Table 1.
Key inclusion and exclusion criteria
| Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|
| Aged ≥18 yrs | Treatment with complement inhibitors, including anti-C5 antibody |
| Evidence of TMA, including thrombocytopenia, evidence of hemolysis, and acute worsening of kidney function | ADAMTS13 deficiency (<10% activity) |
| Shiga toxin-related HUS | |
| Positive direct Coombs test | |
| Vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae | Known diacylglycerol kinase mediated HUS |
| Identified drug exposure-related HUS | |
| HUS related to known genetic defects of cobalamin C metabolism | |
| Patients with a kidney transplant are permitted; however, must: (a) have a known history of aHUS before current kidney transplantation, or (b) have no known history of aHUS, and persistent evidence of TMA at least 4 days after modifying the immunosuppressive regimen | Receiving plasma exchange/plasma infusion for ≥28 days before the start of screening for the current TMA |
| Bone marrow/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, heart, lung, small bowel, pancreas, or liver transplantation | |
| Patients with sepsis, severe systemic infection, COVID-19 infection, systemic infection which confounds an accurate diagnosis or impedes management of aHUS, | |
| Patients with a history of recurrent invasive infections caused by encapsulated bacteria | |
| Systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus or antiphospholipid antibody positivity or syndrome, or any other autoimmune disease associated with HUS | |
| Chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis |
ADAMTS13, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13; HUS, hemolytic uremic syndrome; TMA, thrombotic microangiopathy.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.