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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraADAMTS13NCT00426686

ADAMTS13 in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

An observational study of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy defined by the spontaneous formation of platelet thrombi in the microvessels. These platelet microthrombi are responsible for a mechanical hemolytic anemia, a thrombocytopenia and a multivisceral ischemia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
How many people
153 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Nov 2006to Apr 2011
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adult and pediatric patients with TTP related to a severe ADAMTS13 deficiency.

Who may be able to join

  • clinical suspicion of TTP
  • Hemoglobin level < 10 g/dl (adult) or < 12 g/dl (child)
  • Platelet level < 150 giga/l
  • ADAMTS13 activity < 5%

Who cannot join

  • Cancer
  • Organ graft
  • HIV infection

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hôpital Antoine Béclère

    Clamart, 92140

Other trials in France

About this study

Official title: ADAMTS13-related Prognostic Factors in Adult and Pediatric Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy defined by the spontaneous formation of platelet thrombi in the microvessels. These platelet microthrombi are responsible for a mechanical hemolytic anemia, a thrombocytopenia and a multivisceral ischemia. TTP is a rare but life-threatening disease in the absence of appropriate treatment (PLASMATHERAPY). The onset of the disease usually occurs in adulthood (MOSCHCOVITZ syndrome) and rarely in childhood (UPSHAW-SCHULMAN syndrome). TTP is either sporadic or recurrent with multiple unpredictable relapses. TTP pathophysiology has remained obscure until a new metalloprotease, ADAMTS13, has been demonstrated to be involved in about 90% of all cases. Physiologically, ADAMTS13 function consists in limiting the size of von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers and consequently, their hemostatic capacity. A large majority of TTP is associated with a severe deficiency of ADAMTS13. In most cases, ADAMTS13 severe deficiency is acquired via auto-antibodies to ADAMTS13; more rarely, ADAMTS13 deficiency is hereditary via ADAMTS13 gene mutations. ADAMTS13 auto-antibodies are either inhibitory of the catalytic activity or non inhibitory. ADAMTS13 mutations are spread all over the gene.

TTP prognosis is quite heterogeneous. Indeed, in about one third of the patients, TTP is refractory to PLASMATHERAPY and/or chronic relapsing. Until now, TTP prognosis factors are not known. Their identification is however crucial both to adapt the curative treatment of an acute episode (addition of first intention immunosuppressive agents to PLASMATHERAPY) and to prevent relapses.

In this context, the aim of the current project is to identify some ADAMTS13 related prognosis factors in TTP. A national prospective multicenter study including both adult and pediatric patients with TTP related to a severe ADAMTS13 deficiency will be designed over a three-year period. This study will involve our group as the French reference center for ADAMTS13 and 10 clinical departments from various French hospitals. Patients will be tested for ADAMTS13 activity and antigen, ADAMTS13 antibodies and ADAMTS13 gene sequencing. Our main hypothesis is that the inactivation of the ADAMTS13 domains crucial for its catalytic activity, either by inhibitory auto-antibodies (acquired TTP) or by genetic mutations (hereditary TTP) is a major bad prognosis factor.

Read the detailed description

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy defined by the spontaneous formation of platelet thrombi in the microvessels. These platelet microthrombi are responsible for a mechanical hemolytic anemia, a thrombocytopenia and a multivisceral ischemia. TTP is a rare but life-threatening disease in the absence of appropriate treatment (PLASMATHERAPY). The onset of the disease usually occurs in adulthood (MOSCHCOVITZ syndrome) and rarely in childhood (UPSHAW-SCHULMAN syndrome). TTP is either sporadic or recurrent with multiple unpredictable relapses. TTP pathophysiology has remained obscure until a new metalloprotease, ADAMTS13, has been demonstrated to be involved in about 90% of all cases. Physiologically, ADAMTS13 function consists in limiting the size of von WILLBRAND factor (VWF) multimers and consequently, their hemostatic capacity. A large majority of TTP is associated with a severe deficiency of ADAMTS13 activity leading to the accumulation of ultra large VWF multimers in plasma inducing the formation of platelet microthrombi in the microcirculation. In most cases, ADAMTS13 severe deficiency is acquired via auto-antibodies to ADAMTS13; more rarely, ADAMTS13 deficiency is hereditary via ADAMTS13 gene mutations. ADAMTS13 auto-antibodies are either inhibitory of the catalytic activity or non inhibitory. ADAMTS13 mutations are spread all over the gene.

TTP prognosis is quite heterogeneous. Indeed, in about one third of the patients, TTP is refractory to PLASMATHERAPY and/or chronic relapsing. Until now, TTP prognosis factors are not known. Their identification is however crucial both to adapt the curative treatment of an acute episode (addition of first intention immunosuppressive agents to PLASMATHERAPY) and to prevent relapses.

In this context, the aim of the current project is to identify some ADAMTS13 related prognosis factors in TTP. A national prospective multicenter study including both adult and pediatric patients with TTP related to a severe ADAMTS13 deficiency will be designed over a three-year period. This study will involve our group as the French reference center for ADAMTS13 and about 50 clinical departments from various French hospitals. Patients will be tested for ADAMTS13 activity and antigen, ADAMTS13 antibodies and ADAMTS13 gene sequencing. Our main hypothesis is that the inactivation of the ADAMTS13 domains crucial for its catalytic activity, either by inhibitory auto-antibodies (acquired TTP) or by genetic mutations (hereditary TTP) is a major bad prognosis factor.

Keywords
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, prognostic factors, ADAMTS13
Medical subject headings
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Jan 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2006
  3. Primary completionMar 2009
  4. Study completionApr 2011

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Enrolment
153 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00426686
Sponsor's protocol ID
PO51064
Acronym
ADAMTS13
Status last verified
Apr 2011
First submitted
24 Jan 2007
Last updated
12 Dec 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Veyradier A, Obert B, Houllier A, Meyer D, Girma JP. Specific von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease in thrombotic microangiopathies: a study of 111 cases. Blood. 2001 Sep 15;98(6):1765-72. doi: 10.1182/blood.v98.6.1765.

    PubMed 11535510
  • Veyradier A, Obert B, Haddad E, Cloarec S, Nivet H, Foulard M, Lesure F, Delattre P, Lakhdari M, Meyer D, Girma JP, Loirat C. Severe deficiency of the specific von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease (ADAMTS 13) activity in a subgroup of children with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. J Pediatr. 2003 Mar;142(3):310-7. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2003.79.

    PubMed 12640381
  • Veyradier A, Lavergne JM, Ribba AS, Obert B, Loirat C, Meyer D, Girma JP. Ten candidate ADAMTS13 mutations in six French families with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (Upshaw-Schulman syndrome). J Thromb Haemost. 2004 Mar;2(3):424-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7933.2004.00623.x.

    PubMed 15009458
  • Fakhouri F, Vernant JP, Veyradier A, Wolf M, Kaplanski G, Binaut R, Rieger M, Scheiflinger F, Poullin P, Deroure B, Delarue R, Lesavre P, Vanhille P, Hermine O, Remuzzi G, Grunfeld JP. Efficiency of curative and prophylactic treatment with rituximab in ADAMTS13-deficient thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a study of 11 cases. Blood. 2005 Sep 15;106(6):1932-7. doi: 10.1182/blood-2005-03-0848. Epub 2005 Jun 2.

    PubMed 15933059
  • Ferrari S, Scheiflinger F, Rieger M, Mudde G, Wolf M, Coppo P, Girma JP, Azoulay E, Brun-Buisson C, Fakhouri F, Mira JP, Oksenhendler E, Poullin P, Rondeau E, Schleinitz N, Schlemmer B, Teboul JL, Vanhille P, Vernant JP, Meyer D, Veyradier A; French Clinical and Biological Network on Adult Thrombotic Microangiopathies. Prognostic value of anti-ADAMTS 13 antibody features (Ig isotype, titer, and inhibitory effect) in a cohort of 35 adult French patients undergoing a first episode of thrombotic microangiopathy with undetectable ADAMTS 13 activity. Blood. 2007 Apr 1;109(7):2815-22. doi: 10.1182/blood-2006-02-006064.

    PubMed 17164349
  • Malak S, Wolf M, Millot GA, Mariotte E, Veyradier A, Meynard JL, Korach JM, Malot S, Bussel A, Azoulay E, Boulanger E, Galicier L, Devaux E, Eschwege V, Gallien S, Adrie C, Schlemmer B, Rondeau E, Coppo P; Reseau d'Etude des Microangiopathies Thrombotiques (TMA-Rare Diseases Reference Center). Human immunodeficiency virus-associated thrombotic microangiopathies: clinical characteristics and outcome according to ADAMTS13 activity. Scand J Immunol. 2008 Sep;68(3):337-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02143.x.

    PubMed 18782260
  • Loirat C, Girma JP, Desconclois C, Coppo P, Veyradier A. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura related to severe ADAMTS13 deficiency in children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Jan;24(1):19-29. doi: 10.1007/s00467-008-0863-5. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

    PubMed 18574602
  • Hommais A, Rayes J, Houllier A, Obert B, Legendre P, Veyradier A, Girma JP, Ribba AS. Molecular characterization of four ADAMTS13 mutations responsible for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (Upshaw-Schulman syndrome). Thromb Haemost. 2007 Sep;98(3):593-9.

    PubMed 17849048
  • Weisinger J, Bouzid R, Fadlallah J, Provot F, Poullin P, Le Guern V, Ribes D, Martis N, Delmas Y, Chantepie S, Rieu V, Benhamou Y, Choukroun G, Marie M, Dana R, Veyradier A, Joly BS, Coppo P. Immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical features and outcome. Lupus Sci Med. 2025 Jul 28;12(2):e001691. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2025-001691.

    PubMed 40730415
  • Beranger N, Coppo P, Tsatsaris V, Boisseau P, Provot F, Delmas Y, Poullin P, Vanhoorelbeke K, Veyradier A, Joly BS. Management and follow-up of pregnancy-onset thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: the French experience. Blood Adv. 2024 Jan 9;8(1):183-193. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011972.

    PubMed 38039511
  • Beranger N, Tsatsaris V, Coppo P, Veyradier A, Joly BS. High sFlt-1 (Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1)/PlGF (Placental Growth Factor) Ratio in Pregnancy-Onset Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Hypertension. 2023 Sep;80(9):e140-e142. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.20987. Epub 2023 May 12. No abstract available.

    PubMed 37170814
  • Joly BS, Stepanian A, Leblanc T, Hajage D, Chambost H, Harambat J, Fouyssac F, Guigonis V, Leverger G, Ulinski T, Kwon T, Loirat C, Coppo P, Veyradier A; French Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies. Child-onset and adolescent-onset acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with severe ADAMTS13 deficiency: a cohort study of the French national registry for thrombotic microangiopathy. Lancet Haematol. 2016 Nov;3(11):e537-e546. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30125-9. Epub 2016 Oct 3.

    PubMed 27720178
  • Mariotte E, Azoulay E, Galicier L, Rondeau E, Zouiti F, Boisseau P, Poullin P, de Maistre E, Provot F, Delmas Y, Perez P, Benhamou Y, Stepanian A, Coppo P, Veyradier A; French Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies. Epidemiology and pathophysiology of adulthood-onset thrombotic microangiopathy with severe ADAMTS13 deficiency (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura): a cross-sectional analysis of the French national registry for thrombotic microangiopathy. Lancet Haematol. 2016 May;3(5):e237-45. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30018-7. Epub 2016 Apr 16.

    PubMed 27132698
  • Thouzeau S, Capdenat S, Stepanian A, Coppo P, Veyradier A. Evaluation of a commercial assay for ADAMTS13 activity measurement. Thromb Haemost. 2013 Oct;110(4):852-3. doi: 10.1160/TH13-05-0393. Epub 2013 Jul 11. No abstract available.

    PubMed 23846249
  • Moatti-Cohen M, Garrec C, Wolf M, Boisseau P, Galicier L, Azoulay E, Stepanian A, Delmas Y, Rondeau E, Bezieau S, Coppo P, Veyradier A; French Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies. Unexpected frequency of Upshaw-Schulman syndrome in pregnancy-onset thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood. 2012 Jun 14;119(24):5888-97. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-02-408914. Epub 2012 Apr 30.

    PubMed 22547583

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Dec 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00426686, which also lists 15 linked publications.

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