Recommendations of the independent oversight committee.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a personalized caplacizumab regimen based on ADAMTS13 activity monitoring in adult acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP): This study is a phase II, prospective, multicenter non-inferiority single-arm study.

ADAMTS13 activity will be evaluated on day 7 after the end of daily PE and every 7 days until ADAMTS13 activity ≥ 20% is reached. In case of persistent severe ADAMTS13 deficiency (≤ 20%), caplacizumab administration could be extended for a maximum of 58 days after the end of the daily PE period and should be accompanied by an adjusted immunosuppressive therapy as needed. This duration is in accordance with the HERCULES study protocol and its SmPC.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients ≥ 18 years;

• Clinical diagnosis of aTTP based on standard clinical and laboratory criteria (French Score ≥ 2): i.e., thrombotic microangiopathy syndrome with platelet count ≤ 30 G/L and serum creatinine ≤ 200 μmol/L; severe ADAMTS13 deficiency is not a requirement for inclusion of patients with a French score of 2 [31];

• Patient having read and understood the information letter and signed the Informed Consent Form. If the patient is unable to express his consent, the consent will be signed by his representative ((1) the trusted person, or failing that, (2) a family member, or (3) a close relative of the person concerned). In this case, consent to continue the study will subsequently be requested from the patient (article L1122-1-1 of the CSP);

• Patient affiliated with, or beneficiary of a social security (national health insurance) plan;

• For women:

  • Women of childbearing potential :

    • Effective contraception according to WHO definition (estrogen-progestin or intrauterine device or tubal ligation) since at least 1 month and;
    • Negative blood pregnancy test;

  • Women surgically sterile (absence of ovaries and/or uterus);

  • Postmenopausal women (non-medically induced amenorrhea for at least 12 months prior to the inclusion visit).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Platelet count > 100 G/L;
• Patients with a French score < 2 (a serum creatinine level > 200 μmol/L +/- associated with a platelet count > 30 G/L), in order to exclude possible cases of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome;
• Known other causes of cytopenias and/or organ failure including but not limited to: uncontrolled cancer, chemotherapy, transplant, drugs, HIV at AIDS stage;
• Pregnant women (positive result from a blood pregnancy test) or patients with an imminent project of pregnancy; breastfeeding women (due to lack of pharmacological data for caplacizumab during pregnancy and breastfeeding);
• Congenital TTP;
• Clinically significant active bleeding or high risk of bleeding (excluding thrombocytopenia);
• Chronic treatment with anticoagulant that cannot be interrupted safely, including but not limited to: vitamin K antagonists, direct oral anticoagulant, low molecular weight heparin or heparin;
• Malignant hypertension;
• Contra-indication to CABLIVI 10 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection: hypersensitivity to caplacizumab or to any of the excipients;
• Contra-indication to PE treatment;
• Contra-indication to corticosteroid (= ((methyl)prednisone or (methyl)prednisolone)) or excipients;
• Contra-indication to rituximab or excipients and to its premedication;
• Person deprived of liberty by administrative or judicial decision or placed under judicial protection (guardianship or supervision);
• Participation in another drug interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to inclusion and during the study.