Abstract Number: OC 26.1
Meeting: ISTH 2021 Congress
Theme: Hemophilia and Rare Bleeding Disorders » Hemophilia Gene Therapy
Background: Valoctocogene roxaparvovec transfers a factor VIII (FVIII-SQ) gene to hepatocytes using an adeno-associated virus vector, enabling endogenous FVIII production in individuals with congenital hemophilia A.
Aims: To assess efficacy and safety of valoctocogene roxaparvovec for severe hemophilia A.
Methods: A phase 3, single-arm, open-label trial (GENEr8-1, NCT03370913) enrolled adult men with severe hemophilia A (FVIII ≤1 IU/dL) on FVIII prophylaxis negative for FVIII inhibitors. Participants received a single 6×1013 vg/kg valoctocogene roxaparvovec infusion. Primary endpoint was change from baseline in median FVIII activity (chromogenic assay) during weeks 49–52 in HIV-negative participants. Secondary endpoints were change from baseline in annualized treated bleed and FVIII infusion rates for participants rolling over from a noninterventional study. Adverse events (AEs) were monitored.
Results: Overall, 134 participants (median [range] age, 30 [18, 70] years) were dosed and completed 49–52 weeks. In 132 HIV-negative participants, chromogenic FVIII activity increased by a mean (95% CI)/median of 41.9 (34.1–49.7)/22.9 IU/dL at weeks 49–52 (Figure 1).
Mean and median FVIII activity per chromogenic substrate assay in 4- and 6-week intervals
In 112 rollover participants, mean annualized bleeding and FVIII infusion rates decreased after week 4 by 84% and 99%, respectively, from baseline (Figure 2).
Mean and median annualized bleeding rate and annualized FVIII infusion rate at baseline and after week 4
After week 4, 89/112 (79.5%) participants experienced 0 treated bleeds vs 36/112 (32.1%) at baseline; 2/134 (1.5%) resumed prophylaxis. All 134 participants reported an AE; 22 (16.4%) reported serious AEs. Alanine aminotransferase elevations occurred in 115/134 (86%) participants; of these, 106 and 39 received corticosteroids and/or other immunosuppressants, respectively, per protocol, and 95.6% of events resolved. Other common AEs (≥30%) were headache (38%), nausea (37%), and aspartate aminotransferase elevation (35%). No participants developed FVIII inhibitors or thromboembolism. Additional data will be presented at ISTH.
Conclusions: In the largest-to-date hemophilia gene therapy trial, valoctocogene roxaparvovec yielded meaningful endogenous FVIII expression in participants with severe hemophilia A, resulting in significant decreases in bleeding and FVIII infusion.
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C Ozelo M, Mahlangu J, Pasi K, Giermasz A, D Leavitt A, Laffan M, Symington E, V Quon D, Wang J-, Peerlinck K, Pipe S, Madan B, S Key N, F Pierce G, O’Mahony B, Kaczmarek R, Lawal A, Huang M, Wong WY, Kim B, GENEr8-1 Trial Group . Efficacy and Safety of Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec Adeno-associated Virus Gene Transfer for Severe Hemophilia A: Results from the Phase 3 GENEr8-1 Trial [abstract]. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2021; 5 (Suppl 2). https://abstracts.isth.org/abstract/efficacy-and-safety-of-valoctocogene-roxaparvovec-adeno-associated-virus-gene-transfer-for-severe-hemophilia-a-results-from-the-phase-3-gener8-1-trial/. Accessed November 30, 2023.« Back to ISTH 2021 Congress
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