Impact of recombinant soluble thrombomodulin (thrombomodulin alfa) on disseminated intravascular coagulation

Autor: Tadashi Matsushita, Yoichi Sakata, Hoyu Takahashi, Tatsuhiko Kuroda, Isao Kitajima, Yutaka Eguchi, Jun Mimuro, Hajime Tsuji
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Thrombosis Research. 131:436-443
ISSN: 0049-3848
Popis: article i nfo Introduction: We assessed the safety and effectiveness of recombinant soluble thrombomodulin (thrombomodulin alfa, TM-α) in the treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in a post-marketing surveillance. Methods: The cases of 3548 patients with DIC caused by infection (n = 2516, Infection-DIC) or hematological malignancy (n = 1032, Hemat-DIC) were analyzed and compared to the results of a phase III (P-III) study. Results: The DIC scores were significantly decreased in the Infection-DIC and Hemat-DIC groups with TM-α treat- ment (both P b 0.001). The incidences of critical bleeding adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the Infection-DIC and Hemat-DIC groups were 2.6% and 2.4%, and the survival rates were 64.1% and 70.7%, respectively. Patients with DIC were subcategorized into three groups (Infection-DIC-1 or Hemat-DIC-1, P-III criteria-matched patients; Infection-DIC-2 or Hemat-DIC-2, P-III criteria-non-matched patients treated solely with TM-α ;a nd Infection-DIC-3 or Hemat-DIC-3, P-III criteria-non-matched patients treated with TM-α and other concomitant anticoagulants). Subcategory analysis revealed that the incidences of critical bleeding ADRs of Hemat-DIC-2 and Hemat-DIC-3 were significantly higher and their survival rates were significantly lower than those of Hemat-DIC-1. By multivariate analysis in Hemat-DIC, younger age (odds ratio: 2.629, P = 0.0033) and pre- existing bleeding (odds ratio: 2.044, P = 0.019) were found to affect bleeding ADRs and the severity of underlying disease was the most important factor for survival rate (odds ratio: 0.288, P b 0.001). Conclusions:This surveillance provided real-world data for the safety and effectiveness of TM-α in the treatment of Infection-DIC and Hemat-DIC in general practice settings.
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