PROTECT VIII Kids: BAY 94‐9027 (PEGylated Recombinant Factor VIII) safety and efficacy in previously treated children with severe haemophilia A
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: BAY 94-9027, a site-specifically PEGylated, B-domain-deleted recombinant factor VIII (FVIII) with extended half-life, demonstrated efficacy for bleed prevention and treatment in previously treated adolescents and adults with severe haemophilia A. AIM: To assess BAY 94-9027 in children with severe haemophilia A. METHODS: In the two-part PROTECT VIII Kids study, boys <12 years with <1% FVIII and >50 exposure days (EDs) to FVIII were enrolled in two cohorts (<6 years; 6-<12 years) and treated with BAY 94-9027 prophylaxis twice-weekly, every 5 days, or every 7 days at physician discretion for ≥50 EDs (Part 1) or twice-weekly for 12-weeks (Part 2). Annualized bleeding rate (ABR) was a primary efficacy endpoint; FVIII inhibitor development was the primary safety variable. RESULTS: At study completion, 25 patients had been treated twice-weekly, 28 in the every-5-day group, and 8 in the every-7-day group. Median ABR for all bleeds was 2.9 (Part 1) and 2.4 (Part 2) and similar in younger and older patients; median ABR for joint bleeds was 0 for both cohorts. In the last 90 days' treatment, median ABR was 0 for younger and older patients (Part 1). Of 149 reported bleeds, 93% were treated with ≤2 infusions. Twelve patients, the majority <6 years (n = 11), discontinued due to apparent loss of efficacy or hypersensitivity. No FVIII inhibitors developed. CONCLUSIONS: In PROTECT VIII Kids, which allowed tailoring of prophylaxis to individual clinical response, BAY 94-9027 was efficacious for bleed prevention and treatment in previously treated children with severe haemophilia A.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
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