Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
Incidence of TTP in Spain/Portugal |
Number of patients diagnosed with TTP and enrolled in the registry per year |
Throughout the study period, calculated for the 3 years of expected duration. |
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Primary |
Morbidity of TTP in Spain/Portugal |
Percentage of patients diagnosed with TTP and enrolled in the registry among spanish / portuguese population per year |
Throughout the study period, calculated for the 3 years of expected duration. |
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Primary |
Mortality of TTP in Spain/Portugal |
Percentage of patients diagnosed with TTP and enrolled in the registry per year who died due to the disease |
Throughout the study period, calculated for the 3 years of expected duration. |
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Secondary |
Clinical response to treatment rate |
Defined as sustained normalization of platelet counts above the lower limit of the established reference range and of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) after cessation of plasma exchange. The number of patients that achieved clinical response and their frequency will be reported. |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
TTP Clinical remission rate |
Defined as a clinical response after cessation of plasma exchange, maintained for > 30 days. The number of patients that achieved clinical remission and their frequency will be reported |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
TTP Exacerbation rate |
Defined as a reduction in platelet count to below the lower limit of the established reference range, an increased LDH level, and the need to restart plasma exchange within 30 days of the last plasma exchange after a clinical response to plasma exchange. The number of patients with exacerbations and their frequency will be reported |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
TTP Relapse rate |
Defined as a fall in platelet count to below the lower limit of the established reference range, with or without clinical symptoms, > 30 days after stopping of plasma exchange for an acute TTP episode, requiring reinitiation of therapy. This is usually associated with a new increase in the LDH level. The number of patients with relapse and their frequency will be reported. |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
Refractory TTP rate |
defined as persistent thrombocytopenia, lack of a sustained platelet count increment or low platelet counts and a persistently raised LDH level despite five plasma exchanges 44 and steroid treatment. The number of patients with refractory TTP and their frequency will be reported. |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
Time-to-response (TTR) |
Defined as the time from the date of first administration of treatment until the date of clinical response. Patients who die, are lost to follow-up, or reach the time point of analysis without a known record of response will have the TTR censored at the date of death, last assessment or last contact of a follow-up, whichever occurs last. Patients who received a new treatment for TTP whatever the type of treatment before disease response will be censored at the start date of this new treatment. The cumulative incidence of TTR will be estimated by the method of Kaplan-Meier. |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
Duration of response (DoR) |
DoR will be calculated among those patients that achieve a clinical response from the time that measurement criteria are first met until the date of exacerbation, relapse, appearance of refractory TTP or death by any cause. Patients who are lost to follow-up, or reach the time point of analysis without a known record of TTP recurrence or death will have the DoR censored at the date of last assessment or last contact of a follow-up, whichever occurs last. Patients who received a new treatment for TTP, whatever the type of treatment, will be censored at the start date of this new treatment. |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
Relapse-free survival (RFS) |
RFS will be calculated from the date of first administration of treatment until the date of TTP relapse or the date of death due to any cause. Patients who are lost to follow-up, or reach the time point of analysis without a known record of relapse or death will have the RFS censored at the date of last assessment or last contact, whichever occurs last. Patients who received a new treatment for TTP, whatever the type of treatment, before disease relapse or death will be censored at the start date of this new treatment. The cumulative incidence of relapse will be estimated by the method of Kaplan-Meier |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
Overall survival (OS) |
OS will be calculated from the date of the first episode recorded until the date of death due to any cause. Patients who are lost to follow-up or reach the time point of analysis without a known record of death will have the OS censored at the date of last contact. The cumulative incidence of OS will be estimated by the method of Kaplan-Meier. |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
Frequency of serious adverse events (SAEs) |
Percentage of patients who experience SAEs during the study |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
Rate of complications associated with plasma exchange treatment |
Percentage of patients who experience complications associated with plasma exchange |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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Secondary |
Frequency of complications associated with plasma exchange treatment |
Number of complications associated with plasma exchange per TTP event |
Throughout the study period, approximately 3 years per patient |
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