Table 2 Trial characteristics of the Pediatric Prevention Trial and the Harmony Trial.

From: Defibrotide for prophylaxis of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease (SOS/VOD) in pediatric high-risk patients: consensus guidelines from the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

Trial Name

Pediatric Prevention Trial

Harmony Trial

Trial number

NCT00272948

NCT02851407

Trial design

Phase 3, open-label, randomized study

Phase 3, open-label, randomized study

Primary outcome parameter

SOS/VOD incidence by Day 30 post-HSCT

SOS/VOD-free survival by Day 30 post-HSCT

Conducted between

January 2006 and January 2009

August 2016 and March 2022

Planned sample size

290 high-risk pediatric patients (later amended to 360 patients)

400 adult and pediatric patients (trial was stopped with 372 patients)

Sample size calculation

25% with a reduction to 12.5%

28% with a reduction to 16%

Assessment of SOS/VOD

Investigator

Endpoint Adjudication Committee (EPAC)

Inclusion criteria

• 2nd myeloablative HSCT

• Allogeneic HSCT for leukemia > 2nd relapse

• Pre-existing Liver disease

• Prior Abdominal irradiation

• Prior treatment with Gemtuzumab

• Busulfan/Melphalan Conditioning

• Osteopetrosis

• Familiar macrophage activating syndrome

• Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)

• Myeloablative conditioning (MAC) with

≥2 alkylating agents

TBI and ≥1 alkylating agent

• ≥1 of the following criteria:

≥1 hepatic-related EBMT risk factor1 at screening

Advanced-stage neuroblastoma requiring MAC

• Osteopetrosis and undergoing MAC

• Primary immunodeficiency syndromes

• Prior treatment with an OMAB

• Class III, high-risk TDT

Outcome

Incidence of SOS/VOD

 

Control Arm

Experimental Arm

Control Arm

Experimental Arm

Control Arm

    

EPAC

Investigator

EPAC

Investigator

 

20%

12%

20%

25%

12%

21%

16%