Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05980377 |
Other study ID # |
Pattern of Hemophilia care |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Not yet recruiting |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
September 1, 2023 |
Est. completion date |
August 1, 2024 |
Study information
Verified date |
July 2023 |
Source |
Assiut University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
Hemophilia A and B are congenital, recessive X-linked disorders caused by lack or deficiency
of clotting factor VIII (FVIII) or IX (FIX), respectively. The severity of the disease
depends on the reduction of levels of FVIII or FIX, which are determined by the type of the
causative mutation in the genes encoding the factors (F8 and F9, respectively). The hallmark
clinical characteristic, especially in untreated severe forms, is bleeding (spontaneous or
after trauma) into major joints such as ankles, knees and elbows, which can result in the
development of arthropathy. Intracranial bleeds and bleeds into internal organs may be
life-threatening. The median life expectancy was ~30 years until the 1960s, but improved
understanding of the disorder and development of efficacious therapy based on prophylactic
replacement of the missing factor has caused a paradigm shift, and today individuals with
hemophilia can look forward to a virtually normal life expectancy and quality of life.
Description:
Hemophilia A and B are congenital, recessive X-linked disorders caused by lack or deficiency
of clotting factor VIII (FVIII) or IX (FIX), respectively. The severity of the disease
depends on the reduction of levels of FVIII or FIX, which are determined by the type of the
causative mutation in the genes encoding the factors (F8 and F9, respectively). The hallmark
clinical characteristic, especially in untreated severe forms, is bleeding (spontaneous or
after trauma) into major joints such as ankles, knees and elbows, which can result in the
development of arthropathy. Intracranial bleeds and bleeds into internal organs may be
life-threatening. The median life expectancy was ~30 years until the 1960s, but improved
understanding of the disorder and development of efficacious therapy based on prophylactic
replacement of the missing factor has caused a paradigm shift, and today individuals with
hemophilia can look forward to a virtually normal life expectancy and quality of life.
Historically, hemophilia treatment has focused on replacement of the missing coagulation
factor to achieve hemostasis. Treatment progressed from use of cryoprecipitate (FVIII
replacement in HA) or fresh frozen plasma (FFP) to plasma-derived factor concentrates,
allowing for early control of hemorrhage, home therapy and accessibility for the introduction
of prophylaxis. Contamination of factor concentrate supply with human immunodeficiency virus
and hepatitis C virus led to the unfortunate infection of most of the severe hemophilia
population in the 1980s, necessitating development of improved methods to screen and
inactivate viruses. These mechanisms include dry-heat, pasteurisation, solvent-detergent
treatment, immunoaffinity purification and nanofiltration, although some risk from emerging
infections remains. Recombinant factor therapies were introduced to address the concern for
infection transmission but raised new challenges regarding the risk of inhibitor formation.
The extended half-life (EHL) factor products are a result of engineering proteins for longer
recovery times in persons with hemophilia (PwH), to reduce frequency of dosing for prophylax
-Factor VIII mimetic Emicizumab (Hemlibra, Genentech/Roche) is a first in-class humanised
bispecific antibody substitution for HA designed to function as FVIIIa by binding one arm of
the antibody to FIXa and the other arm to FX, accelerating activation of Fxa and propagating
thrombin production. The application and incorporation of this novel approach using a SC
antibody to prevent bleeding was outlined in a series of clinical trials (HAVEN) including
PwHA with inhibitors, paediatric PwHA with inhibitors and PwHA without inhibitors. The
bispecific antibody mechanism and half-life (˜28 days) overcomes the inhibitory alloantibody,
limits the need for IV access and decreases infusion frequency. In HAVEN-1, males with severe
HA and inhibitors aged ≥12 years received weekly prophylaxis (1·5 mg/kg) with emicizumab and
had an 87% reduction in overall annualized bleeding rate (ABR)