Phase I, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose escalation study of the recombinant factor VIIa variant BAY 86-6150 in hemophilia

Autor: J. Schroeder, Johnny Mahlangu, Jerzy Windyga, M. J. Coetzee, Michael Laffan, J. Haaning, Thynn Thynn Yee, G. Lemm, J. E. Siegel
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH. 10(5)
ISSN: 1538-7836
Popis: Summary. Background: BAY 86-6150 is a new human recombinant factor VIIa variant developed for high procoagulant activity and longer action in people with hemophilia with inhibitors. Objectives: To investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity of BAY 86-6150 in non-bleeding hemophilia subjects. Methods: The study included non-bleeding men (18–65 years of age) with moderate or severe hemophilia A or B with or without inhibitors. Sixteen subjects were randomized 3 : 1 to four cohorts of escalating doses of BAY 86-6150 (6.5, 20, 50 or 90 μg kg−1 [n = 3 per cohort]) or placebo (n = 1 per cohort); an independent data-monitoring committee reviewed previous cohort data before the next dose escalation. Blood sampling was performed predose and postdose; subjects were monitored for 50 days postdose. Results: At the tested doses, BAY 86-6150 was not associated with clinically significant adverse events or dose-limiting toxicities. BAY 86-6150 pharmacokinetics exhibited a linear dose response, with a half-life of 5–7 h. Subjects demonstrated consistent, dose-dependent thrombin generation ex vivo in platelet-poor plasma (PPP) (mean peak effect, 26–237 nm thrombin from 6.5 to 90 μg kg−1). Peak thrombin levels over time paralleled BAY 86-6150, with thrombin kinetics appearing to be slightly shorter; thus, circulating BAY 86-6150 retained activity. There were corresponding decreases in activated partial thromboplastin and prothrombin times. No subject developed de novo anti-BAY 86-6150 neutralizing antibodies during the 50-day follow-up. Conclusions: In this first-in-human, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose escalation study, BAY 86-6150 was tolerated at the highest dose (90 μg kg−1), with no safety concerns. Safety and efficacy will be further evaluated in phase II/III studies.
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