A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Prophylactic Emicizumab Versus no Prophylaxis in Hemophilia A Participants With Inhibitors

NCT ID: NCT02622321

Last Updated: 2021-06-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

113 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-18

Study Completion Date

2020-12-01

Brief Summary

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This multicenter, open-label study will evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of prophylactic emicizumab treatment in participants previously treated with episodic or prophylactic bypassing agents. Episodic bypassing agent participants will be randomized in a 2:1 fashion to receive emicizumab prophylaxis (Arm A) versus no prophylaxis (Arm B) and will be stratified across Arms A and B according to the number of bleeds they experienced over the last 24 weeks prior to study entry (less than \[\<\] 9 or greater than or equal to \[\>/=\] 9 bleeds); Arm B participants will have the opportunity to switch to emicizumab prophylaxis after at least 24 weeks on-study. Prophylactic bypassing agent participants will switch to emicizumab prophylaxis (Arm C) from the start of the trial; enrollment will be extended for 24 weeks after the last participant has enrolled in Arms A or B or until approximately 50 participants have enrolled in Arm C, whichever occurs first. Episodic bypassing agent participants who previously participated in the non-interventional study BH29768 (NCT02476942) who were unable to enroll in Arms A or B, or participants on prophylactic bypassing agents who were unable to enroll in Arm C, prior to their closure will have the opportunity to enroll in Arm D. Like participants in Arms A and C, Arm D participants will receive emicizumab prophylaxis from the start of the trial. All participants will continue to receive episodic bypassing agent therapy to treat breakthrough bleeds, preferably with recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hemophilia A

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm A: 1.5 mg/kg Emicizumab QW

Participants who were receiving episodic treatment with bypassing agents prior to study entry and were randomized to study Arm A started to receive emicizumab prophylaxis. Emicizumab was administered at a loading dose of 3 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) once a week (QW) subcutaneously (SC) for the first 4 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 1.5 mg/kg emicizumab QW SC up to the end of study. Participants continued to receive bypassing agent therapy to treat any breakthrough bleeds.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emicizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Emicizumab will be administered at a loading dose of 3 milligrams per kilogram per week (mg/kg/week) subcutaneously (SC) for the first 4 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 1.5 mg/kg/week SC up to the end of study. After at least 24 weeks on prophylactic emicizumab, individuals who experience suboptimal bleeding control on emicizumab (according to protocol-defined criteria) will have the opportunity to increase their dose to 3 mg/kg weekly.

rFVIIa

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive rFVIIa.

aPCC

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive aPCC.

Arm B (Control): No Prophylaxis, Then Emicizumab

Participants who were receiving episodic treatment with bypassing agents prior to study entry and were randomized to study Arm B continued with their prior episodic treatment regimen for the first 24 weeks of the study; they did not receive emicizumab prophylaxis during that time. After completing at least 24 weeks on study, participants in Arm B were allowed to switch to emicizumab prophylaxis (as described for Arm A) up to the end of study. Participants continued to receive bypassing agent therapy to treat any breakthrough bleeds.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Emicizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Emicizumab will be administered at a loading dose of 3 milligrams per kilogram per week (mg/kg/week) subcutaneously (SC) for the first 4 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 1.5 mg/kg/week SC up to the end of study. After at least 24 weeks on prophylactic emicizumab, individuals who experience suboptimal bleeding control on emicizumab (according to protocol-defined criteria) will have the opportunity to increase their dose to 3 mg/kg weekly.

rFVIIa

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive rFVIIa.

aPCC

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive aPCC.

Arm C: 1.5 mg/kg Emicizumab QW

Participants who were receiving prophylactic bypassing agents prior to study entry were enrolled in Arm C to receive prophylactic emicizumab. Emicizumab was administered at a loading dose of 3 mg/kg QW SC for the first 4 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 1.5 mg/kg emicizumab QW SC up to the end of study. Participants continued to receive bypassing agent therapy to treat any breakthrough bleeds.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emicizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Emicizumab will be administered at a loading dose of 3 milligrams per kilogram per week (mg/kg/week) subcutaneously (SC) for the first 4 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 1.5 mg/kg/week SC up to the end of study. After at least 24 weeks on prophylactic emicizumab, individuals who experience suboptimal bleeding control on emicizumab (according to protocol-defined criteria) will have the opportunity to increase their dose to 3 mg/kg weekly.

rFVIIa

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive rFVIIa.

aPCC

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive aPCC.

Arm D: 1.5 mg/kg Emicizumab QW

Participants who were either: 1) Receiving episodic bypassing agents prior to study entry but were unable to enroll in Arms A or B; or 2) Receiving bypassing agent prophylaxis prior to study entry but were unable to enroll in Arm C, were enrolled in Arm D to receive emicizumab prophylaxis. Emicizumab was administered at a loading dose of 3 mg/kg QW SC for the first 4 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 1.5 mg/kg emicizumab QW SC up to the end of study. Participants continued to receive bypassing agent therapy to treat any breakthrough bleeds.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emicizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Emicizumab will be administered at a loading dose of 3 milligrams per kilogram per week (mg/kg/week) subcutaneously (SC) for the first 4 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 1.5 mg/kg/week SC up to the end of study. After at least 24 weeks on prophylactic emicizumab, individuals who experience suboptimal bleeding control on emicizumab (according to protocol-defined criteria) will have the opportunity to increase their dose to 3 mg/kg weekly.

rFVIIa

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive rFVIIa.

aPCC

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will continue to receive aPCC.

Interventions

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Emicizumab

Emicizumab will be administered at a loading dose of 3 milligrams per kilogram per week (mg/kg/week) subcutaneously (SC) for the first 4 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 1.5 mg/kg/week SC up to the end of study. After at least 24 weeks on prophylactic emicizumab, individuals who experience suboptimal bleeding control on emicizumab (according to protocol-defined criteria) will have the opportunity to increase their dose to 3 mg/kg weekly.

Intervention Type DRUG

rFVIIa

Participants will continue to receive rFVIIa.

Intervention Type DRUG

aPCC

Participants will continue to receive aPCC.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Hemlibra RO5534262 RG6013 ACE910 NovoSeven® Factor Eight Inhibitor Bypassing Activity (FEIBA®)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Body weight \>/= 40 kilograms (kg) at the time of screening
* Diagnosis of congenital hemophilia A of any severity and documented history of high-titer inhibitor ( that is \[i.e.\], \>/= 5 Bethesda Units \[BU\])
* Documentation of treatment with episodic or prophylactic bypassing agents for at least the last 24 weeks
* \>/= 6 bleeds in the last 24 weeks prior to screening (if on an episodic bypassing agent regimen) or \>/=2 bleeds in the last 24 weeks prior to screening (if on a prophylactic bypassing agent regimen)
* Adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal function
* For women who are not postmenopausal or surgically sterile: agreement to remain abstinent or use single or combined highly effective contraceptive methods

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants with inherited or acquired bleeding disorder other than hemophilia A
* Participants with ongoing (or plan to receive during the study) immune tolerance induction therapy or prophylaxis with Factor VIII (FVIII), with the exception of participants who have received a treatment regimen of FVIII prophylaxis with concurrent bypassing agent prophylaxis
* Previous (in the past 12 months) or current treatment for thromboembolic disease (with the exception of previous catheter-associated thrombosis for which antithrombotic treatment is not currently ongoing) or current signs of thromboembolic disease
* Participants with other conditions (for example \[e.g.\], certain autoimmune diseases) that may increase the risk of bleeding or thrombosis
* History of clinically significant hypersensitivity associated with monoclonal antibody therapies or components of the emicizumab injection
* Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count \< 200 cells per microliter (cells/mcL) within 24 weeks prior to screening
* Use of systemic immunomodulators (e.g., interferon or rituximab) at enrolment or planned use during the study, with the exception of antiretroviral therapy
* Participants who are at high risk for thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA; e.g., have a previous medical or family history of TMA), in the investigator's judgment
* Concurrent disease, treatment, or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that could interfere with the conduct of the study or that would, in the opinion of the investigator or Sponsor, preclude the participant's safe participation in and completion of the study or interpretation of the study results
* Planned surgery (excluding minor procedures such as tooth extraction or incision and drainage) during the study
* Receipt of emicizumab in a prior investigational study; An investigational drug to treat or reduce the risk of hemophilic bleeds within 5 half-lives of last drug administration; A non-hemophilia-related investigational drug within last 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter; An investigational drug concurrently
* Unwillingness to use highly effective contraception methods for the specified duration in the protocol (females only, unless required otherwise by the local health authority)
* Clinically significant abnormality on screening evaluations or laboratory tests that, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose an additional risk in administering study drug to the participant
* Pregnancy or lactation, or intent to become pregnant during the study
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chugai Pharmaceutical

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Santa Monica Oncology Center

Santa Monica, California, United States

Site Status

University of Colorado Denver, Children's Hospital

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Boston Childrens Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital of Michigan; Pediatrics

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Cornell Univ Medical College; Hematology-Oncolog

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Oregon Health & Science Uni ; Dept of Pediatrics

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Pennsylvania State Hershey Medical Center; Division of Hematology/Oncology, H046

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Univ of TX Health Science Ctr; Gulf States Hemo and Throm Ctr

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Bloodworks Northwest (formerly Puget Sound Blood Center); Hemophilia

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Haematology

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne; Thrombosis and Haemostasis Unit

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

ICIC

San José, , Costa Rica

Site Status

Hopital Cardio-vasculaire Louis Pradel; Hemostase clinique

Bron, , France

Site Status

CH de Bicetre; Centre de Traitement d' Hemophilie

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, , France

Site Status

Hopital Cardiologique; Hematologie B

Lille, , France

Site Status

Groupe Hospitalier Necker Enfants Malades

Paris, , France

Site Status

Universitätsklinikum Bonn; Institut für Experimentelle Hämatologie und Transfusionsmedizin

Bonn, , Germany

Site Status

CTC North GmbH & Co. KG am Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status

Hämophilie-Zentrum Rhein Main GmbH

Mörfelden-Walldorf, , Germany

Site Status

IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico; Centro Emofilia e Trombosi "Angelo Bianchi e Bonomi"

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Site Status

AOU Careggi; SOD Malattie Emorragiche

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Site Status

Nagoya University Hospital

Aichi, , Japan

Site Status

Hiroshima University Hospital

Hiroshima, , Japan

Site Status

Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital

Hyōgo, , Japan

Site Status

St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital

Kanagawa, , Japan

Site Status

Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health,Japan

Kitakyushu-shi, , Japan

Site Status

Nara Medical University Hospital

Nara, , Japan

Site Status

Tokyo Medical University Hospital

Tokyo, , Japan

Site Status

Auckland City Hospital; Auckland Haemophilia Centre

Auckland, , New Zealand

Site Status

Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne; Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii

Gdansk, , Poland

Site Status

SPSK Nr1 Klinika Hematoo&Transpl.Szpiku

Lublin, , Poland

Site Status

ALVAMED Lekarskie Gabinety Specjalistyczne

Poznan, , Poland

Site Status

Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii; Klinika Zaburzeń Hemostazy i Chorób Wewnętrznych

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital; Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Center

Johannesburg, , South Africa

Site Status

Severance Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Hospital Universitario la Paz; Servicio de Hematologia

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio; Servicio de Hematologia

Seville, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario la Fe; Servicio de Hematologia

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status

National Taiwan Uni Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust

Cardiff, , United Kingdom

Site Status

St Thomas' Hospital; Haemostasis & Thromboisis Centre

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust - Churchill Hospital

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia Costa Rica France Germany Italy Japan New Zealand Poland South Africa South Korea Spain Taiwan United Kingdom

References

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Kruse-Jarres R, Peyvandi F, Oldenburg J, Chang T, Chebon S, Doral MY, Croteau SE, Lambert T, Kempton CL, Pipe SW, Ko RH, Trzaskoma B, Dhalluin C, Bienz NS, Niggli M, Lehle M, Paz-Priel I, Young G, Jimenez-Yuste V. Surgical outcomes in people with hemophilia A taking emicizumab prophylaxis: experience from the HAVEN 1-4 studies. Blood Adv. 2022 Dec 27;6(24):6140-6150. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022007458.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35939785 (View on PubMed)

Oldenburg J, Mahlangu JN, Kim B, Schmitt C, Callaghan MU, Young G, Santagostino E, Kruse-Jarres R, Negrier C, Kessler C, Valente N, Asikanius E, Levy GG, Windyga J, Shima M. Emicizumab Prophylaxis in Hemophilia A with Inhibitors. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 31;377(9):809-818. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1703068. Epub 2017 Jul 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28691557 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2015-002866-21

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BH29884

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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