The study investigates how well the medicine called turoctocog alfa pegol (N8-GP) works in previously treated Chinese patients with severe haemophilia A. Participants will be treated with N8-GP. This is a medicine that doctors can already prescribe in other countries. The medicine will be injected into a vein (intravenous injections) and blood samples will be collected. The study will last for about 7-8 months. Participants will have between 8 and 15 visits to the clinic and possibly a number of phone calls with the study doctor.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
N8-GP will be injected into a vein (intravenous injections) every 4 days in at least 28 weeks
Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital-Hematology
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University-Haematology
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University-Hematology
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Xiangya Hospital Central-South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital
Xining, Qinghai, China
Jinan Central Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Tianjin-Hematology
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
Institute of hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Tianjin
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
...and 1 more locations
Number of Bleeding Episodes Per Year (Annualised Bleeding Rate)
Number of bleeding episodes per year (Annualised Bleeding Rate) data is reported. Annualised bleeding rate (ABR) is the number of bleeding episodes per year.
Time frame: From start of treatment (Week 0) until Week 28
Haemostatic Effect of N8-GP When Used for Treatment of Bleeding Episodes, Assessed on a Four-point Scale for Haemostatic Response (Excellent, Good, Moderate and None)
Haemostatic effect of N8-GP for treatment of bleeding episodes was assessed by 4-point response scale: none, moderate, good or excellent. Evaluation during trial was done by participant and/or parent(s)/caregiver within approximately 8 hours after a single injection as follows: Excellent: Abrupt pain relief and/or clear improvement in objective signs of bleeding within approximately 8 hrs after a single injection; Good: Definite pain relief and/or improvement in signs of bleeding within approximately 8 hrs after a single injection, but possibly requiring more than one injection for complete resolution; Moderate: Probable or slight beneficial effect within approximately 8 hours after the first injection, but usually requiring more than one injection; None: No improvement, or worsening of symptoms.
Time frame: From start of treatment (Week 0) until Week 28
Number of Injections Needed to Treat Bleeding Episodes
The mean number of injections of N8-GP used for treatment of a bleed from start to stop of a bleed was reported.
Time frame: From start of treatment (Week 0) until Week 28
Consumption of N8-GP for Prophylaxis
The mean consumption of N8-GP for prophylaxis per year per participant was reported and it was measured in international units per kilogram per year (IU/kg/year).
Time frame: From start of treatment (Week 0) until Week 28
FVIII Trough Activity During Prophylaxis
Trough levels of FVIII was reported for all participnats who received prophylaxis treatment. Chromogenic assay was performed with N8-GP product specific standard (PSS) as a calibrator. The analysis is based on a mixed model on the log transformed plasma FVIII activity with age group as fixed effect and participant as a random effect. The mean trough is presented back-transformed to the natural scale.
Time frame: From start of treatment (Week 0) (excluding the first exposure) until Week 28
Percentage of Participants With Incidence Rate of Confirmed FVIII Inhibitors ≥0.6 BU
Percentage of participants who developed inhibitory antibodies against FVIII was presented. A participant was said to have FVIII-inhibitors if two consecutive tests, preferably within 2 weeks, were positive (greater than or equal to (≥) 0.6 bethesda unit (BU)). For the calculation of the inhibitor rate the numerator was included for all participants with neutralising antibodies while the denominator was included for all participants with a minimum of 50 exposures plus any participants with less than 50 exposures but with neutralising inhibitor.
Time frame: From start of treatment (Week 0) until Week 28
Number of Adverse Events (AEs)
An adverse event (AE) was defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom or disease temporally associated with the use of a product, whether or not considered related to the product. All presented AEs are treatment-emergent. A treatment-emergent adverse event was defined as an event with onset after first N8-GP administration.
Time frame: From start of treatment (Week 0) until end of trial (Week 32)
Number of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
A serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose results in death, or is life-threatening, or requires inpatient hospitalization or causes prolongation of existing hospitalization results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or may have caused a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or requires intervention to prevent permanent impairment or damage. All presented SAEs are treatment-emergent (any serious adverse events which occurred after trial product administration).
Time frame: From start of treatment (Week 0) until end of trial (Week 32)
Incremental Recovery (IR)
The incremental recovery was calculated by subtracting the FVIII activity (IU/mL) measured in plasma at time 0 from that measured at time 30 min after dosing and dividing this difference by the dose injected at time 0 expressed as IU/kg body weight. FVIII activity was measured with a chromogenic assay.
Time frame: 30 min post-injection at Week 0, Week 28
FVIII Activity 30 Min Post-injection (C30min)
FVIII plasma activity was measured after 30 mins of injection. FVIII activity was measured with a chromogenic assay.
Time frame: 30 min post-injection at Week 0, Week 28
FVIII Trough Activity 96 h Post-injection (C96h)
FVIII plasma activity was measured after 96 h of injection. This was measured at two time points Week 0 and Week 28 during the study. Chromogenic assay was performed.
Time frame: Single-dose: 96 h ± 8 h post-injection at Week 0, Steady-state: 96 h ± 8 h post-injection at Week 28
Area Under the Curve (AUC0-inf)
Area under the plasma activity versus time profile from time zero to infinity (AUC0-inf) was measured.
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection at Week 0 and Week 28
Area Under the Curve (0-t)
Area under the plasma activity versus time profile from time zero to last measurable activity (AUC0-t) was measured.
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection at Week 0 and Week 28
Area Under the Curve (0-96h)
Area under the plasma activity versus time profile from time zero to 96 hours (AUC0-96h) was measured.
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection at Week 0 and Week 28
Accumulation Ratio
Accumulation ratio was calculated as AUC(0-96h) at steady state/AUC(0-96h) at single dose. AUC(0-96) is the area under the plasma activity versus time profile from time zero to 96 hours.
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection on Week 28
Terminal Half-life (t½)
Terminal half life was calculated as ln(2)/λz; where λz is the terminal elimination rate constant. The terminal elimination rate constant was estimated using linear regression on the terminal part of the log (activity) versus time profile.
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection on Week 0 and Week 28
Clearance (CL)
Clearance (CL) of drug after intravenous administration was reported. Clearance was calculated using the formula CL= Dose / AUC(0-inf) for single dose and CL= Dose / AUC(0-96) h for steady state.
Time frame: Single-dose: 0-96 h post-injection at Week 0, Steady-state: 0-96 h post-injection at Week 28
Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vz) Based on the Terminal Phase
Apparent volume of distribution (Vz) based on the terminal phase was measured. Apparent volume of distribution was calculated using formula: total plasma clearance divided by terminal elimination rate constant (Vz= CL/λz).
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection on Week 0 and Week 28
Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vss) Based on Steady-state
Apparent volume of distribution (Vss) at steady-state was measured. Apparent volume of distribution (Vss) was calculated using formula: total plasma clearance multiplied by mean residence time (Vss=CL\*MRT).
Time frame: 0-96 h post-injection at Week 28
Extrapolated Area Under the Curve (AUC Percent [%] Extrap
Percentage of AUC(0-inf) determined by extrapolation. It was calulating using formula: Area under the plasma activity versus time profile from given measurable time to infinity (AUCt-inf)/Area under the plasma activity versus time profile from time zero to infinity (AUC0-inf).
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection on Week 0 and Week 28
Mean Residence Time
Mean residence time (MRT) calculated as area under the first moment plasma concentration-time curve (AUMC \[0-inf\]) divided by AUC (0-inf). (AUMC \[0-inf\]) is the area under the first moment plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinity.
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection on Week 0 and Week 28
Terminal Elimination Rate Constant (λz)
The terminal elimination rate constant was estimated using linear regression on the terminal part of the log(activity) versus time profile.
Time frame: 0-96 hours post-injection on Week 0 and Week 28
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