Hemolysis events in the phase 3 PEGASUS study of pegcetacoplan in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. 2024

Régis Peffault de Latour, and Morag Griffin, and Richard J Kelly, and Jeff Szer, and Carlos de Castro, and Regina Horneff, and Lisa Tan, and Michael Yeh, and Jens Panse
French Reference Center for Aplastic Anemia and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, Paris, France.

Patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) experience complement-mediated intravascular hemolysis leading to anemia, fatigue, and potentially life-threatening thrombotic complications. Pegcetacoplan, a C3 inhibitor, demonstrated sustained improvements in hematologic and clinical parameters in the phase 3 PEGASUS trial in patients with PNH who remained anemic despite C5 inhibitor therapy. The present post hoc analysis describes 26 hemolysis adverse events (AEs) experienced in 19 patients during pegcetacoplan therapy in PEGASUS and baseline patient characteristics potentially associated with increased hemolysis risk. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) ≥2× the upper limit of normal (ULN) was observed in 19 events, including 2 with LDH ≥10× ULN. All patients experienced decreased hemoglobin during hemolysis (mean decrease, 3.0 g/dL). In 16 events (62%), a potential complement-amplifying condition underlying the event could be identified. Hemolysis AEs led to study discontinuation in 5 patients. However, of 26 hemolysis AEs, 17 (65%) were manageable without pegcetacoplan discontinuation. A greater proportion of patients with hemolysis AEs (n = 19) had key characteristics of higher disease activity at baseline compared to patients without hemolysis AEs (n = 61), namely higher-than-label eculizumab dose (53% vs 23%), detectable CH50 (total complement function; 74% vs 54%), and ≥4 transfusions in the previous 12 months (68% vs 51%). These characteristics may be useful predictors of potential future hemolysis events. This trial was registered at www.ClinicalTrials.gov as #NCT03500549.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D003176 Complement C3 A glycoprotein that is central in both the classical and the alternative pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. C3 can be cleaved into COMPLEMENT C3A and COMPLEMENT C3B, spontaneously at low level or by C3 CONVERTASE at high level. The smaller fragment C3a is an ANAPHYLATOXIN and mediator of local inflammatory process. The larger fragment C3b binds with C3 convertase to form C5 convertase. C3 Complement,C3 Precursor,Complement 3,Complement C3 Precursor,Complement Component 3,Precursor-Complement 3,Pro-C3,Pro-Complement 3,C3 Precursor, Complement,C3, Complement,Complement, C3,Component 3, Complement,Precursor Complement 3,Precursor, C3,Precursor, Complement C3,Pro C3,Pro Complement 3
D005260 Female Females
D006457 Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal A condition characterized by the recurrence of HEMOGLOBINURIA caused by intravascular HEMOLYSIS. In cases occurring upon cold exposure (paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria), usually after infections, there is a circulating antibody which is also a cold hemolysin. In cases occurring during or after sleep (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria), the clonal hematopoietic stem cells exhibit a global deficiency of cell membrane proteins. Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria,Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria,Marchiafava-Micheli Syndrome,Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria,Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria, Cold,Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria, Nocturnal,Cold Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria,Hemoglobinuria, Cold Paroxysmal,Hemoglobinuria, Nocturnal Paroxysmal,Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal Cold,Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal Nocturnal,Marchiafava Micheli Syndrome,Nocturnal Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria,Syndrome, Marchiafava-Micheli
D006461 Hemolysis The destruction of ERYTHROCYTES by many different causal agents such as antibodies, bacteria, chemicals, temperature, and changes in tonicity. Haemolysis,Extravascular Hemolysis,Intravascular Hemolysis,Extravascular Hemolyses,Haemolyses,Hemolyses, Extravascular,Hemolyses, Intravascular,Hemolysis, Extravascular,Hemolysis, Intravascular,Intravascular Hemolyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D051056 Complement Inactivating Agents Compounds that negatively regulate the cascade process of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. Uncontrolled complement activation and resulting cell lysis is potentially dangerous for the host. Complement Inhibitor,Complement Cytolysis Inhibiting Agents,Complement Inhibiting Agents,Complement Inhibitors,Agents, Complement Inactivating,Agents, Complement Inhibiting,Inactivating Agents, Complement,Inhibiting Agents, Complement,Inhibitor, Complement,Inhibitors, Complement

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