Summary Information For: AAV5, FVIII-BDD, Roctavian, NCT03370913 (Phase 3, GENEr8-1 Study)
AAV5, FVIII-BDD, Roctavian, NCT03370913 (Phase 3, GENEr8-1 Study)
Haemophilia A
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
General Study Information
  • ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT033709131, 2
  • Phase III, Open-label, multicenter
  • Single-Arm Study, GENEr8-1 Study

Active, not recruiting, Last Update Posted: December 20, 20231

Information regarding the approval status of Roctavian was collected from here1112 and summarised as follows:

  • In June 29,  2023, Roctavian was approved in the USA for the treatment of haemophilia A
  • In August 24, 2024,  Roctavian was approved by the EMA for the treatment of haemophilia A
  • Male ≥18 years of age
  • Base FVIII level ≤ 1 IU/dL2
  • Treated/exposed to FVIII concentrates or cryoprecipitate for a minimum of 150 Eds

 Key exclusion criteria were reported here3 as follows:

  • Anti-AAV5 capsid total binding antibodies
  • HIV infection (added as a criterion after a protocol amendment)
  • Substantial liver dysfunction, substantial liver fibrosis, or liver cirrhosis

AAV5/baculovirus, Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) insect-cell production system3 [supplementary appendix]

Codon-optimized expression cassette for the SQ variant of B-domain–deleted human hFVIII (AAV-HLP-FVIII-SQ)49

HLP is a 251-bp enhancer/promoter fragment containing 

  • a 34-bp core enhancer from the human ApoE-HCR gene 
  • a modified 217-bp gene promoter comprising the distal X and the proximal A1B regulatory domains from SERPINA1 (α-1-antitrypsin)5

The FVIII expression cassette also includes a synthetic polyA signal4 [supplementary material]

    Systemic (peripheral vein infusion)3

Different populations within the same dose cohort were defined here3, 614 as follows:

  • ITT Pop. (N = 134): an intention-to-treat population of 134 pts. that received one infusion of the AAV5-hFVIII-SQ vector (6e13 vg/kg)
  • mITT Pop. (N = 132): a modified intention-to-treat population including the 132 HIV-negative pts.
  • mITT Pop. 2-year3mITT Pop. 3-year6  or  mITT Pop. 5-year14: subgroups of mITT Pop. including 17 pts. with infusion ≥2 to ≥5 years before data cutoff
  • RP (N = 112): the rollover population included 112 pts. from mITT Pop. who had ≥ 6 months of prospective data on bleeding and FVIII use from the non-interventional 270-902 study 7
  • Early follow-up times (1- and 2-year follow-ups) were reported in references #3 and #6 as follows:
    • Median follow-up was 60.2 weeks (range: 51.1 to 150.4) and 110.9 weeks (range: 66.1 to 197.4)
  • 3-year follow-up, including safety and efficacy results from the year-3 data cutoff,3,6 was reported in references #9 and #13 as follows:
    • As of the cutoff date, median follow-up was 162.4 weeks (range: 66.1 to 255.0) among all participants, including mITT participants13
    • Mean follow-up was 172.8 weeks (standard deviation [SD]: 26.61)9
  • 4-year follow-up was reported in reference #14 as follows:
    • Median follow-up duration was 214 weeks (range: 66 to 266 weeks) for all participants, including the 17 mITT participants dosed ≥5 years prior.
    • Five participants discontinued the study overall, including:
      • Two participants who discontinued after the publication of 3-year follow-up data:
        • One participant died (unrelated to treatment) at week 183
        • One participant withdrew consent at week 262
    • Of the 17 mITT participants, two discontinued:
      • One at week 66, and one at week 262
      • Since the 3-year follow-up publication,13 an additional seven participants resumed prophylaxis, bringing the total to 24 of 134 participants across all follow-ups

    Both OS and CH were carried out2, 3

Efficacy details

The impact of anti-AAV5 TAb and AAV5 TI titers on FVIII activity was reported in reference #9 as follows:

  • 3 pts. who developed detectable anti-AAV5 TAb (titers of < 20, 56, and 91) between screening and day 1 (range, 25–42 days) were treated with valoctocogene roxaparvovec
  • Despite this, they demonstrated effective transduction, with FVIII activity levels between 2.0 and 9.2 IU/dL at week 152 or week 156
  • There was no associated impact on the safety profile
  • At baseline, 11 pts. who tested positive for AAV5 TI exhibited a median FVIII activity at week 104, with values ranging between 1.6 and 78.3 IU/dL
  • None were AAV5 TAb-positive at baseline or screening, although 1 of 11 was AAV5 TAb-positive at day 1
  • At week 156, the mean FVIII activity for these 11 pts. was 22.9 IU/dL and the median was 9.0 IU/dL
  • Compared to the overall ITT Pop., the mean FVIII activity was 18.2 IU/dL and the median was 8.2 IU/dL
  • The median FVIII activity demonstrated no correlation with the peak AAV5 TAb titers at week 104,
    nor with the AAV5 TAb titers measured at week 8

Efficacy data on FVIII activity in the mITT Pop. (n = 132) at the end of year 1 (week 52) and year 2 (week 104) were retrieved from Table S3 in reference #6. Data for FVIII activity at the end of year 3 (week 156) were obtained from Figure 2 in reference #13, while FVIII activity at the end of year 4 was sourced from Figure 2 and Supplementary Figure S3 in reference #14. The data are summarized in the table below.

Mean and median FVIII activity (IU/dL) levels per CH and OS in the mITT Pop. (n =132) at the end of years 1, 2 and 3 post infusion 

Variables / time period

Year 1 (Week 52)

Year 2 (Week 104)

Year 3 (Week 156)

Year 4 (Week 208)


FVIII activity (IU/dL) per CH

Mean ± SD

42.8 ± 45.6

23.0 ± 32.9

18.4 ± 30.8

16.1 ± 2.5a

Median (IQR)

23.9 (11.9, 62.3)

11.8 ± (5.0, 25.7)

8.3 (3.0, 17.2)

6.7 (2.8, 17.8)


FVIII activity (IU/dL) per OS

Mean

64.0 ± 64.8

36.1 ± 47.3

29.7 ± 43.5

27.1 ± 4.0 a

Median

40.3 (19.7, 86.9)

21.6 (7.6, 42.2)

16.2 (5.5, 31.7)

13.5 ± (5.3, 29.1)


Efficacy data on FVIII activity in the mITT Pop. 5-year (n = 17) at the end of year 1, year 2, and year 3 were retrieved from Table S2 in reference #6. FVIII activity data for the end of year 4 and year 5 were sourced from Figure 2 and Supplementary Figure S3 in reference #14. The data are summarized in the table below.

Mean and median FVIII activity (IU/dL) levels per CH and OS in the mITT Pop. 5-year (n =132) at the end of years 1, 2, 3 and 4 post infusion 

Variables / time period

Year 1 (Week 52)

Year 2 (Week 104)

Year 3 (Week 156)

Year 4 (Week 208)

Year 5 (Week 260)


FVIII activity (IU/dL) per CH

Mean ± SD

42.0 ± 51.1

24.5 ± 29.7

16.8 ± 21.1

16.0 ± 5.2 a

18.0 ± 4.9 a

Median (IQR)

23.9 (11.2, 55.0)

14.7 (6.4, 25.9)

9.3 (4.6, 13.6)

7.4 (4.7, 21.4)

8.4 (5.3, 36.7)


FVIII activity (IU/dL) per OS

Mean

-

-

-

23.8 ± 6.5 a

25.5 ± 7.5 a

Median

-

-

-

13.2 (8.6, 39.7)

15.0 (4.4, 22.4)


    Mean ± SE is presented instead of Mean ± SD for years 4 and 5

Efficacy data on FVIII activity levels at particular thresholds within the ITT Pop. at the end of each year were extracted from Figure 2 and Supplementary Figure S3 in reference #14 and are summarized in the table below.

Distribution of the FVIII activity (IU/dL) in the mITT Pop. (N=132) at the end of each year as measured per CH or OS assay 

 

Variables / time period

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

 

median FVIII activity (IU/dL)a per CH

≥40 IU/dL

37.1 %

15.9 %

10.6 %

7.7 %

≥5 and <40 IU/dL

50.8 %

58.3 %

55.3 %

52.3 %

<5 IU/dL

2.3 %

10.6 %

9.8 %

13.8 %

<3 IU/dL

9.8 %

15.2 %

24.2 %

26.2 %

 

median FVIII activity (IU/dL) a per OS

    

≥40 IU/dL

50.8 %

27.3 %

18.9 %

16.9 %

≥5 and <40 IU/dL

41.7 %

56.8 %

60.8 %

61.5 %

<5 IU/dL

6.1 %

9.8 %

11.4 %

10.8 %

<3 IU/dL

1.5 %

6.1 %

9.1 %

10.8 %


    a Median FVIII activity was calculated for 4- or 6-week windows. FVIII activity was imputed as 1 IU/dL at baseline, 0 IU/dL if the participant discontinued the study, and the smaller of the median values of the previous or next 4- or 6-week window for other missing values


Extrapolated FVIII activity up to 5 years (Week 260) after the gene transfer was presented in Table 1 of reference #6, as shown below:

Estimated mean and median FVIII activity (IU/dL) per CH using a linear mixes effects (LME) model

Time post infusion

Mean

Median (range)

Week 104

22.3 ± 29.7

11.1 (BLQ-171)a

Week 156

16.9 ± 25.0

8.9 (BLQ-156) a

Week 208

13.6 ± 22.4

7.2 (BLQ–143) a

Week 260

11.8 ± 21.0

5.7 (BLQ–131) a

   
a BLQ, below the limit of quantitation

The following statements regarding the extrapolated FVIII activity were outlined in reference #6, as follows:

  • In the present phase 3 study, the mean and median extrapolated FVIII activity levels measured per CH at week 260 were estimated to be 11.8 and 5.7 IU/dL
  • Among the 7 pts. in the phase 1–2 trial8 who received a dose of 6e13 vg/kg, the relative rate of decrease in FVIII activity
    resembled that observed in this phase 3 study 
  • The median FVIII levels in that phase 1–2 study, measured per CH, were 60.3, 26.2, 19.9, 14.5, and 8.2 IU per deciliter at weeks 52, 104, 156, 208, and 260, respectively

According to Figure 13, peaks of median FVIII activity levels are achieved

  • At 21-32 weeks in the mITT Pop. (n = 132) and  
  • At 29-32 weeks in the mITT Pop. 2-year (n= 17) after vector infusion

Efficacy data on the ABR in the RP (N = 112) cohort were presented in different publications (#3, #6, #13 and #14), each covering different follow-up periods. The majority of the data were extracted from reference #14, including the supplemental material, and they are summarized in the following tables.

Mean and median ABR changes from baseline (BL) post-prophylaxis with post-RTP (return to prophylaxis) data excluded for treated bleedsa in RP (n = 112) using the baseline values from a 6-months prospective study (270-902)

Variables / time period

at Baseline (n=112)

Year 1 (n=112)b

Year 2 (n=112)c

Year 3 (n=106)d

Year 4 (n=100)

All post-prophylaxis (n=112)


ABR of treated bleeds14

Mean ± SD

4.8 ± 6.5

0.9

0.7

1.2

0.7

0.9

Median

2.8

0

0

0

0

0

Bleeds/year: Change in mean (95% CI) from BL

NA

-4.1 (−5.3 to −2.8) 3

-4.1 (−5.3 to −2.9)6

-4.0 (-5.2 to −2.8) 13

−3.9 14

NA

ABR reduction from BL

NA

83.8%

84.5% 6

82.9% 13

80.4% 14

NA

Proportion of participants with 0 treated bleeds

32.1%

82.1%

83.9% 6

74.5% 13

73.6% 14

54.5%

Proportion of participants with 0 bleeds

30.4%

58.0%

66.1%

62.7%

61.8%

25.9%


 

Mean and median ABR changes from baseline (BL) post-prophylaxis with post-RTP data excluded for all bleeding episodes a in RP (n = 112) using the baseline values from a 6-months prospective study (270-902)

Variables / time period

at Baseline (n=112)

Year 1b (n=112)

Year 2c (n=112)

Year 3d (n=110)

Year 4 (n=112)

All post-prophylaxis (n=112)


ABR of all bleeds 14

Mean

5.4

1.6

1.0

1.6

1.0

1.4

Median

3.3

0

0

0

0

0.5

Change in mean (95% CI) bleeds/year from BL

NA

NA

-4.1 (-5.4 to -2.8) 6

-4.1 (-5.4 to -2.8) 13

-4.0 14

NA

ABR reduction from BL

NA

NA

77% 6

76% 13

74.0% 14

NA

 

Efficacy data from year 1 through year 4 in the mITT Pop. 4-year group were extracted from Tables S113 and S26 and summarized in the left table. Data on reported joint and non-joint bleeds by year of post-prophylaxis follow-up in the ITT Pop. (N = 134) were extracted from Figure S6A6 and summarized in the right table, as shown below.

Annualized treated bleeding rate for the mITT Pop. 4-year cohort

 

Joint and not-joint bleeds in the ITT pop. (n = 134) by year of post-prophylaxis

Variables / time period

Year 1 (n=17)

Year 2c (n=17)

Year 3e (n=16)f

Year 4 (n=16)f

 



Variables / time period

All bleeds

Treated bleeds


Annualized treated bleeding rate

Mean ± SD

1.2 ± 3.0

0.5 ± 0.9

0.6 ± 1.7

0.8 ± 1.4

 

Year 1b

Year 2c

Year 1b

Year 2c

Median (IQR)

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0.0 (0.0, 0.5)

0.0 (0.0, 1.0)

 


Proportion of participants (n)

Problem joints

3.7 (5)

3.0 (4)

3.0 (4)

1.5 (2)

 

 

Anywhere except problem joints

42.5 (57)

34.3 (46)

20.1 (27)

17.2 (23)

 

Not in joints

33.6 (45)

24.6 (33)

15.7 (21)

10.4 (14)


a Treated bleeding events were defined as bleeding events followed by the use of standard half-life, extended half-life, or plasma-derived factor VIII products within 72 hours after the event
b Year 1 values included the period beginning either at the start of week 5 or 3 days after the end of factor VIII prophylaxis (whichever was later) and ending at week 5
c Year 2 values included week 53 to week 104
d Year 3 data were based on N = 110 due to participants who discontinued the study
e Year 3 indicates the period from week 105 to 156
f One participant was lost to follow-up at week 66. For year 2, his ABR data through week 66 were and for year 3, no ABR data were included

Data from a post hoc analysis10 assessing the comparative effectiveness of valoctocogene roxaparvovec versus FVIII prophylaxis, using propensity scoring (PS) among participants in the rollover population (RP, n = 112) and a contemporaneous external control group (n=73) from the non-interventional 270-902 trial, are summarized as follows:

  • As shown in Figure 1b, c, compared with the control cohort, participants who received valoctocogene roxaparvovec were significantly more likely to have no treated bleeds and a reduction in all bleeds
    • Mean treated ABR (SD):  4.40 (6.14) vs 0.85 (3.59); P < 0.001
    • All ABR (SD): 5.01 (6.60) vs 1.54 (3.82); P < 0.001;
  • As shown in Figure 2a, b, compared with the control cohort, a significantly higher proportion of participants who received valoctocogene roxaparvovec also had
    • zero treated bleeds: 32.9% (95% CI, 21.8–45.5%) vs 82.1% (95% CI, 74.2–88.6%); P < 0.001
    • zero all bleeds: 28.5% (95% CI, 17.9–41.0%) vs 58.0% (95% CI, 48.6–67.1%); P < 0.001

Early data concerning changes from baseline in AIR in RP (N = 112) were extracted from Figure 1B3 and are summarized as follows:

Mean and median changes from baseline in AIR from W4 after infusion in the RP (N = 112)

Variables / time period

at Baseline

starting at W4 post infusion

AIR reduction


AIR changes from BL

median (range)

128.6 (39.5 - 363.8)

0


Mean change, -113.9 (95% CI, -143.0 to -124.3), corresponding to 98.6%

mean ±SD

135.9 ±52.0

2.0


Efficacy data on the AIR in the RP (N = 112) cohort were extracted from Supplementary Figure S2 in reference #14, and they are summarized in the following table.

Mean and median AIR changes from baseline (BL) post-prophylaxis with post-RTP (return to prophylaxis) data excluded in the in RP (n = 112) cohort using the baseline values from a 6-months prospective study (270-902)


Variables / time period

at Baseline
(n=112)

Year 1
(n=112)

Year 2
(n=112)

Year 3
(n=106)

Year 4
(n=100)

All post-prophylaxis
(n=112)


AIR reduction

AIR changes
from BL

Mean

135.9

1.5

1.9

4.6

3.6

2.9

Mean change, -133.0 infusions/year, consistent with a 97.9% reduction

Median

128.6

0

0

0

0

0.6


The annualized rates (AR) of FVIII use per year for up to 3 years in RP (N = 112) were obtained from Figure 1B6 and 1C13 and are summarized as follows:

Mean and median AR of FVIII use at baseline (BL) period vs the time W4 after infusion in the RP (N = 112)


Variables / time period


at Baseline


Year 1


Year 2


Year 3a


All Post-prophylaxis

Reduction in AR of FVIII use from BL in comparison to all Postprophylaxis


Annualized
rate of FVIII use

mean

3961.2

45.4

88.3

228

125


Mean change, -3836.3 (95% CI, -4186.9 to -3503.6, P<0.001), corresponding to 96.8%

median

3754.4

0

0

0

11

    a Year 3 data were based on N = 110 due to participants who discontinued the study


The One-time prophylaxis use, which was clinically appropriate based on individual risk, as reported in reference #6, is summarized as follows:

Mean (±SD) and median ARs of one-time use of FVIII prophylaxis in 21 pts. in the ITT Pop. (N = 134)

median (range) IU/kg per year

0.0 (0.0 to 639.2) IU/kg

mean ±SD IU/kg per year

15.5±72.1 IU/kg

 

Safety Details
  • Initially reported Infusion-related reactions (IRR) were defined as AEs occurring within 48 hours after infusion3
    • Commonly reported events were nausea (19 pts., 14.2%), fatigue (10 pts., 7.5%) and headache (8 pts, 6.0%), with most events being mild to moderate
    • The following eventswere reported during or shortly after infusion:
      • 7 pts. (5.2%) experienced systemic hypersensitivity
      • 3 pts. (2.2%) reported serious infusion-related reactions:
        • 1 pt. reported maculopapular rash
        • 1 pt. reported an anaphylactic reaction
        • 1 pt. reported a hypersensitivity reaction
  • Subsequently, AEs occurring within 48 hours after infusion were defined as infusion-associated reactions (IAR), and those occurring during infusion or 6 hours after infusion as IRRs6
  • Total IRRs and total IARs in the ITT Pop. (N = 134) for the 2-year follow-up were extracted from Table 26 and are summarized as follows:
    • IARs were reported in 50 pts. (37.3%)
    • IRRs were reported in 19 pts. (9.0%)

Statements concerning the observed AEs were reported here9  as follows:

  • Through 3 years of follow-up post-administration, no participants developed a clinically meaningful FVIII inhibitor response
  • The most common adverse event, elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels (≥1.5x baseline or above the upper limit of
    normal [ULN]), was observed in 90.3% of participants through year 3
  • The median time to ALT rise above the ULN was 8.1 weeks. No ALT elevations that emerged after year 2 were managed with immunosuppressants
  • In year 1, 114 (85.1%) study participants experienced an ALT elevation, with incidence declining in years 2 and 3 (40 [29.9%] and 31 [23.7%] participants, respectively).
  • ALT elevations that started after week 52 were not associated with unanticipated drops in FVIII activity; thus, treatment with corticosteroids was not deemed to be beneficial.
  • Cases of infusion-related reactions and systemic hypersensitivity and other safety results for up to 2 years were previously published.

AEs occurring in the ITT Pop. (N = 134) during the 4-year follow-up after vector infusion were obtained from Table 1 in reference #14 and are summarized in the table below.

Summary of the reported AEs observed in the ITT Pop. (n = 134)

 

Year 1
(N = 134)

Year 2
(N = 134)

Year 3
(N = 131)

Year 4
(N = 131)

All follow-up
(N = 131)

Any AE

134 (100)

113 (84.3)

105 (78.8)

106 (80.9)

134 (100.0)

Adverse event occurring in ≥30%

    ALT increased

114 (85.1)

40 (29.9)

31 (23.7)

46 (35.1)

121 (90.3)

    Arthralgia

37 (27.6)

26 (19.4)

16 (12.2)

13 (9.9)

62 (44.8)

    Headache

46 (34.3)

19 (14.2)

13 (9.9)

5 (3.8)

60 (44.8)

    Nausea

50 (37.3)

4 (3.0)

2 (1.5)

4 (3.1)

53 (39.6)

    AST increased

44 (32.8)

12 (9.0)

5 (3.8)

6 (4.6)

43 (32.1)

    COVID-19

0

5 (3.7)

23 (17.6)

14 (10.7)

43 (32.1)

    Upperrespiratorytract infection

25 (18.7)

12 (9.0)

5 (3.8)

13 (9.9)

43 (32.1)

    Fatigue

36 (26.9)

4 (3.0)

4 (3.1)

1 (0.8)

42 (31.3)

Any SAEa

21 (15.7)

6 (4.5)

9 (6.9)

13 (9.9)

37 (27.6)

Any AEs grade ≥3

31 (23.1)

13 (9.7)

12 (9.2)

17 (13.0)

54 (40.3)

Any fatal AEs

0

1 (0.7)

0

1 (0.8)

2 (1.5)

Valoctocogene roxaparvovec-relateda

 

 

 

 

 

     AEs

123 (91.8)

28 (20.9)

15 (11.5)

10 (7.6)b

123 (91.8)

     SAEs

5 (3.7)

0

0

0

3 (2.2)

Glucocorticoid-related

 

 

 

 

 

     AEs

80 (59.7)

10 (7.5)

1 (0.8)

1 (0.8)

81 (60.4)

     SAEs

3 (2.2)

0

0

0

3 (2.2)

Nonsteroidal immunosuppressant-related

 

 

    AEs

12 (9.0)

2 (1.5)

2 (1.5)

2 (1.5)

18 (13.4)

    SAEs

1 (0.7)

0

0

1 (0.8)

2 (1.5)

AEs of special interest

 

 

 

 

 

    ALT elevationc

114 (85.1)

40 (29.9)

31 (23.7)

56 (42.7)

121 (90.3)

    ALT elevation grade ≥3

11 (8.2)

1 (0.7)

0

1 (0.8)d

12 (9.0)

    AEs related to liver function

116 (86.6)

40 (29.9)

32 (24.4)

58 (44.3)

121 (90.3)

    Potential Hy’s law casee

0

0

0

0

0

    Infusion-related reactionsf

12 (9.0)

0

0

0

12 (9.0)

    Infusion-associated reactiong

50 (37.3)

0

0

0

50 (37.3)

    Systemic hypersensitivity

7 (5.2)

0

0

0

7 (5.2)

    Anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions

3 (2.2)

0

0

0

3 (2.2)

    Thromboembolic event

0

0

0

0

0

    Anti–FVIII neutralizing antibodies

0

0

0

0

0

    Malignancy (except nonmelanoma skin cancer)

0

0

1 (0.8)

0

1 (0.7)


    a Severity and relationship to study drug were assessed by the investigator.
    b Valoctocogene roxaparvovec–related AEs in year 4 were as follows: ALT elevation (4), hepaticsteatosis (2), hepatomegaly, splenomegaly (2), AST elevation, decreased ristocetin cofactor, and increased liver echogenicity.
    c Thethreshold for an AE of special interest of ALT elevation evolved through the trial. First, the threshold was defined as ALT ≥ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN;43U/L), then amended to include elevations > ULN when ALT was >2× baseline, then amended again to include elevations >ULN or ≥1.5× baseline.
    d This event was downgraded after the data cutoff date.
    e Hy’s Law cases have 3 components: 1) ALT or AST elevation >3×ULN, often much greater (>5× or >10× ULN); 2) total bilirubin elevations >2× ULN, without findings of obstruction (such as elevated alkaline phosphatase), malignancy, or impaired glucuronidation capacity; and 3) no other explanation can be found for the combination of increased ALT/AST and total bilirubin(eg, viral hepatitis and preexisting liver disease).
    f Infusion-related reactions were defined as AEs occurring during infusion or within 6 hours after infusion, irrespective of a causal association with valoctocogene roxaparvovec.
    g Infusion-associated reactions were defined as AEs occurring within 48 hours after infusion, irrespective of a causal association with valoctocogene roxaparvovec.
 

Data, including a 2-year follow-up of AEs and SAEs related to glucocorticoid treatment, were extracted from Table 26 and are summarized as follows:

Adverse events related to glucocorticoid use

 

Year 1

Year 2

total

Any AE related to glucocorticoids

80 (59.7)

9 (6.7)

81 (60.4)

SAE related to glucocorticoids

3 (2.7)

0

3 (2.7)


Data regarding specific AEs (occurring in ≥5% of pts.) and SAEs related to glucocorticoids during the early follow-up (all 134 pts. > 51 weeks) were obtained from Table S83 and are summarized as follows:

AEs and SAEs deemed related to glucocorticoid use by the investigator

 

ITT Pop. (n = 110)a

Event 

No. (%)

Any AE related to glucocorticoids

79 (71.8%)

AEs related to glucocorticoids occurring in ≥5% of pts.

     Acne

32 (29.1)

     Insomnia 

23 (20.9%)

     Cushingoid

16 (14.5%) 

     Weight increased

16 (14.5%)

     Folliculitis

10 (9.1%) 

     Rash pustular                 

10 (9.1%) 

     Hypertension 

9 (8.2%)

     Mood swings

8 (7.3%)

     Irritability

6 (5.5%) 

     Fatigue

6 (5.5%)

Any SAE related to glucocorticoids

3 (2.7%)

     Rectal hemorrhage

1 (0.9%) 

     Pneumonia

1 (0.9%)b

     Influenza A virus test positive

1 (0.9%)b

Diabetes mellitus

1 (0.9%)c

Steroid diabetes

1 (0.9%)c

Hypertension

1 (0.9%)c


a      Includes pts. who received any glucocorticoids
b, c  2 and 3 AEs occurred in the same pt.

The correlation between ALT levels and anti-AAV5 TAb in the ITT Pop. was described here9 as follows:

  • There was no correlation between the AAV5 TAb titers at week 8 or maximum AAV5 TAb titers at week 104 and peak ALT levels in the ITT Pop.

Safety data regarding ALT elevation levels were reported here3, 6 as follows:

  • In total, 119/134 (88.8%) pts. had an increase in ALT levels (385 events) within the 2-years period following infusion:
    • Of all 385 events, 202 (52.5%) occurred within 26 weeks of infusion
    • 101 (26.2%) occurred between 26 and 52 weeks post infusion
    • 38 (9.9%) occurred between 52 and 78 weeks post infusion
    • 31 (8.1%) occurred between 78 and 104 weeks post infusion
    • 13 (3.4%) occurred after 104 weeks post-infusion
  • The median time to the first elevation in ALT level after infusion was 8.0 weeks and the median duration of elevation was 15 days
  • In total, 11/134 (8.2%) pts. had an ALT level increase of grade 3 (13/385 events [3.4%]) during the period of 2 years post infusion
  • 2 of these 13 ALT elevation events affecting 2 pts. (1.5%) were SAEs leading to intervention with intravenous methylprednisolone
    • 9 occurred within 26 weeks after infusion3
    • 3 occurred during weeks 26 through 36 weeks after infusion3
    • 1 occurred during weeks 52 trough weeks 78 post infusion3
  • No grade 4 or higher elevations in ALT level occurred
  • AST elevation occurrences are listed below in the variable AEs possibly/likely related to Study Agent
  • Peak level and timing of AST elevation was not reported

Data regarding the peaks of AAV5 TAb and AAV5 TI titers were described here9 as follows.:

  • All 127/134 ITT Pop. participants with AAV5 TAb assessments available on week 8, the first time point assessed after dosing, were AAV5 TAb positive
  • Mean AAV5 TAb titers first peaked at week 36 and were generally sustained thereafter
  • Similar to results for AAV5 TAb, all participants were AAV5 TI positive by week 8
  • Mean AAV5 TI titers began to plateau at week 36 and were generally sustained

Data regarding the FVIII TAb and neutralizing antibodies were described here9 as follows:

  • To date, 12/134 (9.0%) ITT Pop. participants have tested positive at least once for FVIII TAb
  • 11/32 (34.4%) of these positive tests occurred prior to dosing (Table 29)
  • FVIII TAb positivity was not associated with ALT elevations above the ULN based on proximal ALT levels
  • At week 104 only 2/12 participants who were FVIII TAb–positive had FVIII activity below the mild hemophilia range (5–40 IU/dL)
  • These sporadic FVIII TAb–positive results were not considered clinically relevant because they are consistent with transient, low-titer FVIII TAb
    that do not typically progress to FVIII neutralizing antibodies (FVIII inhibitors), and none of these participants were positive for FVIII neutralizing inhibitors at any time point
  • A total of 4 participants in the ITT Pop. had single-positive results in a Nijmegen modified Bethesda assay for FVIII neutralizing antibodies before or after day 1 (titer range, 0.7 -4.0 BU; Table S29),
    all of which were negative for FVIII TAb at all available/assessed time points.
  • These results did not meet the specified criteria for clinically meaningful inhibitor responses, which is defined as a positive Bethesda titer ≥0.6 BU in the Nijmegen-modified Bethesda assay confirmed
    with 2 independent samples taken within a 1- to 4-week period
  • Additionally, none of the 4 participants were positive for FVIII TAb at any time point

Data regarding the peaks of AAV5 capsid–specific cellular immune response was described here9 as follows:

  • AAV5 capsid–specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot) data were available for 124 of 134 (92.5%) ITT Pop. participants, 117 (94.4%) of whom tested positive at 1 or more time points
    through a maximum of 208 weeks of follow-up
  • Following stimulation with AAV5 capsid peptides, positive responses were detected in 5 of 95 (5.3%) baseline samples, and the incidence of positive responses peaked at week 2 (Figure 2 and Table S3)
  • The proportion of positive responses declined over time, with 17 of 74 (23.0%) participants testing positive at week 26 and 10 of 60 (16.7%) at week 52
  • A higher rate of response was observed following stimulation with AAV5 peptide pool 2 (which spans amino acids 1–370) compared with peptide pool 1 (which spans amino acids 371 - 724);
    113 of 125 (90.4%) participants tested had a positive response to AAV5 peptide pool 2 at any time point to date compared with 101 of 125 (80.8%) for peptide pool 1

Statements concerning the reviewed immune responses were reported here9 as follows:

  • Positive responses were detected during periods of corticosteroid use, suggesting that immune suppression with corticosteroids did not prevent detection of
    AAV5 capsid–specific cellular immune responses as assessed in vitro, although it was associated with reductions in ALT.
  • Following initiation of corticosteroid use, the median time to a ≥10 U/L drop in ALT, or ALT returning to or below the ULN, was 8 days (mean [SD], 12.94 [18.92] days) for the ITT Pop.

The subsequent information regarding the duration of steroid treatment and steroid responsiveness was extracted from previous publicatinos3, 6 and summarized as follows:

  • According to Table S93, among the ITT Pop. (n = 134) 39/134 pts. (29.1%) used other immunosuppressants than glucocorticoids due to contraindications, side effects, or a poor/no response to glucocorticoid treatment
  • According to Table S86, the median (IQR) duration of glucocorticoid treatment per participant was 32.9 weeks (3.1, 86.3) in the ITT Pop. (n = 134)

Statements concerning the observed FVIII activity in relation to ALT elevations were reported here9 as follow:

  • ALT elevations that started after week 52 were not associated with unanticipated drops in FVIII activity;
    Thus, treatment with corticosteroids was not deemed to be beneficial


A case of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) was reported here13 as follows:

  • Almost 3 years after infusion of 6e13 vg/kg valoctocogene roxaparvovec, 1 participant was diagnosed with B-ALL via bone marrow biopsy
  • This serious AE was considered unrelated to the treatment
  • Genetic testing and whole-genome sequencing were performed on enriched populations of leukemic and healthy blood cells
  • A Philadelphia-like chromosomal translocation was detected in 85% of bone marrow cells
  • Extremely low levels of valoctocogene roxaparvovec vector DNA were detected in 5 cell populations:
    • < 1 copy per 100 cells in 5 populations: 2 leukemic cell-enriched and 3 healthy
    • All cell populations underwent genomic analysis by multisite droplet digital PCR, with leukemic cells containing the lowest levels of vector copies
    • No vector-host integration sites were identified by whole-genome sequencing in any samples
  • Based on these analyses, this instance of B-ALL was very likely not related to valoctocogene roxaparvovec
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AAV, Adeno-associated virus; Annualized bleeding rate; AEs: adverse events; AIR, Annualized FVIII/FIX infusion rate; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BU, Bethesda units; BL, baseline; 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; TAb, total binding antibody; TAC, tacrolimus; TI, orthogonal cell-based transduction inhibitor; ULN, upper limit of normal; VCN, vector copy number; vg, vector genomes; W, weeks; WT, wild type; Y, year