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Hemophilia APhase 4NCT03361137

Study of Emicizumab Prophylaxis in Participants With Hemophilia A With or Without Inhibitors Undergoing Minor Surgical Procedures

A Phase 4 study testing Emicizumab in people with Hemophilia A, run by Genentech, Inc. at 8 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This Phase IV, multicenter study will evaluate whether participants with Hemophilia A (PwHA) with or without inhibitors receiving emicizumab prophylaxis can safely undergo minor surgical procedures without additional prophylactic bypassing agents (BPA; for participants with inhibitors) or factor VIII (FVIII; for… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Hemophilia A
What is being tested?
Emicizumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
14 participants
Where
8 sitesUnited States
Study dates
28 Jun 2018to 13 Mar 2020
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Any age (newborn and older)
  • Ability to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgment
  • Diagnosis of hemophilia A and current or history of an inhibitor (Bethesda titer ≥0.6 Bethesda units) and currently using bypassing agents (BPAs) for breakthrough bleeds (for PwHA with inhibitors)
  • Diagnosis of hemophilia A and no history of an inhibitor (Bethesda titer <0.6 Bethesda units), or a history of an inhibitor that has been tolerized for >5 years and using FVIII for breakthrough bleeds (for PwHA without inhibitors)
  • Plan to receive at least 4 loading doses of emicizumab and been adherent to emicizumab prophylaxis by the time of surgery
  • Undergoing minor surgery within 60 days of study enrollment. Other minor surgical procedures could be included upon consultation and approval of Medical Monitor, but examples include central venous catheter insertion/removal/replacement, simple dental extractions, colonoscopy, cystoscopy, or endoscopy with biopsy, excisional skin biopsy
  • Must plan to continue emicizumab prophylaxis for at least 1 month after surgery
  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of <1% per year during the study period

Who cannot join

  • Diagnosis of a bleeding disorder other than hemophilia A
  • Participants who have been tolerized to Factor VIII products (for PwHA with inhibitors)
  • Tolerized to FVIII products for <5 years (for PwHA without inhibitors)
  • Using FVIII products to treat breakthrough bleeds (for PwHA with inhibitors)
  • Treatment with BPAs or FVIII within 24 hours prior to surgical procedure
  • Undergoing a major surgical procedure
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  • Previous (in the past 12 months) or current treatment for thromboembolic disease (with the exception of previous catheter-associated thrombosis for which anti-thrombotic treatment is not currently ongoing) or current signs of thromboembolic disease
  • Other conditions (e.g., certain autoimmune diseases, including but not limited to diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, and antiphospholipid syndrome) that may increase the risk of bleeding or thrombosis
  • Patients 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
  • Would refuse treatment with blood or blood products, if necessary
  • Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes the participant's safe participation in and completion of the study
  • Pregnant or lactating, or intending to become pregnant during the study; women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 7 days before Study Day 1
  • Treatment with any of the following: An investigational drug to treat or reduce the risk of hemophilic bleeds within 5 half-lives of last drug administration before Study Day 1; A non-hemophilia-related investigational drug within the last 30 days or 5 half-lives before Study Day 1 (whichever is longer); An investigational drug concurrently
  • History of clinically significant hypersensitivity associated with monoclonal antibody therapies or components of the emicizumab injection
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with CD4 count < 200 cells/microlitre within 24 weeks prior to enrollment

Trial locations and contacts

8 sites in 1 country.

8 sites in 1 country

United States8 sites
  • State University of New York at Buffalo; Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York, 14209

  • Cook Childrens Medical Center

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida, 32607

  • Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260

  • Childrens Hospital of LA

    Los Angeles, California, 90027

  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

    Newark, New Jersey, 07112

  • Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

    Palo Alto, California, 94304

  • University of Utah; Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

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About this study

Official title: A Phase IV, Multicenter, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study of Emicizumab Prophylaxis in Patients With Hemophilia A With or Without Inhibitors Undergoing Minor Surgical Procedures

This Phase IV, multicenter study will evaluate whether participants with Hemophilia A (PwHA) with or without inhibitors receiving emicizumab prophylaxis can safely undergo minor surgical procedures without additional prophylactic bypassing agents (BPA; for participants with inhibitors) or factor VIII (FVIII; for participants without inhibitors).

Conditions
Hemophilia A
Being tested
Emicizumab
Medical subject headings
Hemophilia A

What participants receive

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

  • EmicizumabDrug

    Also called Hemlibra®, ACE910, RG6013

    Emicizumab via SC injection at a loading dose 3 mg/kg once weekly for the first 4 weeks, followed by 1.5 mg/kg once weekly, or by any other approved maintenance regimen, as long as the participant continues to derive sufficient benefit. Dosing was to be adjusted if the participant had a significant change in body weight.

Study groups in NCT03361137
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PwHA With Inhibitors, Emicizumab: Surgery Not Performed CohortExperimentalThis cohort included participants with Hemophilia A (PwHA) with inhibitors that were enrolled but did not have surgery. All participants received emicizumab via subcutaneous (SC) injection at a loading dose of 3 milligrams of medication per kilogram of body weight (mg/kg) once weekly for the first 4 weeks, followed by 1.5 mg/kg once weekly, or by any other approved maintenance regimen, as long as they continued to derive sufficient benefit. Participants must have received all loading doses prior to surgery and planned to continue emicizumab for a minimum of 1 month after surgery.
Receives: Drug: Emicizumab
PwHA With Inhibitors, Emicizumab: CVAD Removal CohortExperimentalThis cohort included participants with Hemophilia A (PwHA) with inhibitors that were enrolled and had surgery for central venous access device (CVAD) removal. All participants received emicizumab via subcutaneous (SC) injection at a loading dose of 3 milligrams of medication per kilogram of body weight (mg/kg) once weekly for the first 4 weeks, followed by 1.5 mg/kg once weekly, or by any other approved maintenance regimen, as long as they continued to derive sufficient benefit. Participants must have received all loading doses prior to surgery and planned to continue emicizumab for a minimum of 1 month after surgery.
Receives: Drug: Emicizumab
PwHA With Inhibitors, Emicizumab: Simple Dental Extraction CohortExperimentalThis cohort included participants with Hemophilia A (PwHA) with inhibitors that were enrolled and had surgery for simple dental extraction. All participants received emicizumab via subcutaneous (SC) injection at a loading dose of 3 milligrams of medication per kilogram of body weight (mg/kg) once weekly for the first 4 weeks, followed by 1.5 mg/kg once weekly, or by any other approved maintenance regimen, as long as they continued to derive sufficient benefit. Participants must have received all loading doses prior to surgery and planned to continue emicizumab for a minimum of 1 month after surgery.
Receives: Drug: Emicizumab
PwHA Without Inhibitors, Emicizumab: CVAD Removal CohortExperimentalThis cohort included participants with Hemophilia A (PwHA) without inhibitors that were enrolled and had surgery for central venous access device (CVAD) removal. All participants received emicizumab via subcutaneous (SC) injection at a loading dose of 3 milligrams of medication per kilogram of body weight (mg/kg) once weekly for the first 4 weeks, followed by 1.5 mg/kg once weekly, or by any other approved maintenance regimen, as long as they continued to derive sufficient benefit. Participants must have received all loading doses prior to surgery and planned to continue emicizumab for a minimum of 1 month after surgery.
Receives: Drug: Emicizumab
PwHA Without Inhibitors, Emicizumab: Simple Dental Extraction CohortExperimentalThis cohort included participants with Hemophilia A (PwHA) without inhibitors that were enrolled and had surgery for simple dental extraction. All participants received emicizumab via subcutaneous (SC) injection at a loading dose of 3 milligrams of medication per kilogram of body weight (mg/kg) once weekly for the first 4 weeks, followed by 1.5 mg/kg once weekly, or by any other approved maintenance regimen, as long as they continued to derive sufficient benefit. Participants must have received all loading doses prior to surgery and planned to continue emicizumab for a minimum of 1 month after surgery.
Receives: Drug: Emicizumab

What is being measured

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

  1. Percentage of Participants Without Excessive Bleeding at Surgical Sites and Did Not Require BPA/FVIII Use for Bleeding Related to the Surgery, From the Start of Surgery Until Discharge, as Measured by the ISTH Hemostatic Efficacy Scale

    The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Assessment of Hemostatic Response for Surgical Procedures scale (see reference PubMed ID:25059285) has four categories, listed here in order of best to worst response: Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor. The participant's bleeding related to surgery was evaluated by the healthcare professional who performed the procedure using the hemostatic efficacy scale, with an absence of excessive bleeding at the surgical site indicated by a good to excellent rating. The endpoint was met when the response to "Intraoperative and/or postoperative blood loss increased over expectation for the non-hemophilic patient determined at the time of discharge" was "0 to <10%" or "10% to < 25%" AND the response to the question "Did the patient use any bypassing agent (BPA)/factor VIII (FVIII) for the surgery before the discharge?" was "No".

    Measured: Determined at the time of discharge (within approximately 48 hours after surgery)

  2. Percentage of Participants With Excessive Bleeding at Surgical Sites and Required BPA/FVIII Use for Treating Bleeding Related to the Surgery, From the Start of Surgery Until Discharge, as Measured by the ISTH Hemostatic Efficacy Scale

    The ISTH Assessment of Hemostatic Response for Surgical Procedures scale (see reference PubMed ID:25059285) has four categories, listed here in order of best to worst response: Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor. The participant's bleeding related to surgery was evaluated by the healthcare professional who performed the procedure using the hemostatic efficacy scale, with excessive bleeding at the surgical site indicated by a fair to poor rating. The endpoint was met when the response to "Intraoperative and/or postoperative blood loss increased over expectation for the non-hemophilic patient determined at the time of discharge" was "25% to <50%" or "≥50%" AND the response to the question "Did the patient use any bypassing agent (BPA)/factor VIII (FVIII) for the surgery before the discharge?" was "Yes". The percentage of participants by type and dose of BPA/FVIII used to treat the bleeding is also reported. rFVIIa = recombinant activated human factor VII (eptacog alfa [activated])

    Measured: Determined at the time of discharge (within approximately 48 hours after surgery)

  3. Percentage of Participants Who, After Being Discharged From Surgery, Experienced Bleeds That Were Either Related or Unrelated to Surgery and Also Required BPA/FVIII Use

    Post-surgical bleeding information was self-reported by participants (or the participant's legally authorized representative) on the "Bleed and Medication Diary". Bypassing agents (BPAs)/factor VIII (FVIII) used to treat excessive bleeding were also self-reported by participants if it was self-administered. BPAs/FVIII administered by the investigators to treat the bleeding were reported on the "Concomitant Medications" case report form page. The percentage of participants by type and dose of BPA/FVIII used to treat the bleeding is also reported. rFVIIa = recombinant activated human factor VII (eptacog alfa [activated])

    Measured: Within 48 hours (if discharged home), and 8 and 28 days after surgery

  4. Emicizumab Plasma Concentration on the Day of Surgery

    Enrolled participants received a minimum of four loading doses of emicizumab prior to their surgical procedure. Pharmacokinetic blood samples were obtained at study sites 24 hours before the procedures in order to describe emicizumab plasma concentration on the day of surgery for each of the inhibitor and non-inhibitor cohorts.

    Measured: Approximately 24 hours prior to surgery

  5. Safety Summary of the Number of Participants With at Least One Adverse Event

    All adverse events (AEs) that occurred after informed consent was obtained were coded using the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) v23.0, summarized by severity according to the World Health Organization (WHO) toxicity grading scale (Grade 1 is mild; Grade 2 is moderate; Grade 3 is severe; Grade 4 is life-threatening; and Grade 5 is death related to AE), and tabulated by body system and preferred term (PT) for individual events within each system organ class (SOC). For each AE, the investigator independently assessed its severity and seriousness, and whether it was considered to be related to the study drug.

    Measured: From Baseline up to 30 days after surgery

  6. Percentage of Participants With Surgical Complications Requiring Hospitalization or Return to Surgery

    This safety endpoint was a composite endpoint. Surgical complications were entered as adverse events on the case report form page with "Other suspected causes" marked as "Study Surgery or Procedure". This endpoint was met when response to "It required or prolonged inpatient hospitalization" was checked OR response to "Was procedure/surgery performed?" was "Yes".

    Measured: Within 48 hours after surgery, and 8 and 28 days after initial surgery

  7. Percentage of Participants Who Needed Blood/Blood Product Transfusions During Surgery

    The percentage of participants who needed blood or blood product transfusions (e.g., platelets, plasma, etc.) during surgery was evaluated.

    Measured: Within 48 hours after surgery, and 8 and 28 days after initial surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Dec 2017
  2. Study start28 Jun 2018
  3. Primary completion13 Mar 2020
  4. Study completion13 Mar 2020

Why it stopped: The Sponsor decided to terminate the study early for several reasons (low enrollment, limited variety of surgery types, and available scientific data).

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03361137
Sponsor's protocol ID
ML39791
Status last verified
Feb 2021
First submitted
20 Nov 2017
Last updated
1 Mar 2021
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Blanchette VS, Key NS, Ljung LR, Manco-Johnson MJ, van den Berg HM, Srivastava A; Subcommittee on Factor VIII, Factor IX and Rare Coagulation Disorders of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Definitions in hemophilia: communication from the SSC of the ISTH. J Thromb Haemost. 2014 Nov;12(11):1935-9. doi: 10.1111/jth.12672. Epub 2014 Sep 3. No abstract available.

    PubMed 25059285

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Emicizumab in people with Hemophilia A, run by Genentech, Inc. at 8 sites in United States.

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 8 inclusion and 15 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Mar 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 8 sites in United States. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 1 Mar 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Participants Without Excessive Bleeding at Surgical Sites and Did Not Require BPA/FVIII Use for Bleeding Related to the Surgery, From the Start of Surgery Until Discharge, as Measured by the ISTH Hemostatic Efficacy Scale (time frame: Determined at the time of discharge (within approximately 48 hours after surgery)). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT03361137, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 1 Mar 2021.

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