rambally S, Sarode R, Ibrahim IF, Shen YM, Hofmann SL, Bavli NR. Bortezomib in relapsed/refractory immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A single-centre retrospective cohort and systematic literature review. Br J Haematol 2024; 204:638-643. [PMID: 37571963 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a rare and life-threatening haematological condition. Initial treatment involves plasma exchange (PLEX), corticosteroids, caplacizumab and rituximab. In relapsed and refractory cases despite initial treatments, further immune-modulating therapy includes the proteasome inhibitor, bortezomib. Evidence for bortezomib in this setting is limited to case reports and case series. We report our experience and perform a systematic review of the literature. We identified 21 publications with 28 unique patients in addition to our cohort of eight patients treated with bortezomib. The median age of patients was 44 years (IQR: 27-53) and 69% female. They were usually in an initial, refractory presentation of iTTP where they had received PLEX, corticosteroids, rituximab and another line of therapy. After bortezomib administration, 72% of patients had a complete response, with 85% maintaining a durable response without relapse at the last follow-up.
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- Nicholas C J Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Leisring J, Brodsky SV, Parikh SV. Clinical Evaluation and Management of Thrombotic Microangiopathy. Arthritis Rheumatol 2024; 76:153-165. [PMID: 37610060 DOI: 10.1002/art.42681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) refers to a diverse group of diseases that share clinical and histopathologic features. TMA is clinically characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, consumptive thrombocytopenia, and organ injury that stems from endothelial damage and vascular occlusion. There are several disease states with distinct pathophysiological mechanisms that manifest as TMA. These conditions are associated with significant morbidity and mortality and require urgent recognition and treatment. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome are traditionally considered to be primary forms of TMA, but TMA more commonly occurs in association with a coexisting condition such as infection, pregnancy, autoimmune disease, or malignant hypertension, among others. Determining the cause of TMA is a diagnostic challenge because of limited availability of disease-specific testing. However, identifying the underlying etiology is imperative as treatment strategies differ. Our understanding of the conditions that cause TMA is evolving. Recent advances have led to improved comprehension of the varying pathogenic mechanisms that drive TMA. Development of targeted therapeutics has resulted in significant improvements in patient outcomes. In this article, we review the pathogenesis and clinical features of the different TMA-causing conditions. We outline a practical approach to diagnosis and management and discuss empiric and disease-specific treatment strategies.
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- Joshua Leisring
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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Neave L, Thomas M, de Groot R, Doyle AJ, Singh D, Adams G, David AL, Maksym K, Scully M. Alterations in the von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 axis in preeclampsia. J Thromb Haemost 2024; 22:455-465. [PMID: 37926193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a gestational hypertensive disorder characterized by maternal endothelial activation and increased ratio of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) inhibitor to placental growth factor (PlGF). The von Willebrand factor (VWF)/ADAMTS-13 axis is of interest because of the underlying endothelial activation and clinical overlap with pregnancy-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. OBJECTIVES To assess VWF, ADAMTS-13, and VWF/ADAMTS-13 ratio in preeclampsia and look for associations with sFlt-1/PlGF ratio and clinical features. METHODS Thirty-four preeclampsia cases and 48 normal pregnancies were assessed in a case-control study. Twelve normal pregnancies in women with a history of preeclampsia formed an additional comparator group. VWF antigen (VWF:Ag) and VWF activity (VWF:Ac [VWF:glycoprotein IbM]) were measured via automated immunoturbidimetric assay, ADAMTS-13 activity was measured via fluorescence resonance energy transfer-VWF73 assay, and sFlt-1 and PlGF were measured via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS VWF:Ag was higher in preeclampsia than in normal pregnancy (median, 3.07 vs 1.87 IU/mL; P < .0001). ADAMTS-13 activity was slightly lower (median, 89.6 vs 94.4 IU/dL; P = .02), with no severe deficiencies. Significant elevations in VWF:Ac were not observed in preeclampsia, resulting in reduced VWF:Ac/VWF:Ag ratios (median, 0.77 vs 0.97; P < .0001). VWF:Ag/ADAMTS-13 ratios were significantly higher in preeclampsia (median, 3.42 vs 2.06; P < .0001), with an adjusted odds ratio of 19.2 for a ratio of >2.7 (>75th centile of normal pregnancy). Those with a history of preeclampsia had similar ratios to normal pregnant controls. VWF:Ag/ADAMTS-13 and sFlt-1/PlGF were not correlated. However, percentage reduction in platelets correlated positively with VWF:Ac (P = .01), VWF:Ac/VWF:Ag ratio (P = .004), and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio (P = .01). CONCLUSION The VWF/ADAMTS-13 axis is significantly altered in preeclampsia. Further investigation of potential clinical utility is warranted.
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- Lucy Neave
- Department of Clinical Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Haemostasis Research Unit, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health and Care Research University College London Hospital/University College London Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Special Coagulation, Health Services Laboratories, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health and Care Research University College London Hospital/University College London Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom
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Nakamura Y, Kato N, Tatematsu Y, Arai Y, Mori N, Shibata K, Yamazaki M, Yasui H, Fujiwara S, Yamakawa T, Maruyama S. Clinical characteristics of anti-GBM disease with thrombotic microangiopathy: a case report and literature review. CEN Case Rep 2024; 13:37-44. [PMID: 37213063 PMCID: PMC10201029 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-023-00797-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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The coexistence of anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is rarely encountered, and the clinical characteristics of this phenomenon are not well known.A 76-year-old Japanese woman with a history of idiopathic pulmonary disease was diagnosed with anti-GBM disease due to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and a positive anti-GBM antibody test result. We treated the patient with hemodialysis, glucocorticoids, and plasmapheresis. During treatment, the patient suddenly became comatose. TMA was then diagnosed because of thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. The activity of a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 13 (ADAMTS-13) was retained at 48%. Although we continued the treatment, the patient died of respiratory failure. An autopsy revealed the cause of respiratory failure to be an acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia. The clinical findings of the renal specimen indicated anti-GBM disease; however, there were no lesions suggestive of TMA. A genetic test did not reveal an apparent genetic mutation of the atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.We conducted a literature review of past case reports of anti-GBM disease with TMA. The following clinical characteristics were obtained. First, 75% of the cases were reported in Asia. Second, TMA tended to appear during the treatment course for anti-GBM disease and usually resolved within 12 weeks. Third, ADAMTS-13 activity was retained above 10% in 90% of the cases. Fourth, central nervous system manifestations occurred in more than half of the patients. Fifth, the renal outcome was very poor. Further studies are required to understand the pathophysiology of this phenomenon.
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- Yoshihiro Nakamura
- Department of Nephrology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hakkennishi, Aotake-Cho, Toyohashi, 441-8570, Japan.
- Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hakkennishi, Aotake-Cho, Toyohashi, 441-8570, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hakkennishi, Aotake-Cho, Toyohashi, 441-8570, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hakkennishi, Aotake-Cho, Toyohashi, 441-8570, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hakkennishi, Aotake-Cho, Toyohashi, 441-8570, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hakkennishi, Aotake-Cho, Toyohashi, 441-8570, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hakkennishi, Aotake-Cho, Toyohashi, 441-8570, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hakkennishi, Aotake-Cho, Toyohashi, 441-8570, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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Terra POC, De Santis GC, Prado Júnior BDPA, Oliveira LC. Outcomes of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura patients submitted to therapeutic plasma exchange in a single center in Brazil. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2023:S2531-1379(23)02606-8. [PMID: 38614932 DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2023.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is characterized by acute systemic microvascular thrombosis and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality, especially in delayed diagnosis (later than 6-7 days from symptoms). iTTP data in Brazil is scarce, so we aimed to characterize the clinical presentation and identify predictors of death risk in patients with this disease in Brazil. METHODS In this single-center retrospective study the patients who underwent therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) for presumptive or confirmed iTTP were evaluated regarding the epidemiological, clinical, laboratorial characteristics and management. RESULTS A total of 50 patients (90 % female), with median age (IQR) of 34.1 (27-47) years, were enrolled, of which 12 (24 %) died. The most frequent symptoms were neurological (96 %), bleeding (76 %), gastrointestinal (52 %), fever (38 %), and cardiovascular (22 %). Neurological focal deficit and cardiovascular symptoms were more frequently observed in the non-survivor group (P = 0.0019 and P = 0.007, respectively). The mean ± SD number of days from beginning of symptoms to first TPE was 12.22 ± 7.91. We identified an association regarding mortality rate with a score MITS ≥ 2 points (P = 0.04), a higher indirect bilirubin (P = 0.0006), a higher number of transfused red blood cell units (P = 0.025), and platelet transfusion (P = 0.027). CONCLUSION Delayed diagnosis appears to be associated with a higher frequency of neurological symptoms and mortality. Intensity of hemolysis and signs of organ ischemia, such as cardiovascular symptoms and focal neurological deficit, are indicators of death risk.
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- Patrícia Oliveira Cunha Terra
- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tsuda R, Kido T, Okada I, Kobiyama A, Kawataka M, Yamazaki M, Asano R, Hounoki H, Shinoda K, Tobe K. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura that developed 3 years after systemic lupus erythematosus had remitted with rituximab therapy. Mod Rheumatol Case Rep 2023; 8:57-62. [PMID: 37341710 DOI: 10.1093/mrcr/rxad032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occasionally develop thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), which can be fatal. Here, we report a case of TTP developing 3 years after SLE remitted with rituximab (RTX) therapy. A 50-year-old woman was treated with RTX for marked immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia due to SLE relapse. After induction of remission, she was treated with prednisolone alone without maintenance therapy with RTX. Approximately 3 years later, she was readmitted with marked thrombocytopenia and severe renal dysfunction. On admission, she was diagnosed with TTP for the first time based on severe reduction in a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13) activity and detection of ADAMTS13 inhibitors. CD19+ B cells in the patient's serum increased to 34%, suggesting that B cells had reactivated once the effect of RTX had subsided. The patient was successfully treated with plasmapheresis, glucocorticoid pulse therapy, and RTX. There are no previous reports of newly diagnosed TTP with ADAMTS13 inhibitor production after having achieved remission of SLE with RTX. Therefore, our report also discusses the potential mechanisms of production of new autoantibodies after B-cell depletion therapy.
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- Reina Tsuda
- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Moronti V, Carubbi F, Sollima L, Piscitani L, Ferri C. End stage renal disease in patient with microscopic polyangiitis and atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome arose 3 weeks after the third dose of anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccine mRNA-1273: A case report with literature revision. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e36560. [PMID: 38115241 PMCID: PMC10727565 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Immune system deregulation, including AAV, is a key event that may potentially evolve into ESRD. Abnormal activation of the cAP is also a cardinal feature of TMA, particularly aHUS. The kidney is the most frequently involved organ, and renal-limited forms of TMA are often encountered in clinical practice. Isolated case reports described the occurrence of renal TMA in AAV patients. Some cases of both de novo and relapses of AAV and/or TMAs after anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccination have been reported. We reported, for the 1st time, a case of patients with new-onset MPA and aHUS occurring 3 weeks after the third dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine anti-SARS-CoV2. PATIENT CONCERNS We present a 67-year-old man, affected by arterial hypertension, reported, after mRNA-1273 vaccine anti-SARS-CoV2, anuria, fatigue, anorexia and nausea. Laboratory data revealed acute renal failure. DIAGNOSIS Positivity of MPO-ANCA was observed. 7 days after admission, we observed a worsening of anemia and thrombocytopenia with haptoglobin reduction, LDH increase and presence of schistocytes. Plasma levels of ADAMTS-13 were normal. A renal biopsy was performed, and findings were consistent with microscopic polyangiitis, with features of micro-thrombotic glomerulopathy. Genetic tests revealed absence of hybrid genes associated with the increased risk of aHUS. INTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOMES We started renal replacement treatment, including hemodialysis, and pulsed methylprednisolone, with no improvement of laboratory parameters. Then, plasma exchange was performed leading to partial haematological response. Only with Eculizumab, a human C5 inhibitor, we observed a normalization of haptoglobin levels and platelets' count. However, three months after discharge, the patient still required hemodialysis. LESSONS To our knowledge we observed the first case aHUS, without genetic predisposition, associated with MPA occurring after the third dose of anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccine. This case report highlights the potential link between anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccine as a trigger of MPA and aHUS. This systematic review offers additional perspectives. It is plausible to hypothesize that the vaccine was the trigger for the development of these 2 diseases.Solid evidence on the mechanisms of interaction between vaccine and immune system, the role of genetic predisposition, and other variables, will shed additional light on the controversial link between anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccine and autoimmunity.
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- Veronica Moronti
- University of L’Aquila, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences; Internal Medicine and Nephrology Division, ASL 1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L’Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
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- University of L’Aquila, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences; Internal Medicine and Nephrology Division, ASL 1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L’Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Anatomy and Pathological Histology Division, ASL 1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L’Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Division, Department of Medicine, ASL 1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L’Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
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- University of L’Aquila, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences; Internal Medicine and Nephrology Division, ASL 1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L’Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
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Jesudas R, Takemoto CM. Where have all the platelets gone? HIT, DIC, or something else? HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2023; 2023:43-50. [PMID: 38066886 PMCID: PMC10727081 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2023000465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Thrombocytopenia in ill children is common; accurately diagnosing the underlying etiology is challenging and essential for appropriate management. Triggers for accelerated consumption of platelets are numerous; common downstream mechanisms of clearance include platelet trapping in microvascular thrombi, phagocytosis, and platelet activation. Thrombocytopenia with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) is frequently due to disseminated intravascular coagulation. Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a subgroup of MAHA. Specific TMA syndromes include thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, complement-mediated TMA (CM-TMA), and Shiga toxin-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome. Isolated thrombocytopenia is characteristic of immune thrombocytopenia; however, concomitant cytopenias are frequent in critically ill patients, making the diagnosis difficult. Immune thrombocytopenia with large vessel thrombosis is a feature of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. In addition, thrombocytopenia is common with macrophage activation, which is characteristic of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. While thrombocytopenia in ill patients can be driven by hypoproliferative processes such as myelosuppression and/or bone marrow failure, this review will focus on consumptive thrombocytopenia due to immune and nonimmune causes.
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Gómez-Seguí I, Francés Aracil E, Mingot-Castellano ME, Vara Pampliega M, Goterris Viciedo R, García Candel F, Pascual Izquierdo C, Del Río Garma J, Guerra Domínguez L, Vicuña Andrés I, Garcia-Arroba Peinado J, Zalba Marcos S, Vidan Estévez JM, González Arias E, Campuzano Saavedra V, García Gala JM, Ortega Sanchez S, Martínez Nieto J, Pardo Gambarte L, Solé Rodríguez M, Fernández-Docampo M, Avila Idrovo LF, Hernández L, Cid J, de la Rubia Comos J. Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in older patients: Results from the Spanish TTP Registry (REPTT). Br J Haematol 2023; 203:860-871. [PMID: 37723363 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is an ultra-rare disease that seldom occurs in the elderly. Few reports have studied the clinical course of iTTP in older patients. In this study, we have analysed the clinical characteristics at presentation and response to therapy in a series of 44 patients with iTTP ≥60 years at diagnosis from the Spanish TTP Registry and compared them with 209 patients with <60 years at diagnosis from the same Registry. Similar symptoms and laboratory results were described in both groups, except for a higher incidence of renal dysfunction among older patients (23% vs. 43.1%; p = 0.008). Front-line treatment in patients ≥60 years was like that administered in younger patients. Also, no evidence of a difference in clinical response and overall survival was seen in both groups. Of note, 14 and 25 patients ≥60 years received treatment with caplacizumab and rituximab, respectively, showing a favourable safety and efficacy profile, like that observed in patients <60 years.
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- I Gómez-Seguí
- H. Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, H. U. Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Orense, Ourense, Spain
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- Banc de Sang i Teixits, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- H. Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- H. Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Hematology Department, Universidad Católica "San Vicente Mártir", Valencia, Spain
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Hamroun A, Prouteau C, Lenain R, Roger C, Bauters A, Zawadzki C, Subtil D, Gibier JB, Stichelbout M, Coppo P, Lionet A, Maanaoui M, Hazzan M, Provôt F. The challenging follow-up of pregnancy in women with known thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a single-center experience of a preemptive management protocol. J Nephrol 2023; 36:2519-2529. [PMID: 37816989 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-023-01790-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura frequently affects women of childbearing age, there is no clear recommendation for the management of subsequent pregnancies in women with established thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. METHODS This single-center, retrospective, observational study included all women with hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura or immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura who had had at least one subsequent pregnancy after thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura diagnosis between 2003 and 2022. The strategy comprised weekly surveillance of platelet count during pregnancy (and quarterly monitoring of ADAMTS13 activity) for women with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, without any routine prophylactic treatment. In case of thrombocytopenia < 150,000/mm3 (with or without hemolysis relapse), women with hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura systematically received plasma infusions twice weekly until platelet count normalized. RESULTS A total of 13 patients were included (7 with hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and 6 with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, with 20 planned pregnancies (11 and 9, respectively). All pregnancies resulted in live births, and all mothers survived. There was a marked improvement in pregnancy terms in the hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura group compared to index pregnancies (37 [35;39] versus 31 [24;38] weeks, p = 0.037) and birth weights (3265 [3029;3410] versus 2160 [1240;2705] grams, p = 0.016), with need for plasma support mostly starting during the third trimester (5/7 patients, 7/11 pregnancies). A single hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura relapse occurred, with rapid resolution after plasma support intensification. There were no relapses in the immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura group, with ADAMTS13 activity systematically above 40% during all monitored pregnancies. CONCLUSION These real-life data support the feasibility of a preemptive approach to pregnancy monitoring in women with known thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura who undergo active surveillance within a multidisciplinary network.
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- Aghiles Hamroun
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Apheresis, Lille University, Lille University Hospital Center of Lille, 59000, Lille, France
- UMR1167 RID-AGE, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille University, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Apheresis, Lille University, Lille University Hospital Center of Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Apheresis, Lille University, Lille University Hospital Center of Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Apheresis, Lille University, Lille University Hospital Center of Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Hematology and Transfusion, Pôle de Biologie Pathologie Génétique, CHU Lille, Lille University, Lille, France
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- Department of Hematology and Transfusion, Pôle de Biologie Pathologie Génétique, CHU Lille, Lille University, Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille University, 59000, Lille, France
- Lille University, EA 2694 Santé Publique, Épidémiologie Et Qualité Des Soins, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Regional and University Hospital Center of Lille, Department of Pathology, Pathology Institute, Lille University, 59037, Lille, France
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- Regional and University Hospital Center of Lille, Department of Pathology, Pathology Institute, Lille University, 59037, Lille, France
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- French Reference Centre for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France
- Hematology Department, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France
- Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Apheresis, Lille University, Lille University Hospital Center of Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Apheresis, Lille University, Lille University Hospital Center of Lille, 59000, Lille, France
- Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, Lille University, U1190, EGID, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Apheresis, Lille University, Lille University Hospital Center of Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Apheresis, Lille University, Lille University Hospital Center of Lille, 59000, Lille, France.
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Tse B, Buchholz M, Pavenski K. Management of immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with caplacizumab: a Canadian, single-centre, real-world experience. Platelets 2023; 34:2157807. [PMID: 36636834 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2022.2157807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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When combined with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and immunosuppression, upfront universal administration of caplacizumab was shown to be effective in the management of immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP). However, access to this drug remains challenging in many jurisdictions. We retrospectively review results of a single-institution experience with caplacizumab over a 3-year period. During the study period, we treated 48 patients with iTTP, of which 11 (23%) received caplacizumab. Eight of these 11 patients (73%) were female; the median age was 45 years (IQR 37.0-58.5). All received TPE within 24 h of admission (median 9 exchanges, IQR 7.0-12.5), and high-dose steroids. Caplacizumab was initiated for a median of 6 days after admission (IQR 2.5-8.0) and continued for a median of 26 days (IQR 14.0-33.0). Five patients (45%) had refractory disease at caplacizumab initiation. Ten patients (91%) survived, reaching clinical remission. Platelet normalization was reached with a median of 4 days following caplacizumab initiation (IQR 1.5-4.0). Complications included minor bleeding (n = 1) and local allergic reaction (n = 1). No patients experienced TTP exacerbation; relapse occurred in two patients (18%) over 1-5 years of follow-up. Caplacizumab appeared to be effective and safe, despite delayed initiation and in the setting of refractory disease.
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- Brandon Tse
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Kidney and Metabolism Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Shankar T, Kaeley N, Rajta M, Pundir A, Kaushik A. Management of Snakebite-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) With Plasmapheresis. Cureus 2023; 15:e50104. [PMID: 38186452 PMCID: PMC10771023 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.50104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Snakebites affect a lot of people in India. Of these, the hemotoxic snakebites may induce a consumptive coagulopathy, which has been termed now as "Venom-Induced Consumptive Coagulopathy" (VICC). Some patients with VICC develop Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA). The primary end-organ damage in TMA is renal, for which hemodialysis is the mainstay of treatment. Recently there has been some focus on plasma exchange as an adjunctive treatment for TMA. Here we present a case of a young male who developed snakebite-induced TMA and who was successfully managed with plasma exchange.
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- Takshak Shankar
- Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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- Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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- Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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- Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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- Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND
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Chen FF, Yu XJ, Wang H, Zhang X, Tan Y, Qu Z, Wang SX, Yu F, Chen M, Zhao MH. Clinical value of the renal pathologic scoring system in complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy. Ren Fail 2023; 45:2161396. [PMID: 36648027 PMCID: PMC9848373 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2022.2161396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study was initiated to establish a renal thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) scoring system based on clinical needs and investigate its predictive value for patients' long-term outcomes. METHODS Kidney biopsy-proven Complement-mediated TMA (C-TMA) patients from January 2000 to December 2017 in Peking University First Hospital were retrospectively studied. Both acute and chronic TMA-related lesions, including 15 pathologic indices, were semiquantitatively scored. The interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility and correlation between the pathologic indices and clinical parameters were analyzed. Furthermore, the patients were divided into 2 groups by dialysis use at baseline, and the association of these pathologic indices with their prognostic outcomes was assessed between the two groups. RESULTS Ninety-two patients with renal biopsy-proven C-TMA were enrolled. All fifteen included pathology indices showed good or moderate interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility and correlated well with several clinical parameters. Several clinicopathological indices were worse in the dialysis group than in the nondialysis group, such as serum creatinine, hemoglobin, platelet count, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. Moreover, morphologic features in the dialysis group presented with more severe vascular lesions. Interstitial fibrosis and chronic tubulointerstitial lesions were related to a trend of high risk of continuous dialysis in the dialysis group. Based on univariate and multivariable Cox regression analysis, more severe glomerular lesions, including glomerular mesangiolysis, glomerular basement membrane double contours and glomerular mesangial proliferation, were identified as risk factors predicting worse prognosis. CONCLUSIONS Our renal C-TMA semiquantitative scoring system is reliable with good reproducibility and prognostic value in clinical practice, which needs further validation.
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- Fei-Fei Chen
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China,Department of Electron Microscopy, Pathological Centre, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China,Department of Electron Microscopy, Pathological Centre, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China,CO-CONTACT Zhen Qu Renal Division, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China,Department of Electron Microscopy, Pathological Centre, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, PR China,CO-CONTACT Su-Xia Wang Department of Electron Microscopy, Pathological Centre, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing100034, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China,Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China,CONTACT Feng Yu Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China; Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing102206, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Renal Pathology Center, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of CKD Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, PR China,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, PR China
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Postmus T, Graça NAG, Ferreira de Santana J, Ercig B, Langerhorst P, Luken B, Joly BS, Vanhoorelbeke K, Veyradier A, Coppo P, Voorberg J. Impact of N-glycan mediated shielding of ADAMTS-13 on the binding of pathogenic antibodies in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. J Thromb Haemost 2023; 21:3402-3413. [PMID: 37633643 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare thrombotic disorder, with 1.5 to 6.0 cases per million per year. The majority of patients with TTP develop inhibitory autoantibodies that predominantly target the spacer domain of ADAMTS-13. ADAMTS-13 is responsible for cleaving von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers, thereby regulating platelet adhesion at sites of high-vascular shear stress. Inhibition and/or clearance of ADAMTS-13 by pathogenic autoantibodies results in accumulation of VWF multimers that promotes the formation of platelet-rich microthrombi. Previously, we have shown that insertion of a single N-glycan (NGLY) in the spacer domain prevents the binding of antispacer domain antibodies. OBJECTIVES To explore whether NGLY mediated shielding of the ADAMTS-13 spacer domain effectively prevents binding of pathogenic antispacer autoantibodies in patients with immune-mediated TTP (iTTP). METHODS We screened 5 NGLY-ADAMTS-13 variants (NGLY3, NGLY7, NGLY8, NGLY3+7, and NGLY3+8) for binding of autoantibodies and for their activity in the presence and absence of 50 samples derived from patients with iTTP. RESULTS NGLY variants showed greatly reduced antibody binding, down to 27% of wild-type (wt) ADAMTS-13 binding. Moreover, NGLY variants of ADAMTS-13 remained more active in FRETS-VWF73 assay in the presence of the plasma samples from these 50 patients with acute phase iTTP when compared with wtADAMTS-13. On average, wtADAMTS-13 activity was reduced to 37% of regular levels in the presence of plasma, while NGLY3 and NGLY3+7 remained 69% and 81% active, respectively. CONCLUSION These results reinforce our previous findings that NGLYs shield ADAMTS-13 from antibody binding and hence restore ADAMTS-13 activity in the presence of autoantibodies.
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- Tim Postmus
- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin-Academic Medical Center Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin-Academic Medical Center Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin-Academic Medical Center Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biochemistry and Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin-Academic Medical Center Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre National de Référence des Microangiopathies Thrombotiques, hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP. Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Service d'hématologie biologique, hôpital Lariboisière et EA3518 Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, AP-HP. Nord, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Centre National de Référence des Microangiopathies Thrombotiques, hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP. Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Service d'hématologie biologique, hôpital Lariboisière et EA3518 Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, AP-HP. Nord, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Centre National de Référence des Microangiopathies Thrombotiques, hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP. Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Service d'hématologie biologique, hôpital Lariboisière et EA3518 Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, AP-HP. Nord, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin-Academic Medical Center Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Experimental Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Heurich M, McCluskey G. Complement and coagulation crosstalk - Factor H in the spotlight. Immunobiology 2023; 228:152707. [PMID: 37633063 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2023.152707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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The immune complement and the coagulation systems are blood-based proteolytic cascades that are activated by pathway-specific triggers, based on protein-protein interactions and enzymatic cleavage reactions. Activation of these systems is finely balanced and controlled through specific regulatory mechanisms. The complement and coagulation systems are generally viewed as distinct, but have common evolutionary origins, and several interactions between these homologous systems have been reported. This complement and coagulation crosstalk can affect activation, amplification and regulatory functions in both systems. In this review, we summarize the literature on coagulation factors contributing to complement alternative pathway activation and regulation and highlight molecular interactions of the complement alternative pathway regulator factor H with several coagulation factors. We propose a mechanism where factor H interactions with coagulation factors may contribute to both complement and coagulation activation and regulation within the haemostatic system and fibrin clot microenvironment and introduce the emerging role of factor H as a modulator of coagulation. Finally, we discuss the potential impact of these protein interactions in diseases associated with factor H dysregulation or deficiency as well as evidence of coagulation dysfunction.
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- Meike Heurich
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, United Kingdom.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM, Hémostase, Inflammation, Thrombose HITH U1176, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Chrisentery-Singleton T, Boggio LN, Carcao MD, Ibrahimi S, Khan O, Mahajerin A, Rajasekhar A, Sharma V, Steele M, Torres M, Rodino FJ, Carpenter SL. Long-term follow-up of patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura receiving a plasma-derived factor VIII (Koate) that contains ADAMTS13. Haemophilia 2023; 29:1638-1645. [PMID: 37855744 DOI: 10.1111/hae.14891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (hTTP) is an ultra-rare disorder resulting from an inherited deficiency of ADAMTS13, a von Willebrand factor (VWF)-cleaving metalloprotease. The plasma-derived factor VIII/VWF Koate (FVIII/VWFKoate ) has been shown to contain ADAMTS13, allowing for its use to treat hTTP at home by the patient/caregiver. AIM Based on prior demonstration of safe and effective use of FVIII/VWFKoate in eight patients with hTTP, we conducted a retrospective study to gather additional data regarding the use of FVIII/VWFKoate for hTTP. METHODS This was a multicentre, retrospective, noninterventional chart review of patients who had received FVIII/VWFKoate for the management of hTTP. Data collected included demographics, medical history, relevant family history, past use and tolerability of fresh frozen plasma, and details regarding FVIII/VWFKoate therapy. RESULTS The cohort included 11 patients (seven males, four females) with hTTP, ranging in age at study entry from 2 to 28 years. The average duration of FVIII/VWFKoate therapy was 4.8 years (range, 0.5-6.5 years). Among nine patients using FVIII/VWFKoate as prophylaxis, the normalized annual rate of breakthrough TTP episodes ranged from 0.2 to 1.1 episodes/year. All nine patients who received FVIII/VWFKoate prophylaxis had thrombocytopenia recorded at baseline, while eight (88.9%) did not have thrombocytopenia after using FVIII/VWFKoate . There was one AE (unspecified) attributed to FVIII/VWFKoate . CONCLUSION These data suggest that FVIII/VWFKoate is a safe and well-tolerated source of the missing ADAMTS13 enzyme in patients with hTTP, producing a marked reduction in thrombocytopenia prevalence, low frequency of TTP episodes, and with the added benefit of self- or caregiver-administration.
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- Rush Hemophilia & Thrombophilia Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- OUHSC/Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, USA
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- University of Florida - Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Wang X, Hao XJ, Dai CG, Ding YJ, Xiong L, Deng J, Jiang JJ. Identification of 8 Rare Deleterious Variants in ADAMTS13 by Next-generation Sequencing in a Chinese Population with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Curr Med Sci 2023; 43:1043-1050. [PMID: 37815743 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-023-2793-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare and fatal disease caused by a severe deficiency in the metalloprotease ADAMTS13 and is characterized by thrombotic microangiopathy. The present study aimed to investigate the genes and variants associated with TTP in a Chinese population. METHODS Target sequencing was performed on 220 genes related to complements, coagulation factors, platelets, fibrinolytic, endothelial, inflammatory, and anticoagulation systems in 207 TTP patients and 574 controls. Subsequently, logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify the TTP-associated genes based on the counts of rare deleterious variants in the region of a certain gene. Moreover, the associations between common variants and TTP were also investigated. RESULTS ADAMTS13 was the only TTP-associated gene (OR = 3.77; 95% CI: 1.82-7.81; P=3.6×10ȡ4) containing rare deleterious variants in TTP patients. Among these 8 variants, 5 novel rare variants that might contribute to TTP were identified, including rs200594025, rs782492477, c.T1928G (p.I643S), c.3336_3361del (p.Q1114Afs*20), and c.3469_3470del (p.A1158Sfs*17). No common variants associated with TTP were identified under the stringent criteria of correction for multiple testing. CONCLUSION ADAMTS13 is the primary gene related to TTP. The genetic variants associated with the occurrence of TTP were slightly different between the Chinese and European populations.
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- Xiao Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Bonnez Q, Dekimpe C, Tellier E, Kaplanski G, Verhamme P, Tersteeg C, De Meyer SF, Lammertyn J, Joly B, Coppo P, Veyradier A, Vanhoorelbeke K. Measuring ADAMTS-13 activity to diagnose thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a novel, fast fiber-optic surface plasmon resonance immunoassay. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2023; 7:102171. [PMID: 37711907 PMCID: PMC10497779 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Background Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is characterized by severe ADAMTS-13 activity deficiency (<10%). Diagnostic testing is challenging because of unavailability, high cost, and expert technician requirement of ADAMTS-13 enzyme assays. Cost-effective, automated fiber-optic surface plasmon resonance (FO-SPR) platforms show potential for developing diagnostic tests. Yet, FO-SPR has never been explored to measure enzymatic activities. Objectives To develop an easy-to-use ADAMTS-13 activity assay utilizing optical fibers to rapidly diagnose TTP. Methods The ADAMTS-13 activity assay was designed and optimized using FO-SPR technology based on a previously described enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay setup. A calibration curve was generated to quantify ADAMTS-13 activity in plasma of healthy donors and patients with acute immune-mediated TTP (iTTP), hemolytic uremic syndrome, or sepsis. ADAMTS-13 activity data from FO-SPR and fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based strategies (FRETS)-VWF73 reference assays were compared. Results After initial assay development, optimization improved read-out magnitude and signal-to-noise ratio and reduced variation. Further characterization demonstrated a detection limit (6.8%) and inter-assay variation (Coefficient of variation, 7.2%) that showed good analytical sensitivity and repeatability. From diverse plasma samples, only plasma from patients with acute iTTP showed ADAMTS-13 activities below 10%. Strong Pearson correlation (r = 0.854) between FO-SPR and reference FRETS-VWF73 assays were observed for all measured samples. Conclusions A fast ADAMTS-13 activity assay was designed onto automated FO-SPR technology. Optimization resulted in sensitive ADAMTS-13 activity measurements with a detection limit enabling clinical diagnosis of TTP within 3 hours. The FO-SPR assay proved strong correlation with the reference FRETS-VWF73 assay. For the first time, this assay demonstrated the capacity of FO-SPR technology to measure enzymatic activity in pre-clinical context.
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- Quintijn Bonnez
- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Aix-Marseille University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France
- Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, CHU Conception, Aix-Marseille University, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Service d'Hématologie Biologique Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP and EA3518, IRSL, Université Paris Cité, Paris France
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- Department of Hematology, Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies (CNR-MAT), Saint-Antoine University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hématologie Biologique Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP and EA3518, IRSL, Université Paris Cité, Paris France
- Centre de Référence des Microangiopathies Thrombotiques (CNR-MAT) AP-HP Paris France
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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Maitta RW, Reeves HM, Downes KA, He X, Hackney LR, Ahuja SP. Immature platelet dynamics in management of protracted response to therapy of a young pediatric patient with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Thromb Res 2023; 228:145-147. [PMID: 37329723 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2023.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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- Robert W Maitta
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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Sui J, Zheng L, Zheng XL. ADAMTS13 Biomarkers in Management of Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2023; 147:974-979. [PMID: 36223210 PMCID: PMC11033696 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0050-ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT.— Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a rare but potentially fatal blood disorder resulting from acquired deficiency of plasma ADAMTS13, a metalloprotease that cleaves endothelium-derived ultralarge von Willebrand factor. Standard of care for iTTP including therapeutic plasma exchange, caplacizumab, and immunosuppressives, known as triple therapy, has led to a significant reduction in the disease-related mortality rate. The first International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis TTP guideline stresses the importance of having plasma ADAMTS13 activity testing in the algorithm for diagnosis and management of iTTP. However, the predictive role of assessing plasma ADAMTS13 activity and inhibitors or other ADAMTS13-related parameters in patients with acute iTTP and during remission has not been systematically evaluated. OBJECTIVE.— To review and assess the predictive values of testing plasma ADAMTS13 activity, antigen, and inhibitors or anti-ADAMTS13 immunoglobulin G at various stages of disease in outcomes of iTTP. DATA SOURCES.— Peer-reviewed publications and personal experience. CONCLUSIONS.— We conclude that assessing ADAMTS13 biomarkers is not only essential for establishing the initial diagnosis, but also crucial for risk stratification and the early detection of disease recurrence. This may guide therapeutic interventions during acute episodes and for long-term follow-up of iTTP patients.
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- Jingrui Sui
- From the Department of Hematology, Yantai Yu Huang Ding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Shandong Province, China (Sui)
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- The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City (L. Zheng, X. L. Zheng)
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- The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City (L. Zheng, X. L. Zheng)
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Bruzzese A, Vigna E, Terzi D, Greco S, Martino EA, Vangeli V, Mendicino F, Lucia E, Olivito V, Labanca C, Morelli R, Neri A, Morabito F, Zinno F, Mastroianni A, Gentile M. Safe and Effective Administration of Caplacizumab in COVID-19-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Hematol Rep 2023; 15:448-453. [PMID: 37489376 PMCID: PMC10366750 DOI: 10.3390/hematolrep15030046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a potentially life-threatening, rare acute thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), caused by a severe ADAMTS13 deficiency. As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly spread around the globe, much data about the pathogenicity of this virus were published. Soon after the detection of the first cases of COVID-19, it was clear that there was a wide range of COVID coagulopathy manifestations, such as deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary thromboembolism, and thrombotic microangiopathies. In the literature, little data have been reported about the association between TTP and COVID-19, and the treatment of COVID-19-associated TTP is still under debate. Here we present the case of a 46-year-old woman who developed a COVID-associated TTP, successfully treated with plasma exchange (PEX), steroids, and caplacizumab.
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Immunohaematology Section, Annunziata Hospital, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Infectious & Tropical Diseases Unit, Annunziata Hospital, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Infectious & Tropical Diseases Unit, Annunziata Hospital, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Medicine Department, "Annunziata" Hospital of Cosenza, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Immunohaematology Section, Annunziata Hospital, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Infectious & Tropical Diseases Unit, Annunziata Hospital, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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Siniard RC, Gangaraju R, May JE, Marques MB. Challenges in the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Expert Rev Hematol 2023; 16:861-869. [PMID: 37767808 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2023.2265058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Immune-mediated TTP (iTTP) is a rare condition without pathognomonic signs and symptoms. For this reason, the diagnosis of iTTP may be delayed or even missed, with potentially catastrophic consequences. AREAS COVERED The authors performed an extensive literature review on the diagnosis of iTTP and its challenges combined with their own experience in a referral center for patients with iTTP. EXPERT OPINION Although a definitive diagnosis of iTTP depends on the ADAMTS13 activity result, timely testing is rarely available at many centers to which patients present. If less complex tests were to become available, they would decrease the chances of late and/or missed diagnoses of iTTP throughout the world. While clinical scores to estimate the likelihood of iTTP exist, they are not well known, and can be misleading if used in the wrong context. Furthermore, the three scoring systems (PLASMIC, Bentley, and French) only moderately correlate with each other, which further complicates the landscape. The existence of these scores and how they should be used in practice is but one opportunity that can be seized through more robust programs to educate nonspecialist clinicians on how to recognize and treat patients with iTTP.
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- Rance C Siniard
- Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Ardalan M, Moslemi M, Pakmehr A, Vahed SZ, Khalaji A, Moslemi H, Vahedi A. TTP-like syndrome and its relationship with complement activation in critically ill patients with COVID-19: A cross-sectional study. Heliyon 2023; 9:e17370. [PMID: 37350773 PMCID: PMC10271934 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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Background The covid-19 disease has caused many deaths worldwide since December 2019. Many thromboembolic events, such as VTE and TTP, have been reported since the beginning of this pandemic. Considering the prominent role of complement in developing TTP and TTP-like syndrome in recent studies, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of TTP-like syndrome and its relationship with complement activity in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Method This study was conducted on 77 COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU wards of Tabriz Imam Reza hospital from March to June 2021. TTP-like syndrome was diagnosed using a blood specimen for evidence of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolysis (low hemoglobin, increased LDH level, schistocytes in a peripheral blood smear, and negative direct agglutination test), and end-organ injury, including acute kidney injury or neurological deficit. ADAMTS 13 activity levels could not be achieved owing to logistic issues; therefore, we could not accurately diagnose TTP and TTP-like syndrome based on ADAMTS 13 levels, so to increase the accuracy of diagnosis, we have included people with classical pentad evidence in the TTP-like syndrome group. Complement parameters, including C3, C4, and CH50, were measured. Result Seven cases of TTP-like syndrome were diagnosed using the previously mentioned criteria, which stands for 9.1% of the study population. Compared with patients without TTP-like syndrome, C3 was significantly lower in patients with TTP-like syndrome (p-value = 0.014), and C4 and CH50 demonstrated insignificant differences between the two groups (p-value = 0.46, p-value = 0.75). Conclusion Our study showed that the TTP-like syndrome was present in a significant percentage of critically ill patients with COVID-19. Lower C3 levels in TTP-like syndrome-diagnosed patients can indicate complement activation as one of the influential factors in initiating TTP-like syndrome in COVID-19 patients. More studies are recommended to clarify the exact mechanism to achieve adequate therapeutic methods and better manage the disease and its complications.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Yin J, Tian H, Kong DQ, Li Y, Gu CY, Wu DP, Yu ZQ. [A combined regimen based on bortezomib and glucocorticoids for 6 patients with recurrent/refractory immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]. ZHONGHUA XUE YE XUE ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA XUEYEXUE ZAZHI 2023; 44:413-417. [PMID: 37550192 PMCID: PMC10440622 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Objective: To observe the efficacy and adverse reactions of a combination therapy regimen based on bortezomib and glucocorticoids in recurrent/refractory immune thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) . Methods: Six patients with recurrent/refractory TTP were included and treated with a glucocorticoid and two courses of bortezomib-based regimen. The clinical remission status of patients, changes in ADAMTS13 activity/ADAMTS13 inhibitor, and the occurrence of treatment-related adverse reactions were observed. Results: Of the 6 patients, 2 were males and 4 were females, with a median age of 21.5 (18-68) years. Refractory TTP was found in 1 case and recurrent TTP in 5 cases. Glucocorticoids were administered with reference to prednisone at 1 mg·kg(-1)·d(-1), and gradually reduced in dosage after achieving clinical remission. Bortezomib is subcutaneously administered at 1.3 mg/m(2) on days 1, 4, 8, and 11 with a 28-day treatment course consisting of 2 courses. Six patients achieved clinical remission after receiving bortezomib as the main treatment. ADMATS13 activity returned to normal in all patients with TTP after treatment, and the ADAMTS13 inhibitor turned negative. Thrombocytopenia is the most common adverse reaction after treatment, with other adverse reactions, including peripheral neuritis and abdominal pain, but ultimately all patients returned to normal. In a median follow-up of 26 (9-41) months, 5 patients maintained sustained remission, and 1 patient relapsed after 16 months of bortezomib treatment. Conclusion: Combination therapy of bortezomib and glucocorticoids has a satisfactory therapeutic effect and controllable adverse reactions for recurrent/refractory iTTP.
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- J Yin
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Mingot-Castellano ME, Izquierdo CP, Del Rio Garma J. Spanish registry of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (REPTT): Data evidence and new developments. Transfus Apher Sci 2023:103725. [PMID: 37202322 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2023.103725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Immuno Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a rare and potentially fatal disorder characterized by systemic microvascular thrombosis because of a severe deficiency of ADAMTS13. It is difficult to generate knowledge about TTP because of its low incidence and the lack of clinical trials. Most of the evidence on diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis has been generated from real-world data registries. In 2004, the Spanish Apheresis Group (GEA) implemented the Spanish registry of TTP (REPTT) with 438 patients suffering 684 acute episodes in 53 hospitals up to January 2022. REPTT has studied several aspects of TTP in Spain. The iTTP incidence in Spain our country is 2.67 (95 % CI 1.90-3.45) and the prevalence is 21.44 (95 % CI % 19.10-23.73) patients per million inhabitants. The refractoriness incidence is 4.8 % and exacerbation incidence was 8.4 %, with a median of follow-up of 131.5 months (IQR: 14-178 months). In a 2018 review, the mortality in the first episode due to TTP was 7.8 %. We have also found that de novo episodes require fewer PEX procedures than relapses. Since June 2023, REPTT will involve Spain and Portugal, with a recommended sampling protocol and new variables to improve the neurological, vascular and quality of life evaluation of these patients. The main strength of this project will be the involvement of a combined population of more than 57 million inhabitants, which implies an annual incidence of close to 180 acute episodes per year. This will allow us to provide better answers to questions like treatment efficacy, associated morbidity and mortality, and the possible neurocognitive and cardiac sequelae.
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- María Eva Mingot-Castellano
- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío. Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla. Sevilla, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Sakai K, Matsumoto M. Clinical Manifestations, Current and Future Therapy, and Long-Term Outcomes in Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. J Clin Med 2023; 12:3365. [PMID: 37240470 PMCID: PMC10219024 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12103365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP) is an extremely rare disease characterized by the severe deficiency of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs 13 (ADAMTS13), caused by ADAMTS13 mutations. While ADAMTS13 supplementation by fresh frozen plasma (FFP) infusion immediately corrects platelet consumption and resolves thrombotic symptoms in acute episodes, FFP treatment can lead to intolerant allergic reactions and frequent hospital visits. Up to 70% of patients depend on regular FFP infusions to normalize their platelet counts and avoid systemic symptoms, including headache, fatigue, and weakness. The remaining patients do not receive regular FFP infusions, mainly because their platelet counts are maintained within the normal range or because they are symptom-free without FFP infusions. However, the target peak and trough levels of ADAMTS13 to prevent long-term comorbidity with prophylactic FFP and the necessity of treating FFP-independent patients in terms of long-term clinical outcomes are yet to be determined. Our recent study suggests that the current volumes of FFP infusions are insufficient to prevent frequent thrombotic events and long-term ischemic organ damage. This review focuses on the current management of cTTP and its associated issues, followed by the importance of upcoming recombinant ADAMTS13 therapy.
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- Kazuya Sakai
- Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan;
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- Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan;
- Department of Hematology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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Habas E, Akbar R, Farfar K, Arrayes N, Habas A, Rayani A, Alfitori G, Habas E, Magassabi Y, Ghazouani H, Aladab A, Elzouki AN. Malignancy diseases and kidneys: A nephrologist prospect and updated review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e33505. [PMID: 37058030 PMCID: PMC10101313 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic renal failure, and tubular abnormalities represent the kidney disease spectrum of malignancy. Prompt diagnosis and treatment may prevent or reverse these complications. The pathogenesis of AKI in cancer is multifactorial. AKI affects outcomes in cancer, oncological therapy withdrawal, increased hospitalization rate, and hospital stay. Renal function derangement can be recovered with early detection and targeted therapy of cancers. Identifying patients at higher risk of renal damage and implementing preventive measures without sacrificing the benefits of oncological therapy improve survival. Multidisciplinary approaches, such as relieving obstruction, hydration, etc., are required to minimize the kidney injury rate. Different keywords, texts, and phrases were used to search Google, EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar for related original and review articles that serve the article's aim well. In this nonsystematic article, we aimed to review the published data on cancer-associated kidney complications, their pathogenesis, management, prevention, and the latest updates. Kidney involvement in cancer occurs due to tumor therapy, direct kidney invasion by tumor, or tumor complications. Early diagnosis and therapy improve the survival rate. Pathogenesis of cancer-related kidney involvement is different and complicated. Clinicians' awareness of all the potential causes of cancer-related complications is essential, and a kidney biopsy should be conducted to confirm the kidney pathologies. Chronic kidney disease is a known complication in malignancy and therapies. Hence, avoiding nephrotoxic drugs, dose standardization, and early cancer detection are mandatory measures to prevent renal involvement.
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- Elmukhtar Habas
- Facharzt Internal Medicine, Facharzt Nephrology, Medical Department, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Medical Department, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Facharzt Internal Medicine, Medical Department, Alwakra General Hospital, Alwakra, Qatar
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- Medical Education Fellow, Lincoln Medical School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
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- Hematology-Oncology Department, Tripoli Children Hospital, Tripoli, Libya
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- Facharzt Pediatric, Facharzt Hemotoncology, Hematology-Oncology Department, Tripoli Children Hospital, Tripoli, Libya
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- Medical Department, Tripoli Central Hospital, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
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- Quality Department, Senior Epidemiologist, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Zafar A, Lim MY, Abou-Ismail MY. Eculizumab in the management of drug-induced thrombotic microangiopathy: A scoping review of the literature. Thromb Res 2023; 224:73-79. [PMID: 36871347 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2023.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Drug-induced TMA (DI-TMA) is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) caused by certain drugs, usually managed by drug discontinuation and supportive measures. Data on the use of complement-inhibition with eculizumab in DI-TMA is scarce, and its benefit in cases of severe or refractory DI-TMA is unclear. We conducted a comprehensive search in PubMed, Embase and MEDLINE databases (2007-2021). We included articles that reported on DI-TMA patients treated with eculizumab and its clinical outcomes. All other causes of TMA were excluded. We evaluated the outcomes of hematologic recovery, renal recovery, and a composite of both (complete TMA recovery). 35 studies fulfilled our search criteria, which included 69 individual cases of DI-TMA treated with eculizumab. Most cases were secondary to chemotherapeutic agents, and the most implicated drugs were gemcitabine (42/69), carfilzomib (11/69), and bevacizumab (5/69). The median number of eculizumab doses given was 6 (range 1-16). 55/69 (80 %) patients achieved renal recovery, after 28-35 days (5-6 doses). 13/22 (59 %) patients were able to discontinue hemodialysis. 50/68 (74 %) patients achieved complete hematologic recovery after 7-14 days (1-2 doses). 41/68 (60 %) patients met criteria for complete TMA recovery. Eculizumab was safely tolerated in all cases, and appeared to be effective in achieving both hematologic and renal recovery in DI-TMA refractory to drug discontinuation and supportive measures, or with severe manifestations associated with significant morbidity or mortality. Our findings suggest that eculizumab may be considered as a potential treatment for severe or refractory DI-TMA that does not improve after initial management, although larger studies are needed.
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- Aneeqa Zafar
- Division of Hematology, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America
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- Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, United States of America
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- Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, United States of America.
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Mittal P, Quattrocchi G, Tohidi-Esfahani I, Sayar Z, Chandratheva A, Cohen H. Antiphospholipid syndrome, antiphospholipid antibodies, and stroke. Int J Stroke 2023; 18:383-391. [PMID: 36571450 DOI: 10.1177/17474930221150349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a prothrombotic autoimmune disease with heterogeneous clinicopathological manifestations and is a well-established cause of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and transient ischemic attack (TIA), particularly in younger patients. There is growing recognition of a wider spectrum of APS-associated cerebrovascular lesions, including white matter hyperintensities, cortical atrophy, and infarcts, which may have clinically important neurocognitive sequalae. Diagnosis of APS-associated AIS/TIA requires expert review of clinical and laboratory information. Management poses challenges, given the potential for substantial morbidity and recurrent thrombosis, additional risk conferred by conventional cardiovascular risk factors, and limited evidence base regarding optimal antithrombotic therapy for secondary prevention. In this review, we summarize key features of APS-associated cerebrovascular disorders, with focus on clinical and laboratory aspects of diagnostic evaluation. The current status of prognostic markers is considered. We review the evidence base for antithrombotic treatment in APS-associated stroke and discuss uncertainties, including the optimal intensity of anticoagulation and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants. Clinical practice recommendations are provided, covering antithrombotic treatment, supportive management, and options for anticoagulant-refractory cases, and we highlight the benefits of adopting a considered, multidisciplinary team approach.
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- Prabal Mittal
- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Haemostasis Research Unit, Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK
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- Comprehensive Stroke Service, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Neurology, North Middlesex NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Haemostasis Research Unit, Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Haematology, Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Comprehensive Stroke Service, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- UCL Stroke Research Centre, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Haemostasis Research Unit, Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK
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Mocanu A, Bogos RA, Lazaruc TI, Cianga AL, Lupu VV, Ioniuc I, Alecsa M, Lupu A, Ivanov AV, Miron IC, Starcea IM. Pitfalls of Thrombotic Microangiopathies in Children: Two Case Reports and Literature Review. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13071228. [PMID: 37046448 PMCID: PMC10093431 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13071228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Thrombotic microangiopathy can present itself in the form of several clinical entities, representing a real challenge for diagnosis and treatment in pediatric practice. Our article aims to explore the evolution of two rare cases of pediatric thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) with extremely similar clinical pictures, which, coincidentally, presented at approximately the same time in our hospital. These cases and our literature review demonstrate the multiple facets of thrombotic microangiopathy, which can produce various determinations and salient manifestations even among the pediatric population. TTP and aHUS may represent genuine diagnostic pitfalls through the overlap of their clinical and biological findings, although they develop through fundamentally different mechanisms that require different therapeutic approaches. As a novelty, we underline that COVID-19 infection cannot be excluded as potential trigger for TTP and aHUS in our patients and we predict that other reports of such an association will follow, raising a complex question of COVID-19's implication in the occurrence and evolution of thrombotic microangiopathies. On this matter, we conducted literature research that resulted in 15 cases of COVID-19 pediatric infections associated with either TTP or aHUS. Taking into consideration the morbidity associated with TTP and aHUS, an elaborate differential diagnosis and prompt intervention are of the essence.
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- Adriana Mocanu
- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Nephrology Division, St. Mary's Emergency Children Hospital, 700309 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Nephrology Division, St. Mary's Emergency Children Hospital, 700309 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, Discipline of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Nephrology Division, St. Mary's Emergency Children Hospital, 700309 Iasi, Romania
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Lin HC, Huang J, Huang J, Zhang LJ, Yin XW, Yang JC, Huang XY. Concurrence of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep 2023; 17:38. [PMID: 36750960 PMCID: PMC9905008 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-03762-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura are both causes of thrombocytopenia. Recognizing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is crucial for subsequent treatment and prognosis. In clinical practice, corticosteroids and rituximab can be used to treat both immune thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; plasma exchange therapy is the first-line treatment in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, while corticosteroids are strongly recommended as first-line treatment in immune thrombocytopenic purpura. The differential diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is essential in clinical practice. However, case reports have suggested that immune thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura can occur concurrently. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 32-year-old Asian female without previous disease who presented with pancytopenia, concurrent with immune thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The morphology of the megakaryocytes in the bone marrow indicated immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. The patient received glucocorticoid treatment, and her platelet count increased; however, schistocytes remained high during the course of the therapy. Further investigations revealed ADAMTS13 activity deficiency and positive ADAMTS13 antibodies. The high titer of antinuclear antibody and positive anti-U1-ribonucleoprotein/Smith antibody indicated a potential autoimmune disease. However, the patient did not fulfill the current criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus or mixed connective tissue disease. The patient responded well to plasma exchange therapy, and her platelet count remained normal on further follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Concurrence of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is rare, but clinicians should be aware of this entity to ensure prompt medical intervention. Most of the reported cases involve young women. Human immunodeficiency virus infection, pregnancy, and autoimmune disease are the most common underlying conditions.
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- Hung-Chen Lin
- grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China ,grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China ,grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China ,grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China ,grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China. .,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
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Mutoh T, Ohashi K, Nagai T, Sugiura A, Kudo M, Fujii H. Upfront rituximab therapy for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case-based review. Rheumatol Int 2023; 43:373-381. [PMID: 35962219 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-022-05182-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of various autoantibodies and deposition of immune complexes on tissues. Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening hematological disorder that rarely develops in SLE, mainly caused by inhibitory or clearing autoantibody against ADAMTS13. Although B cells play critical roles in the pathogenesis of two diseases, the role of B-cell depletion therapy using rituximab (RTX), a chimeric monoclonal antibody targeting CD20, in the management of TTP associated with SLE remains unclear. We present a 27-year-old woman who manifested TTP and nephritis simultaneously at diagnosis of SLE. This patient successfully responded to high-dose glucocorticoids combined with plasma exchange, and early administration of RTX-induced sustained remission of TTP without relapse over 16 months. This literature review in light of our case demonstrates relationship between early intervention with RTX and better treatment response despite the degree of ADAMTS13 activity. Moreover, we discuss the clinical features in TTP associated with SLE, risk factors for the development of TTP in SLE, and possible outcomes based on RTX dose. It is important to consider upfront RTX as a promising treatment strategy for SLE-associated secondary TTP to improve short-term response and long-term prognosis.
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- Tomoyuki Mutoh
- Department of Rheumatology, Osaki Citizen Hospital, 3-8-1 Furukawa Honami, Osaki, Miyagi, 989-6183, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology, Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Osaki Citizen Hospital, 3-8-1 Furukawa Honami, Osaki, Miyagi, 989-6183, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Osaki Citizen Hospital, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Osaki Citizen Hospital, 3-8-1 Furukawa Honami, Osaki, Miyagi, 989-6183, Japan
- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Osaki Citizen Hospital, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Xie XT, Xiao YY, Zhang Y, Luo ZM, Luo Y. Combination regimens containing daratumumab for initial diagnosed acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2023; 55:399-405. [PMID: 36637776 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-023-02768-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare and life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, severe thrombocytopenia, and organ ischemia associated with disseminated microvascular platelet-rich thrombus. Before the introduction of plasma therapy, acute TTP was almost universally fatal, which improved survival from < 10 to 80-90%. However, patients who survived an acute attack were at high risk for recurrence and long-term morbidity. It was reported that daratumumab can eradicate persistent ADAMTS13-inhibiting autoantibodies and restore ADAMTS13 activity in two patients with relapsed immune-mediated TTP without associated adverse drug reactions. Here we report a case series of patients with initial diagnosed acquired TTP treated with combination regimens containing daratumumab. All the patients achieved clinical response after the initial treatment. Three patients achieved clinical remission, one patient relapsed and one patient suffered an exacerbation during follow-up. The two patients were retreated with glucocorticoids, plasma exchange combined with daratumumab, and clinical remission was achieved again. Combination of daratumumab in the treatment of initial diagnosed acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura can rapidly restore ADAMST13 activity and turn negative for ADAMST13 inhibitors, resulting in long-term remission in patients.
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- Xiang-Ting Xie
- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.288, Tian-Wen Road, Chongqing, 40010, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.288, Tian-Wen Road, Chongqing, 40010, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.288, Tian-Wen Road, Chongqing, 40010, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.288, Tian-Wen Road, Chongqing, 40010, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.288, Tian-Wen Road, Chongqing, 40010, China.
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Comparison of clinical characteristics of first-episode thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and TTP-like syndrome: a retrospective cohort study in a level I hematology center in China. Ann Hematol 2023; 102:55-62. [PMID: 36385651 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-022-05030-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Comparing the characteristics of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and TTP-like syndrome patients at admission will allow early differentiation of TTP from TTP-like syndrome and help tailor initial treatment. The medical records of 78 patients with suspected TTP in the Emergency Department of Peking University People's Hospital in the past 5 years were retrospectively analyzed and divided into TTP and TTP-like syndrome groups based on ADAMTS13 activity and ADAMTS13 antibody titer. There were 25 and 53 patients in the TTP group and the TTP-like syndrome group, respectively. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (P = 0.025) was tremendously higher, and albumin (P = 0.002) was lower in the TTP-like syndrome group, indicating a more severe inflammation. Compared with the TTP-like syndrome group, the TTP group had an approximately two-fold to three-fold higher prevalence of central nervous system dysfunction (P < 0.001). Also, hemolysis was more substantial in the TTP group as evidenced by higher schistocytes (P < 0.001), reticulocyte (P < 0.001), total bilirubin (P = 0.002), indirect bilirubin (P < 0.001), lactate dehydrogenase (P = 0.007) and cell-free hemoglobin (P < 0.001), simultaneously lower platelet (P < 0.001), haptoglobin (P = 0.044), and ADAMTS13 activity (P < 0.001). The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the TTP group significantly predicted poor prognosis (log-rank test: X2 = 5.368, P = 0.021). TTP and TTP-like syndrome are two kinds of distinct phenotypes with different hemolysis statuses and illustrated differentiated inflammatory reactions, target organ damage (TOD), and the clinical outcome.
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Favaloro EJ, Chapman K, Mohammed S, Vong R, Pasalic L. Automated and Rapid ADAMTS13 Testing Using Chemiluminescence: Utility for Identification or Exclusion of TTP and Beyond. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2663:487-504. [PMID: 37204732 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3175-1_32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a prothrombotic condition caused by a significant deficiency of the enzyme, ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13). In the absence of adequate levels of ADAMTS13 (i.e., in TTP), plasma VWF accumulates, in particular as "ultra-large" VWF multimers, and this leads to pathological platelet aggregation and thrombosis. In addition to TTP, ADAMTS13 may be mildly to moderately reduced in a range of other conditions, including secondary thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) such as those caused by infections (e.g., hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)), liver disease, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and sepsis, during acute/chronic inflammatory conditions, and sometimes also in COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)). ADAMTS13 can be detected by a variety of techniques, including ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) and by chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA). The current report describes a protocol for assessment of ADAMTS13 by CLIA. This protocol reflects a rapid test able to be performed within 35 min on the AcuStar instrument (Werfen/Instrumentation Laboratory), although certain regional approvals may also permit this testing to be performed on a BioFlash instrument from the same manufacturer.
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- Emmanuel J Favaloro
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
- School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Health, Charles Sturt University, Wagga, Wagga, NSW, Australia.
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- Haematology Department, John Hunter Hospital, NSW Health Pathology, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Haematology Department, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Pathology West, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Haematology Department, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Pathology West, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Haematology Department, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Pathology West, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Centres for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Sydney University, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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Nishimura N, Yoshimoto K, Yada N, Kakiwaki A, Sawa A, Senzaki S, Kawashima H, Yoneima R, Ono S, Sakai K, Matsumoto M, Fukushima H, Nishio K. The Combination of the Lactate Dehydrogenase/Hemoglobin Ratio with the PLASMIC Score Facilitates Differentiation of TTP from Septic DIC Without Identification of Schistocytes. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2023; 29:10760296231207629. [PMID: 37858603 PMCID: PMC10588405 DOI: 10.1177/10760296231207629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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In some cases, differentiating thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) from septic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) without measuring ADAMTS13 activity is critical for urgent lifesaving plasma exchange. To investigate whether PLASMIC score without identifying the presence of schistocytes, D-dimer, fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products (FDP), FDP/D-dimer ratio, prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR), lactate dehydrogenase (LD), hemoglobin (Hb), and LD/Hb ratio are useful in differentiating patients with TTP from those with septic DIC. Retrospective analysis was conducted on the medical records of the patients with septic DIC (32 patients) or TTP (16 patients). The PLASMIC score and other laboratory measurements all were helpful in differentiating TTP from septic DIC. When dichotomized between high risk (scores 6-7) and intermediate-low risk (scores 0-5), the PLASMIC score predicted TTP with a sensitivity of 75.0% and a specificity of 100%. However, 4 of 16 patients with TTP and 19 of 32 patients with septic DIC showed comparable PLASMIC scores of 4 or 5, making it difficult to distinguish between the two by PLASMIC score alone. Among the measurements examined, the LDH/Hb ratio was the most useful for differentiation. Receiver operating characteristic analysis of the LD/Hb ratio for predicting TTP revealed a cutoff of 53.7 (IU/10 g) (sensitivity 0.94, specificity 0.91). If the LD/Hb ratio was less than 53.7, it was unlikely that the patient had TTP. A combination of the LD/Hb ratio and the PLASMIC score may be useful for distinguishing between TTP and DIC and identifying patients who need rapid plasma exchange or caplacizumab administration.
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- Nobushiro Nishimura
- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan
- Department of General Medicine, Uda Municipal Hospital, Nara, Japan
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Differentiating and Managing Rare Thrombotic Microangiopathies During Pregnancy and Postpartum. Obstet Gynecol 2023; 141:85-108. [PMID: 36455925 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The most common thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) of pregnancy is the well-recognized syndrome of preeclampsia with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. However, rare TMAs, including thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, complement-mediated hemolytic-uremic syndrome, and catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, may occur during pregnancy or postpartum and present with features similar to those of preeclampsia with severe features. Early recognition and treatment of these infrequently encountered conditions are key for avoiding serious maternal morbidities with long-term sequelae and possible maternal or fetal death. Differentiating between preeclampsia with severe features and these rare TMAs is diagnostically challenging as there is significant overlap in their clinical and laboratory presentation. Given the rarity of these TMAs, high-quality evidence-based recommendations on diagnosis and management during pregnancy are lacking. Using current objective information and recommendations from working groups, this report provides practical clinical approaches to diagnose and manage these rare TMAs. This report also discusses how to manage individuals with a history of these rare TMAs who are planning to conceive. To optimize favorable outcomes, a multidisciplinary approach including obstetricians, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, hematologists, and nephrologists alongside close clinical and laboratory monitoring is vital.
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Favaloro EJ, Chapman K, Mohammed S, Vong R, Pasalic L. Identification of ADAMTS13 Inhibitors in Acquired TTP. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2663:505-521. [PMID: 37204733 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3175-1_33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a prothrombotic condition caused by a deficiency of ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13). In turn, ADAMTS13 (also called von Willebrand factor (VWF) cleaving protease (VWFCP)) acts to cleave VWF multimers and thus reduce plasma VWF activity. In the absence of ADAMTS13 (i.e., in TTP), plasma VWF accumulates, in particular as "ultra-large" VWF multimers, and this leads to thrombosis. In most patients with confirmed TTP, ADAMTS13 deficiency is an acquired disorder due to the development of antibodies against ADAMTS13, which either promote clearance of ADAMTS13 from circulation or cause inhibition of ADAMTS13 activity. The current report describes a protocol for assessment of ADAMTS13 inhibitors, being antibodies that inhibit ADAMTS13 activity. The protocol reflects the technical steps that help identify inhibitors to ADAMTS13, whereby mixtures of patient plasma and normal plasma are then tested for residual ADAMTS13 activity in a Bethesda-like assay. The residual ADAMTS13 activity can be assessed by a variety of assays, with a rapid test able to be performed within 35 minutes on the AcuStar instrument (Werfen/Instrumentation Laboratory) used as an example in this protocol.
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- Emmanuel J Favaloro
- Haematology Department, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Pathology West, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
- Sydney Centres for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
- Faculty of Science and Health, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
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- Haematology Department, John Hunter Hospital, NSW Health Pathology, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Haematology Department, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Pathology West, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Haematology Department, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Pathology West, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Haematology Department, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Pathology West, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Centres for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Sydney University, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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