REAL-CARE: Real-world Effectiveness of iptacopAn in itaLian Patients With Paroxysmal noCturnAl HemoglobinuRia: an Observational Study
This study evaluates iptacopan effectiveness and safety in routine clinical practice, with a focus on hematological response, transfusion avoidance, and patient-reported outcomes. The primary objective of the REAL-CARE study is to is to assess the long-term hematological response following iptacopan initiation. This will be assessed through the absolute change in hemoglobin (Hb) levels at 12 months post-initiation, and the proportion of patients who remain free from red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, prescribed as per local requirement and based on Investigator's judgment, from Day 14 through Month 12 after starting iptacopan.
• signed informed consent: patient must provide written informed before any study assessment is collected; in case of deceased patients, informed consent is not required as per Art. 110, comma 1 of Legislative Decree n° 196, dated 30 June 2003 as amended by D.lgs. 101/2018 and the Autorizzazione generale al trattamento dei dati personali effettuato per scopi di ricerca scientifica n° 9/2016
• Male and female,
• ≥ 18 years of age,
• documented diagnosis of PNH,
• followed in Italian clinical sites,
• on treatment with iptacopan prescribed as per routine medical care (i.e. patients naïve to treatment for whom the decision to start this treatment has already been made on the basis of clinical practice and according to SmPC and AIFA criteria and regardless of inclusion in this study or patients already treated under the Managed Access Program (MAP))