Safety and prolonged activity of recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein in hemophilia A patients

Blood - Tập 119 Số 13 - Trang 3031-3037 - 2012
Jerry S. Powell1, Neil C. Josephson2, Doris Quon3, Margaret V. Ragni4, Gregory Cheng5, Ella Li6, Haiyan Jiang7, Lian Li7, Jennifer Dumont7, Jaya Goyal6, Xin Zhang7, Jürg M. Sommer7, Justin T. McCue6, Margaret Barbetti7, Glenn F. Pierce7
1University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
2Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
3Orthopedic Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA;
4University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
5Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
6Biogen Idec Inc, Cambridge, MA; and
7Biogen Idec Hemophilia Inc, Weston, MA

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Abstract

Current factor VIII (FVIII) products display a half-life (t1/2) of ∼ 8-12 hours, requiring frequent intravenous injections for prophylaxis and treatment of patients with hemophilia A. rFVIIIFc is a recombinant fusion protein composed of a single molecule of FVIII covalently linked to the Fc domain of human IgG1 to extend circulating rFVIII t1/2. This first-in-human study in previously treated subjects with severe hemophilia A investigated safety and pharmacokinetics of rFVIIIFc. Sixteen subjects received a single dose of rFVIII at 25 or 65 IU/kg followed by an equal dose of rFVIIIFc. Most adverse events were unrelated to study drug. None of the study subjects developed anti-rFVIIIFc antibodies or inhibitors. Across dose levels, compared with rFVIII, rFVIIIFc showed 1.54- to 1.70-fold longer elimination t1/2, 1.49- to 1.56-fold lower clearance, and 1.48- to 1.56-fold higher total systemic exposure. rFVIII and rFVIIIFc had comparable dose-dependent peak plasma concentrations and recoveries. Time to 1% FVIII activity above baseline was ∼ 1.53- to 1.68-fold longer than rFVIII across dose levels. Each subject showed prolonged exposure to rFVIIIFc relative to rFVIII. Thus, rFVIIIFc may offer a viable therapeutic approach to achieve prolonged hemostatic protection and less frequent dosing in patients with hemophilia A. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01027377.

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