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Table 1 Summaries of RCTs and observational studies on rTM

From: Thrombomodulin in disseminated intravascular coagulation and other critical conditions—a multi-faceted anticoagulant protein with therapeutic potential

Summary of RCTs

Disease

Source

Intervention

Mortality (%)

Resolution of DIC

rTM

Control

Sepsis

Aikawa et al. [35]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 42)

UFH (n = 38)

21.4% vs 31.6%

73.2% vs 63.2%

Vincent et al. [36]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 370)

Placebo (n = 371)

17.8% vs 21.6%

28.9% vs 18.9% (day 1)

Hagiwara et al. [97]

0.06 mg/kg/day up to 6 days (n = 45)

w/o rTM (n = 47)

17.0% vs 15.6%

*90.7% vs 65.9%

Vincent et al. [4]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 395)

Placebo (n = 405)

26.8% vs 29.4%

N/A

Hemotologic malignancy

Saito et al., [3]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 64)

UFH (n = 61)

17.2% vs 18.0%

*65.6% vs 45.9%

Summary of observational studies

Disease

Source

Intervention

Results (95% CI)

rTM

Control

Sepsis

Ohryoji et al. [38]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 17)

w/o rTM (n = 16)

historical control

Mortality rate

23.5% vs 50.0%

Yada et al. [38]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 12)

w/o rTM (n = 16)

30-day mortality rate

25.0% vs 18.8%

Kudo et al. [38]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 30)

w/o rTM (n = 23)

historical control

30-day mortality rate

*10.0% vs 34.8%

Umegaki et al. [38]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 7 days (n = 33)

Danaparoid (n = 40)

historical control

28-day mortality

HR 0.72 (0.31–1.66)

Yamakawa et al. [98]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 68)

w/o rTM (n = 94)

In-hospital mortality

*HR 0.45 (0.26–0.77)

Kato et al. [99]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 7 days (n = 12)

w/o rTM (n = 23)

28-day mortality

*HR 0.384 (0.088–0.904)

Sawano et al. [38]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 51)

w/o rTM (n = 60)

28-day mortality

*HR 0.28 (0.11–0.72)

Yamato et al. [100]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 14)

w/o rTM (n = 8)

historical control

28-day mortality rate

*14.3% vs 62.5%

Tagami et al. [39]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 1140)

w/o rTM (n = 1140)

28-day mortality

OR 1.01 (0.93–1.10)

Hayakawa et al. [42]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 452)

w/o rTM (n = 452)

In-hospital mortality

*OR 0.757 (0.574–0.999)

AML

Takezako et al. [55]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 14)

LMWH (n = 33)

Estimated overall survival

*Superior in rTM

AE of IPF

Kataoka et al. [81]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 20)

w/o rTM (n = 20)

historical control

3-month mortality

*OR 0.219 (0.049–0.978)

Sakamoto et al. [82]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 45)

w/o rTM (n = 35)

historical control

3-month mortality

*OR 0.250 (0.091–0.685)

AE of IIP

Arai et al. [83]

0.06 mg/kg/day for 6 days (n = 39)

w/o rTM (n = 61)

historical control

90-day mortality

*HR 0.453 (0.237–0.864)

  1. DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation, rTM recombinant thrombomodulin, UFH unfractionated heparin, N/A not available, CI confidence interval, AML acute myeloblastic leukemia, AE acute exacerbation, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, IIP idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, LMWH low molecular weight heparin, HR hazard ratio, OR odds ratio
  2. *Statistically significant