Summary Information For: AAV5, FIX-WT, AMT-060, uniQure, NCT02396342
AAV5, FIX-WT, AMT-060, uniQure, NCT02396342
Haemophilia B
uniQure
General Study Information
  • ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT023963421
  • A Phase 1/2 Open-Label, Single-Dose, Dose-ascending Study

Completed1, Last Update Posted: April 23, 20211

  • Male, Age ≥ 18 years, pts. with congenital hemophilia B 
  • FIX deficiency with plasma FIX activity level < 1%
  • Moderately severe FIX deficiency with plasma FIX activity level ≥ 1% and ≤ 2% 
  • > 150 previous EDs of treatment with FIX protein
  • NAbs against AAV5 at Visit 1
  • A sample is considered positive at 29% inhibition of transduction (sample vs negative control) 
  • Previous arterial or venous thrombotic event
  • Previous gene therapy treatment

AAV5/ Insect cells, baculovirus expression system

Codon-optimized FIX-WT2

The FIX expression is driven by the liver-specific enhancer/promoter construct referred to as LP1 that is based on2-3:

  • The APOE gene hepatic-control region (APOE-HCR) and
  • The human α1 -antitrypsin (hAAT) promoter                              

Systemic4

Data regarding the dose-cohorts were reported by these publications2, 56, 7  as follows:

  • Co. 1: 5e12 (5)
  • Co. 2: 2e13 (5)

3 - 5 years2, 56, 7

OS

Efficacy details
  • According to Table 3 in reference # 2, the mean steady-state FIX activity across all 10 patients in both cohorts ranged from 1.3 to 12.7 IU/dL during the first year
  • Data documenting the course of mean FIX activity over a 5-year period following vector infusion are presented in references #2, #5, #6, and #7 and are summarized in the table below as follows:

Summary of the mean yearly FIX activities over a 5-year period 

Year

1

2

3

4

5

Co. 1 (5e12 gc/kg)

4.4แตƒ

6.8

7.3

7.0

5.2

Co. 2 (2e13 gc/kg)

7.1

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.2

โ€‹โ€‹    โ€‹a P3 continued with prophylaxis after AMT-060 treatment so that only limited samples uncontaminated by exogenous FIX were available2

Stable activity with no peak2

Data on the annualized bleeding rate were extracted from Figure 3B of reference #2 and are summarized as follows:

Annualized Bleeds in the year before and after vector infusion and reduction of the ABR (%) to year prior treatment

Median Age

Median age, 69 years

Median age, 35 years

Cohort

Co. 1 (5e12 gc/kg)

Co. 2 (2e13 gc/kg)

  Year pre-/ post treatment

pre

post

Percent of Reduction (%)

pre

post

Percent of Reduction (%)

total bleeds

14.5

7.5

48

4.0

2.0

49

spontaneous bleeds

9.8

4.6

53

3.0

0.9

70


Follow-up data on the ABRs from year 3 to year 5 were published in references #5, #6 and #7 and are summarized as follows:

  • At year 3 the mean ABR was 1.7 for Co. 1 and 0.7 for Co. 25
  • At year 4 the mean ABR was 3.3 for Co. 1 and 0.0 for Co. 2 corresponding to 77% and 100% reduction of mean ABR to the year prior to treatment6
  • At year 5 the mean ABR was 6.5 for Co. 1 and 0.0 for Co. 2 corresponding to 55% and 100% reduction of mean ABR to the year prior to treatment7

Data regarding the annualized FIX usage were extracted from Figure 3A of reference #2 and are summarized as follows:

Annualized FIX usage (IU) in the year before and after vector infusion and % of reduction of the FIX use to year prior treatment

Median Age

median age, 69 years

median age, 35 years

Cohort

Co. 1 (5e12 gc/kg)

Co. 2 (2e13 gc/kg)

  Year pre-/ post treatment

pre

post

Percent of Reduction (%)

pre

post

Percent of Reduction (%)

Annualized FIX usage (IU)

1,774,000

331,208

81%

866,000

232,299

73%


Follow-up data on the annualized FIX usage from year 3 to year 5 were published in references #5, #6 and #7 and are summarized as follows:

  • The total annualized reduction of exogenous FIX use after AMT-060 treatment was 79% overall (81% in Co. 1 and 73% in Co. 2)2
  • FIX replacement therapy consumption declined 84% (Co. 1) and 99% (Co. 2) during year 5 post AMT-60 infusion7
  • All participants who discontinued prophylaxis remain prophylaxis-free through 5 years7
Safety Details
  • Gene transfer was well tolerated with no severe TRAEs2
  • No infusion related reactions were reported

Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were reported in reference  #2 and are summarized as follows:

A total of 14 TRAEs classified as possibly/ probably related to treatment by the reporting investigator

 

Co. 1 (5e12 gc/kg)

Co. 2 (2e13 gc/kg)b

TRAE

No. of events (No. of pts.)

No. of events (No. of pts.)

Any TRAEs

4 (3)

10 (3)

Liver enzymes increased

1 (1)

3 (2)

Pyrexia

1 (1)

2 (2)

Anxiety

1 (1)

1 (1)

Drug ineffectivea

1 (1)

0

Palpitations

0

1 (1)

Prostatitis

0

1 (1)

Rash

0

1 (1)


    a    Because this was an early trial of gene therapy, lack of efficacy was included as an adverse event of special notification and therefore was automatically reported 
    b    P6 in Co. 2 (2e13 gc/kg) experienced 7 TRAEs (2 instances of increases in liver enzymes, pyrexia, anxiety, palpitations,  headache, and rash)

No participants developed FIX inhibitors or signs of sustained AAV5 capsid-specific T-cell activation7

Not reported

1/5 pts. in Co. 2 and 2/5 pts. in Co. 3 with peak levels in the range of 61-85 U/L at W6-W162

No

0/10

Yes, 2 - 10 weeks

No

Not reported

References:
  1. Trial of AAV5-hFIX in Severe or Moderately Hemophilia B. Available at: Study Details | Trial of AAV5-hFIX in Severe or Moderately Severe Hemophilia B | ClinicalTrials.gov
  2. Miesbach, W., et al., Gene therapy with adeno-associated virus vector 5-human factor IX in adults with hemophilia B. Blood, 2018. 131(9): p. 1022-1031. Gene therapy with adeno-associated virus vector 5–human factor IX in adults with hemophilia B | Blood | American Society of Hematology (ashpublications.org)
  3. Nathwani, A.C., et al., Self-complementary adeno-associated virus vectors containing a novel liver-specific human factor IX expression cassette enable highly efficient transduction of murine and nonhuman primate liver. Blood, 2006. 107(7): p. 2653-61. Self-complementary adeno-associated virus vectors containing a novel liver-specific human factor IX expression cassette enable highly efficient transduction of murine and nonhuman primate liver | Blood | American Society of Hematology (ashpublications.org)
  4. Nathwani, A.C., Gene therapy for hemophilia. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program, 2019. 2019(1): p. 1-8. Gene therapy for hemophilia | Hematology, ASH Education Program | American Society of Hematology (ashpublications.org)
  5. Miesbach, W., et al., Stable FIX Expression and Durable Reductions in Bleeding and Factor IX Consumption for up to 4 Years Following AMT-060 Gene Therapy in Adults with Severe or Moderate-Severe Hemophilia B. Blood, 2019. 134(Suppl 1): p. 2059. Stable FIX Expression and Durable Reductions in Bleeding and Factor IX Consumption for up to 4 Years Following AMT-060 Gene Therapy in Adults with Severe or Moderate-Severe Hemophilia B | Blood | American Society of Hematology (ashpublications.org)
  6. Leebeek, F.W., et al., AMT-060 Gene Therapy in Adults with Severe or Moderate-Severe Hemophilia B Confirm Stable FIX Expression and Durable Reductions in Bleeding and Factor IX Consumption for up to 5 Years. Blood, 2020. 136(Supplement 1): p. 26. AMT-060 Gene Therapy in Adults with Severe or Moderate-Severe Hemophilia B Confirm Stable FIX Expression and Durable Reductions in Bleeding and Factor IX Consumption for up to 5 Years | Blood | American Society of Hematology (ashpublications.org)
  7. Miesbach, W., et al., Five Year Data Confirms Stable FIX Expression and Sustained Reductions in Bleeding and Factor IX Use Following AMT-060 Gene Therapy in Adults with Severe or Moderate-severe Hemophilia B [abstract]. ISTH 2021 Congress, 2021.

AAV, Adeno-associated virus; ABR, Annualized bleeding rate; AEs: adverse events; AIR, Annualized FVIII/FIX infusion rate; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CH, Chromogenic Assay; Co., cohort; DOACs, Direct oral anticoagulants; D, days; EDs, exposure days; FIX, factor IX; FIX-Padua, gain of function FIX variant; FVIII, factor VIII; gc, genome copies; HEK cells, human embryonic kidney cells; IQR, interquartile range; IRR, Infusion-related reaction; NAbs, neutralizing antibodies; OS, One-stage clotting assay; Pop., population; pt., patient/participant; pts., patients/participants; P1, Participant 1; PI, phase I; PBGD, porphobilinogen deaminase; PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; SAEs, serious adverse events; SFU, spot-forming units; TAC, tacrolimus; TRAEs, treatment-related adverse events; ULN, upper limit of normal; VCN, vector copy number; vg, vector genomes; W, weeks; WT, wild type; Y, year