Safety and tolerability of solvent/detergent‐treated plasma for pediatric patients requiring therapeutic plasma exchange: An open‐label, multicenter, postmarketing study

BACKGROUND: This study investigated the real‐world safety and tolerability of solvent/detergent‐treated (S/D) plasma for pediatric patients requiring therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: LAS‐213 was a multicenter, open‐label, interventional, phase 4 study. Patients (≥2 to ≤20 years) receiving TPE therapy were eligible. A total plasma volume of 40–60 ml/kg was recommended, with an infusion rate not exceeding 0.020–0.025 citrate/kg body weight/min (<1 ml/kg body weight/min). The primary endpoint was assessment of safety, monitoring the following: serious adverse events (SAEs), adverse drug reactions (ADRs), thrombotic events (TEs), thromboembolic events (TEEs), and specific laboratory tests. RESULTS: In total, 41 children (2 to <12 years [n = 15]; 12 to <17 years [n = 13]; ≥17 years [n = 13]) underwent 102 TPEs with a total of 135,137 ml of S/D plasma exchanged. Each patient group received between 1 and 6 TPEs (mean: 2.5 TPEs). Actual dose administered per TPE was 4–72 ml/kg (mean: 28.6 ml/kg), with a mean total volume of 1324.9 ml (range: 113–4000 ml). Overall safety was excellent for 96/102 (94.0%) TPEs. Six TPEs had a “moderate” safety profile for four patients experiencing eight ADRs. Of these, seven were mild in intensity and one (pyrexia) was moderate, all resolving by study end. Mild citrate toxicity (n = 2) was the most common ADR. One SAE was reported but was unrelated to the study drug. No TEs, TEEs, or changes in laboratory safety parameters were reported. CONCLUSION: S/D plasma was well tolerated and demonstrated favorable safety, supporting the use of S/D plasma for TPE in pediatrics.