Long-term outcomes of prophylaxis with a recombinant factor VIII Fc or recombinant factor IX Fc in patients with hemophilia previously treated on demand. 2023

María-Teresa Álvarez-Román, and Amy D Shapiro, and Margaret V Ragni, and Helena Palmborg, and Linda Bystrická, and Johan Szamosi, and Sandra Casiano, and Hervé Chambost
Department of Hematology, La Paz University Hospital-IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.

Prophylactic factor replacement therapy is recommended over on-demand treatment for preserving long-term joint health in hemophilia. Extended half-life products, including efmoroctocog alfa/eftrenonacog alfa (recombinant factor VIII [FVIII]/FIX Fc fusion proteins; herein rFVIIIFc/rFIXFc), have the potential to reduce treatment burden with less frequent administration and improve bleed prevention. We report post hoc data from patients with hemophilia A or B (HA/HB) who switched from prestudy on-demand FVIII/FIX to rFVIIIFc/rFIXFc prophylaxis at the start of A-LONG/B-LONG or start of/during ASPIRE/B-YOND phase 3 studies. Patients with ≥6 months rFVIIIFc/rFIXFc prophylaxis were enrolled. Treatment exposure, dosing, annualized bleeding rates, joint health, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes were assessed. Results were also stratified by age. Sixty-seven patients with HA and 50 with HB were analyzed; ≥60% were from regions outside Europe/North America, predominately those aged 12 to ‍25 years. No subjects returned to on-demand treatment postswitch.After switch to rFVIIIFc/rFIXFc prophylaxis, median annualized bleeding rates were reduced and sustained at low levels with stable factor usage across age groups (median treatment duration: 4.8/3.6 years). HRQoL outcomes improved for all ages; most pronounced changes were in the sports and leisure and physical health domains. After switch to rFVIIIFc prophylaxis, total modified Hemophilia Joint Health Score and joints with pain decreased in 64.6% and 29.2% of patients with HA. Insufficient data from patients with HB limited joint health evaluation of rFIXFc. Findings add to existing evidence and demonstrate the clinical and HRQoL benefits of switching patients from on-demand treatment to rFVIIIFc/rFIXFc prophylaxis.

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