Study reveals tricky platelet swings in blood disorder drug response
NCT ID NCT05876221
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked back at 223 people with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) who received caplacizumab (Cablivi). The drug quickly normalizes platelet counts, but some patients experience a sharp rise then a dip, which might mislead doctors into giving unnecessary extra treatment. The goal was to identify these patterns and help guide safer, more accurate care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Caplacizumab (Cablivi)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better interpret platelet counts during caplacizumab treatment, reducing unnecessary therapy adjustments and side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective analysis, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The findings may not apply to all patients or change current practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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223 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
In this trial will be enclosed iTTP patients treated with caplacizumab from: * the German real-world cohort of iTTP patients treated with caplacizumab in the years 2018 to 2020 , and * the respective TITAN and HERCULES trial cohorts.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis of autoimmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura * Treatment with at least a single dose of caplacizumab, either i.v. or s.c. * Male or female patients older than 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Cologne
Cologne, Germany
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