A post hoc analysis of previously untreated patients with severe hemophilia A who developed inhibitors in the PUPs A-LONG trial

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ABSTRACT: Inhibitor development is a major therapeutic complication for people with hemophilia. The phase 3 PUPs A-LONG study evaluated the safety and efficacy of efmoroctocog alfa (a recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein, herein referred to as rFVIIIFc) in previously untreated patients (PUPs) with severe hemophilia A. Male PUPs <6 years old were enrolled and received rFVIIIFc; inhibitor development was the primary end point. Post hoc analyses, including patient treatment regimen patterns and timing of inhibitor development, descriptive and Kaplan-Meier analyses of time to first inhibitor-positive test by treatment regimen and by titer, and consumption, were performed to describe patients who developed inhibitors during PUPs A-LONG. We investigated patient characteristics (eg, demographics and genotype) and nongenetic risk factors (eg, intense factor exposure and central venous access device [CVAD] placement) that may predict inhibitor development and characteristics of inhibitor development (low-titer vs high-titer inhibitor). Baseline characteristics were similarly distributed for age, race, and ethnicity across both patients who were inhibitor-positive and those who were inhibitor-negative (all P > .05). High-risk F8 variants were associated with development of high-titer inhibitors (P = .028). High-titer inhibitor development was often preceded by the presence of a low-titer inhibitor. Patients whose low-titer inhibitor progressed to a high-titer inhibitor received a higher mean dose per infusion (98.4 IU/kg, n = 5) compared with those whose low-titer inhibitor resolved spontaneously (59.2 IU/kg, n = 7; P = .033) or persisted (45.0 IU/kg, n = 5; P = .047). There was no association between CVAD placement surgery and inhibitor development. Post hoc analyses suggest that F8 genotype and dose of factor are as important as inhibitor risk factors and require further investigation. This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov as #NCT02234323.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Blood advances - 8(2024), 6 vom: 26. März, Seite 1494-1503

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Carcao, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Schiavulli, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Kulkarni, Roshni [VerfasserIn]
Rendo, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Foster, Meredith [VerfasserIn]
Santagostino, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Casiano, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Königs, Christoph [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical Trial, Phase III
Journal Article
Recombinant Proteins

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02234323

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011475

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367565773