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Hemophilia APhase 4ITINCT02479087

Safety/Efficacy Study to Assess Whether FVIII/VWF Concentrate Can Induce Immune Tolerance in Haemophilia A Patients

A Phase 4 study testing Plasma-derived FVIII/VWF concentrate in people with Hemophilia A, run by Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico at 4 sites in 2 countries.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the role of a FVIII/VWF complex concentrate (Emoclot) in successfully inducing immune tolerance (I.T.I.) in patients with Haemophilia A with inhibitors, including patients at high risk of failure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 12 years, men only
Conditions the study is for
Hemophilia A
What is being tested?
Plasma-derived FVIII/VWF concentrate
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
4 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Jan 2015to Jan 2020
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 12 years
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects (his/her parent/legal representative), must have given a written informed consent.
  • Male children: age <12 years.
  • Severe or moderate Haemophilia A (FVIII <2%).
  • High responders (clinical history of inhibitor peak > 5BU) or low-responders (clinical history of inhibitor peak < 5 BU) with potential bleedings, assessed by responsible physicians as not to be treated with high FVIII doses.
  • Any level of inhibitor at study enrollment.
  • Willingness and ability to participate in the study.
  • No other experimental treatments (involving or not FVIII concentrates).

Who cannot join

  • Any clinically relevant abnormality, in hematological, biochemical and urinary routine examinations, or any condition or treatment which in the investigator's opinion, makes the patient not eligible for the study.
  • Intolerance to active substances or to any of the excipients of FVIII / VWF concentrates.
  • Concomitant systemic treatment with immunosuppressive drugs.

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 2 countries.

Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, MD contact

+39 0255038377

piermannuccio.mannucci@unimi.it

4 sites in 2 countries

Egypt2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Ain Shams Pediatric hospital, Ain Shams University

    Cairo

    Mohssen El-Alfy, MD, +20 1000864343, elalfym@hotmail.com

    Shereen Abdel Ghany, MD, +20 1200533484, shereen22eg@yahoo.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Almoneera Pediatric Cairo University Hospital (Abu El- Reesh)

    Cairo

    Amal El-Beshlawy, MD, +20 1223124674, amalelbeshlawy@yahoo.com

    Sonia Aldof, MD, +20 1223431046, sonia_adolf@yahoo.com

    Not yet recruiting

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India2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • St. John's Medical College Hospital

    Bangalore, 560034

    Cecil Ross, MD, +91 9448493705, cecilross@bsnl.in

    Sita Lakshmi, MD, +91 8022065178, slvbs@yahoo.co.in

    Recruiting
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    New Delhi, 110029

    Tulika Seth, MD, +91 9868397236, tuliseth@yahoo.com

    Renu Saxena, MD, +91 1126594670, renusax@hotmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: IMMUNE TOLERANCE INDUCTION, BY FACTOR VIII CONCENTRATE CONTAINING VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR, IN SEVERE OR MODERATE HAEMOPHILIA A PATIENTS WITH INHIBITORS

The purpose of this study is to assess the role of a FVIII/VWF complex concentrate (Emoclot) in successfully inducing immune tolerance (I.T.I.) in patients with Haemophilia A with inhibitors, including patients at high risk of failure.

Read the detailed description

The development of factor VIII inhibitors occurs in approximately 30 to 40% of patients with severe Haemophilia A. The main negative clinical and cost consequence is the ineffectiveness of replacement therapy in patients with high-titer antibodies, who have a shorter life and greater morbidity than those who do not develop inhibitors. It is known from immunology that a regular and frequent exposure to the antigen of FVIII can induce tolerance of the immune system of the patient with inhibitors. This effect, called "immune tolerance induction" (ITI) is usually achieved after a prolonged exposure of the patient to FVIII, and is a common way of managing the condition of patients with inhibitors as well as the treatment of bleeding episodes with large amounts of hemostatic agents. In vitro and retrospective clinical studies suggest that FVIII/VWF complex concentrates may have less immunogenicity with respect to those plasma-derived concentrates purified with monoclonal antibodies (MABs), and recombinant DNA factor VIII concentrates (rFVIII), in both which the von Willebrand factor (VWF) is absent. Immune tolerance induction (ITI) showed to be effective in about 70% of Haemophiliacs with inhibitors. Poor prognosis factors have been identified by different registries: age ≥ 6 years, ITI started >1 year from inhibitor development, inhibitor peaks >200 BU, inhibitor titer >10 BU at the start of ITI and previously failed ITI. The results of clinical studies suggest that complex concentrates of VWF/FVIII can be effective in ITI, even in patients at high risk of failure. To explain these findings, a role for VWF (i.e. prolonged antigen exposure) has been hypothesized.

Conditions
Hemophilia A
Being tested
Plasma-derived FVIII/VWF concentrate
Keywords
von Willebrand Factor, Factor VIII, Hemorrhage, Immune Tolerance, Hemophilia A
Medical subject headings
Hemophilia A, Hemorrhage

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Plasma-derived FVIII/VWF concentrateDrug

    Also called Emoclot

    The investigational treatment is with lyophilized plasma-derived Factor VIII. The product belongs to the factor VIII concentrates class, containing also VW Factor in an average ratio VW/VIII of > 1: 4.5.

    The product is as a powder and a solvent solution for continuous infusion of Factor VIII. The specific activity of Factor VIII is of approximately 80 IU/mg protein.

    The number of units of FVIII administered is expressed in International Units (IU), which are consistent with current WHO standards for products containing Factor VIII. The activity of Factor VIII in plasma is expressed either as a percentage (compared to normal human plasma) or in International Units (compared to the international standard for FVIII in plasma).

Study groups in NCT02479087
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Plasma-derived FVIII/VWF concentrateExperimentalThe drug will be delivered through intravenous slow infusion/injection. The starting dosage can vary between the minimum dosage of 50 IU/Kg 3 times a week up to a maximum of 200 IU/kg per day. This starting dosage will be decided by the Principal Investigator according to patient's condition and other variables. The initial dosage can be then adjusted on the base of response.
Receives: Drug: Plasma-derived FVIII/VWF concentrate

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Efficacy: evaluation of the success of IT induction

    Success:Inhibitor disappearance/reduction to <0.6 BU/ml with FVIII activity recovery of at least ≥ 66% within 33 months of treatment ; Partial Success: inhibitor reduction to <5 BU/ml with clinical response to FVIII treatment, not followed by an inhibitor increase to values >5 BU/ml for a treatment period of 6 months on demand, or for 12 months of prophylactic treatment; No Response (Failure):Failure in relation to the above criteria defining complete response and partial response within 33 months, OR a reduction of the concentration of the inhibitor, less than 20%, compared to the peak of inhibitor in the IT, in every period of 6 months after the first 3 months of treatment. This implies that 9 months represents the minimum period of treatment and 33 months the maximum possible duration of ITI without success, OR patient withdrawal from the study for any reason.

    Measured: Up to33 months

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Safety (adverse events)

    Description and incidence of adverse events during the course of prophylactic treatment, with severity, correlation with the investigational product and final outcome.

    Measured: Up to 33 months

  2. Analysis of treatment compliance

    Description of the patient's adherence to the optimal prolonged treatment.

    Measured: Up to 33 months

  3. Efficacy evaluation - Time to achieve ITI

    Time to achieve the complete or partial response (as defined in the primary outcome measure).

    Measured: Up to 33 months

  4. Evaluation of the cost of therapy

    Recording of overall amount of direct costs of therapy.

    Measured: Up to 33 months

  5. Efficacy evaluation - IT persistence

    Absence of relapse, assessed at 12 months from IT achievement

    Measured: Up to 33 months+ 12 months FU

  6. Efficacy evaluation - FVIII genetic defect role in IT achievement

    Role of FVIII mutations in influencing IT achievement

    Measured: Up to 33 months

  7. Efficacy evaluation - Role of an immediate IT to delayed IT in IT induction.

    Time elapsing between the onset of the inhibitor and the beginning of treatment and its importance for induction of IT in achieving primary endpoints.

    Measured: Up to 33 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Jun 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2015
  3. Primary completionJan 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2020 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02479087
Sponsor's protocol ID
FCG-CNS-001
Acronym
ITI
Status last verified
Jun 2015
First submitted
16 Jun 2015
Last updated
23 Jun 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Gilles JG, Saint-Remy JMR. Recombinant and plasma-derived factor VIII are immunologically distinct in in vitro assays. Thromb Haemost 1995; 73:1213.

  • Guerois C, Laurian Y, Rothschild C, Parquet-Gernez A, Duclos AM, Negrier C, Vicariot M, Fimbel B, Fressinaud E, Fiks-Sigaud M, et al. Incidence of factor VIII inhibitor development in severe hemophilia A patients treated only with one brand of highly purified plasma-derived concentrate. Thromb Haemost. 1995 Feb;73(2):215-8.

    PubMed 7792732
  • Yee TT, Williams MD, Hill FG, Lee CA, Pasi KJ. Absence of inhibitors in previously untreated patients with severe haemophilia A after exposure to a single intermediate purity factor VIII product. Thromb Haemost. 1997 Sep;78(3):1027-9.

    PubMed 9308748
  • Teitel JM. Safety of coagulation factor concentrates. Haemophilia. 1998 Jul;4(4):393-401. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1998.440393.x.

    PubMed 9873760
  • Rokicka-Milewska R, Klukowska A, Dreger B, Beer H-J. Incidence of factor VIII inhibitor development in previously untreated Haemophilia A patients after exposure to a double viral inactivated factor VIII concentrate. Ann Hematol 1999; 78 (suppl 1)

  • Aznar JA, Lorenzo JI, Molina R, Haya S, Querol F, Dasi MA. Zero incidence of inhibitor development in previously treated haemophilia A, HIV-negative patients upon exposure to a plasma-derived high-purity and double viral inactivated factor VIII concentrate. Haemophilia. 1998 Jan;4(1):21-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1998.00139.x.

    PubMed 9873861
  • Smith MP, Rice KM, Savidge GF. Successful clinical use of a plasma-derived, dual virus inactivated factor VII concentrate incorporating solvent-detergent and dry heat treatment. Thromb Haemost. 1997 Feb;77(2):406-7. No abstract available.

    PubMed 9157608
  • Sukhu K, Keeling DM, Giangrande PL. Variation in inhibitor reactivity in acquired haemophilia A with different concentrates. Clin Lab Haematol. 2000 Oct;22(5):287-90. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.2000.00328.x.

    PubMed 11122270
  • Gensana M, Altisent C. Aznar JA, Casana P, Hernandez F, Jorquera JI, Magallon M, Massot M, Puig L. Factor VIII inhibitors directed to the A2 domain and the light chain may also show less reactivity to FVIII complexed with VWF. World Federation of Haemophilia, The Hague, May 1998, (Abstract book).

  • Suzuki T, Arai M, Amano K, Kagawa K, Fukutake K. Factor VIII inhibitor antibodies with C2 domain specificity are less inhibitory to factor VIII complexed with von Willebrand factor. Thromb Haemost. 1996 Nov;76(5):749-54.

    PubMed 8950785
  • Gensana M, Altisent C, Aznar JA, Casana P, Hernandez F, Jorquera JI, Magallon M, Massot M, Puig L. Influence of von Willebrand factor on the reactivity of human factor VIII inhibitors with factor VIII. Haemophilia. 2001 Jul;7(4):369-74. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2516.2001.00526.x.

    PubMed 11442641
  • Berntorp E, Ekman M, Gunnarsson M, Nilsson IM. Variation in factor VIII inhibitor reactivity with different commercial factor VIII preparations. Haemophilia. 1996 Apr;2(2):95-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.1996.tb00022.x.

    PubMed 27214015
  • Kreutz W: Immune tolerance induction (ITI) in Haemophilia A-patients with inhibitors - the choice of concentrate affecting success. Haematologica 2001; 86 (S4):16-20

  • Kreuz W, Steiner J, Auerswald G, Beeg T, Becker S. Successful immunetolerance therapy of FVIII-inhibitor in chldren after changing from high to intermediate purity FVIII concentrate. Ann Hematol 1996; 72 (suppl 1).

  • Orsini F, Rotschild C, Beurrier P, Faradji A, Goudemand J, Polack B. Immune tolerance induction with highly purified plasma-derived factor VIII containing von Willebrand factor in hemophilia A patients with high-responding inhibitors. Haematologica. 2005 Sep;90(9):1288-90.

    PubMed 16154861

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Plasma-derived FVIII/VWF concentrate in people with Hemophilia A, run by Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico at 4 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jun 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in Egypt, India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, MD (+39 0255038377, piermannuccio.mannucci@unimi.it), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Efficacy: evaluation of the success of IT induction (time frame: Up to33 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02479087, which also lists 21 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jun 2015.

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