BIVV001 Fusion Protein as Factor VIII Replacement Therapy for Hemophilia A. 2020

Barbara A Konkle, and Amy D Shapiro, and Doris V Quon, and Janice M Staber, and Roshni Kulkarni, and Margaret V Ragni, and Ekta S Chhabra, and Stacey Poloskey, and Kara Rice, and Suresh Katragadda, and Joachim Fruebis, and Craig C Benson
From Bloodworks Northwest and the University of Washington, Seattle (B.A.K.); Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, Indianapolis (A.D.S.); the Orthopaedic Hemophilia Treatment Center, Los Angeles (D.V.Q.); the University of Iowa, Iowa City (J.M.S.); Michigan State University, East Lansing (R.K.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, and the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Sanofi (E.S.C., S.P., S.K., C.C.B.) and Bioverativ (K.R., J.F.) - both in Waltham, MA.

Factor VIII replacement products have improved the care of patients with hemophilia A, but the short half-life of these products affects the patients' quality of life. The half-life of recombinant factor VIII ranges from 15 to 19 hours because of the von Willebrand factor chaperone effect. BIVV001 (rFVIIIFc-VWF-XTEN) is a novel fusion protein designed to overcome this half-life ceiling and maintain high sustained factor VIII activity levels. Data are lacking on the safety and pharmacokinetics of single-dose BIVV001. In this phase 1-2a open-label trial, we consecutively assigned 16 previously treated men (18 to 65 years of age) with severe hemophilia A (factor VIII activity, <1%) to receive a single intravenous injection of recombinant factor VIII at a dose of 25 IU per kilogram of body weight (lower-dose group) or 65 IU per kilogram (higher-dose group). This injection was followed by a washout period of at least 3 days. The patients then received a single intravenous injection of BIVV001 at the same corresponding dose of either 25 IU or 65 IU per kilogram. Adverse events and pharmacokinetic measurements were assessed. No inhibitors to factor VIII were detected and no hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis events were reported up to 28 days after the injection of single-dose BIVV001. The geometric mean half-life of BIVV001 was three to four times as long as that of recombinant factor VIII (37.6 hours vs. 9.1 hours in the lower-dose group and 42.5 vs. 13.2 hours in the higher-dose group); the area under the curve (AUC) for product exposure was six to seven times as great in the two dose groups (4470 hours vs. 638 hours × IU per deciliter in the lower-dose group and 12,800 hours vs. 1960 hours × IU per deciliter in the higher-dose group). After the injection of BIVV001 in the higher-dose group, the mean factor VIII level was in the normal range (≥51%) for 4 days and 17% at day 7, which suggested the possibility of a weekly interval between treatments. In a small, early-phase study involving men with severe hemophilia A, a single intravenous injection of BIVV001 resulted in high sustained factor VIII activity levels, with a half-life that was up to four times the half-life associated with recombinant factor VIII, an increase that could signal a new class of factor VIII replacement therapy with a weekly treatment interval. No safety concerns were reported during the 28-day period after administration. (Funded by Sanofi and Sobi; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03205163.).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007275 Injections, Intravenous Injections made into a vein for therapeutic or experimental purposes. Intravenous Injections,Injection, Intravenous,Intravenous Injection
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011993 Recombinant Fusion Proteins Recombinant proteins produced by the GENETIC TRANSLATION of fused genes formed by the combination of NUCLEIC ACID REGULATORY SEQUENCES of one or more genes with the protein coding sequences of one or more genes. Fusion Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant Chimeric Protein,Recombinant Fusion Protein,Recombinant Hybrid Protein,Chimeric Proteins, Recombinant,Hybrid Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant Chimeric Proteins,Recombinant Hybrid Proteins,Chimeric Protein, Recombinant,Fusion Protein, Recombinant,Hybrid Protein, Recombinant,Protein, Recombinant Chimeric,Protein, Recombinant Fusion,Protein, Recombinant Hybrid,Proteins, Recombinant Chimeric,Proteins, Recombinant Fusion,Proteins, Recombinant Hybrid
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D005169 Factor VIII Factor VIII of blood coagulation. Antihemophilic factor that is part of the factor VIII/von Willebrand factor complex. Factor VIII is produced in the liver and acts in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. It serves as a cofactor in factor X activation and this action is markedly enhanced by small amounts of thrombin. Coagulation Factor VIII,Factor VIII Clotting Antigen,Factor VIII Coagulant Antigen,Factor VIII Procoagulant Activity,Thromboplastinogen,Blood Coagulation Factor VIII,F VIII-C,Factor 8,Factor 8 C,Factor Eight,Factor VIIIC,Hyate-C,Hyatt-C,F VIII C,Hyate C,HyateC,Hyatt C,HyattC
D006207 Half-Life The time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacologic, physiologic, or radiologic activity. Halflife,Half Life,Half-Lifes,Halflifes
D006467 Hemophilia A The classic hemophilia resulting from a deficiency of factor VIII. It is an inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhage. Factor VIII Deficiency,Hemophilia,Autosomal Hemophilia A,Classic Hemophilia,Deficiency, Factor VIII,Factor 8 Deficiency, Congenital,Factor VIII Deficiency, Congenital,Haemophilia,Hemophilia A, Congenital,Hemophilia, Classic,As, Autosomal Hemophilia,Autosomal Hemophilia As,Classic Hemophilias,Congenital Hemophilia A,Congenital Hemophilia As,Hemophilia A, Autosomal,Hemophilia As,Hemophilia As, Autosomal,Hemophilia As, Congenital,Hemophilias, Classic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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