High Infusion Rate Study of Immunoglobulin Intravenous (Human) 10% (NewGam)

Overview

This was a prospective, open-label, non-controlled, non-randomized multicenter Phase III study of 2 multiple-dose intravenous NewGam regimens (every 3 weeks or every 4 weeks, continuing the patient's infusion interval in the main study NCT01012323 \[NGAM-01\]) for 3 months. The primary objective of the study was to assess the safety and tolerability of high infusion rates of NewGam.

Patients received NewGam via an infusion pump to control precise infusion rates. All NewGam infusions started at a rate of 0.01 mL/kg/min (60 mg/kg/h) for the first 30 minutes followed by 0.03 mL/kg/min (180 mg/kg/h) for the next 15 minutes. If tolerated, further increments were made at predefined patterns with the following maximum rates: 0.10 mL/kg/min (600 mg/kg/h) in the first infusion; if this was tolerated, 0.12 mL/kg/min (720 mg/kg/h) in the second infusion; if this was tolerated, 0.14 mL/kg/min (840 mg/kg/h) in all subsequent infusions. If an adverse event occurred during an infusion, the rate was reduced to half the rate at which the event occurred or the infusion was interrupted until symptoms subsided. The infusion was then resumed at a rate tolerated by the patient.

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