Shiga-like Toxin-producing Escherichia Coli
Conditions
Keywords
STEC-HUS, Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia Coli Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, uncontrolled complement activation
Brief summary
This protocol is designed to collect safety and efficacy data on patients that have been or will be treated with eculizumab for STEC-HUS, in the context of the 2011 STEC-HUS epidemic in Germany.
Interventions
Eculizumab 300 mg, 600 mg, 900 mg or 1200 mg will be administered intravenously
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. Patient must be willing and able to give written informed consent/Assent. 2. Adults, adolescents, or pediatric (≥2 months and ≥5kg) patients 3. Patient has been diagnosed with Escherichia Coli Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (STEC-HUS)
Exclusion criteria
1. Known complement regulatory mutation or family history of complement regulatory mutation 2. Unresolved systemic meningococcal disease 3. 3\. Hypersensitivity to eculizumab, to murine proteins or to one of the excipients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement in Systemic TMA & Vital Organ Involvement at 8 weeks of treatment defined as either complete or partial responder based on hematologic normalization/improvement & clinically important improvement in Vital Organs: Brain, Kidney, and Thrombosis | 8 weeks | Analysis of primary endpoint will occur after all patients have reached 8 weeks of treatment. The response rate will be summarized as patients who are either a complete or partial responder. |
Countries
Germany