Introduction: The phase 2/3 PROTECT VIII study demonstrated long-term efficacy and safety of damoctocog alfa pegol (BAY 94-9027; Jivi®), a B-domain-deleted recombinant factor VIII (FVIII), site-specifically PEGylated to improve its pharmacokinetic profile. We report a post hoc assessment of bleeding and safety outcomes in the subgroup of patients, aged 12-<18 years at enrolment.
Method: PROTECT VIII was a multicentre, open-label study of previously treated males aged 12-65 years with severe haemophilia A (FVIII <1%).
Introduction: Damoctocog alfa pegol (BAY 94-9027, Jivi ) is an approved extended half-life factor VIII (FVIII) for treatment of previously treated patients with haemophilia A aged ≥12 years. We report the final results of an interventional, post-marketing study of damoctocog alfa pegol prophylaxis in patients with severe haemophilia A.
Methods: In this open-label, interventional, post-marketing, phase 4 trial (NCT04085458), previously FVIII-treated patients with severe haemophilia A aged ≥18 years received damoctocog alfa pegol for ≥100 exposure days (EDs).
Introduction: The safety and efficacy of the extended half-life factor VIII (FVIII) product damoctocog alfa pegol (BAY 94-9027, Jivi®) has been demonstrated in the PROTECT VIII Kids study (NCT01775618), where male previously-treated patients (PTPs) aged <12 years old with severe haemophilia A and ≥ 50 exposure days (EDs) were treated prophylactically. The PROTECT VIII Kids extension study assessed the long-term safety and efficacy of damoctocog alfa pegol in the same population.
Aim: To evaluate the long-term impact of damoctocog alfa pegol in a post hoc subgroup analysis of adolescent patients in the PROTECT VIII Kids study and its extension from 12th birthday onwards.
Background: Advances in treatment have enabled patients with haemophilia A to live longer and therefore may be subjected to comorbidities associated with ageing, in addition to disease-associated morbidities. There have been few reports to date on efficacy and safety of treatment specifically in patients with severe haemophilia A and comorbidities.
Objective: To explore the efficacy and safety of damoctocog alfa pegol prophylaxis in patients with severe haemophilia A aged ⩾40 years with comorbidities of interest.
Introduction: The phase 2/3 PROTECT VIII main study demonstrated efficacy and safety of BAY 94-9027 (damoctocog alfa pegol; Jivi ), a B-domain-deleted recombinant factor VIII (FVIII), site-specifically PEGylated to extend its half-life.
Aim: To report the final efficacy and safety data for BAY 94-9027 from the PROTECT VIII extension.
Methods: Previously treated males aged 12-65 years with severe haemophilia A (FVIII <1%) who completed the multicentre, open-label PROTECT VIII main study were eligible for the extension.
Introduction: BAY 94-9027 (damoctocog alfa pegol; an extended half-life PEGylated recombinant factor VIII [FVIII]) demonstrated efficacy and safety in previously treated paediatric patients (PTPs) aged <12 years with severe haemophilia A in the PROTECT VIII Kids study (NCT01775618).
Aim: To evaluate the long-term safety of BAY 94-9027 in PTPs aged <12 years at enrolment.
Methods: In the PROTECT VIII Kids study, boys <12 years with severe haemophilia A were enrolled in two age cohorts (6-<12 years and <6 years) and treated prophylactically twice weekly, every 5 days or every 7 days, with BAY 94-9027 for ≥50 exposure days (EDs).
Introduction: BAY 94-9027 is an extended-half-life, site-specifically PEGylated, B-domain-deleted recombinant factor VIII (FVIII). The PROTECT VIII main study demonstrated efficacy of bleed control using extended-interval prophylaxis with BAY 94-9027 for 36 weeks.
Aim: To report long-term efficacy and safety of prophylaxis with BAY 94-9027 in a descriptive analysis of the ongoing PROTECT VIII extension with a total treatment time of up to >5 years.
Background: No head-to-head trials comparing recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) products currently exist. This was a matching-adjusted indirect comparison (MAIC) study of efficacy of BAY 81-8973 with antihemophilic factor (recombinant) plasma/albumin-free method (rAHF-PFM) and turoctocog alfa for the prophylaxis of severe hemophilia A.
Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted to identify trials of rAHF-PFM and turoctocog alfa.
BAY 81-8973 is a full-length, unmodified recombinant human factor VIII (FVIII) approved for the treatment of hemophilia A. BAY 81-8973 has the same amino acid sequence as the currently marketed sucrose-formulated recombinant FVIII (rFVIII-FS) product and is produced using additional advanced manufacturing technologies. One of the key manufacturing advances for BAY 81-8973 is introduction of the gene for human heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) into the rFVIII-FS cell line.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives. Prophylaxis regimens for severe hemophilia A allowing more flexible dosing while maintaining efficacy may improve adherence and decrease the cost of prophylaxis. Here, we compared the clinical effectiveness of once- or twice-weekly versus ≥3-times-weekly prophylaxis with sucrose-formulated recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII-FS) in a "real-world" practice setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe benefits of prophylaxis of haemophilia A patients regarding joint health and quality-of-life are well established. However, adherence to an up to every-other-day infusion regimen is a barrier to widespread adoption of prophylaxis. BAY 79-4980 is an investigational drug consisting of rFVIII-FS (sucrose-formulated recombinant FVIII) reconstituted with liposome solvent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe safety of full-length sucrose-formulated recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII-FS; Kogenate FS) for up to 24 months of use was evaluated in a postmarketing observational study in Europe. Long-term safety and efficacy data were available for 212 patients with severe haemophilia A, including 13 previously untreated patients (PUPs) and 12 patients with 1-19 exposure days (EDs). Patients accumulated a mean (+/- SD) of 187 (121) EDs to rFVIII-FS and received a total of 39,627 infusions, mainly for prophylaxis and for the treatment of 4,283 spontaneous or trauma-related bleeds during an average observation time of 710 (136) days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: A minority of patients develop severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) with high mortality following cardiopulmonary bypass-assisted cardiac surgery. We assessed whether intravenous immunoglobulin G (ivIgG) improves postoperative short-term (5-day) morbidity and reduces 28-day mortality in these patients.
Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.
Background: Several double-blind placebo-controlled trials of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis have shown beneficial effects of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) on relapse rate and disability. The European Study on Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Multiple Sclerosis set out to test IVIG in the secondary progressive phase of the disease.
Methods: 318 patients with clinically definite secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (mean age 44 years [SD 7]) were randomly assigned IVIG 1 g/kg per month (n=159) or an equivalent volume of placebo (albumin 0.