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Trial reportBlood2020

Activity of transgene-produced B-domain-deleted factor VIII in human plasma following AAV5 gene therapy.

Steffen Rosen, Stefan Tiefenbacher, Mary Robinson, Mei Huang, Jaydeep Srimani, Donnie Mackenzie, Terri Christianson, K John Pasi, Savita Rangarajan, Emily Symington and 5 more

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readClinical TrialMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Blood, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 47 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02576795 phase1 / phase2completednot on this map

A Phase 1/2, Dose-Escalation, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec, an Adenovirus-Associated Virus Vector-Mediated Gene Transfer of Human Factor VIII in Patients With Severe Haemophilia A

TypeinterventionalSponsorBioMarin PharmaceuticalRan2015 to 2024Enrolled15ConditionsSevere Haemophilia AArmsvaloctocogene roxaparvovec
NCT03370913 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 3 Open-Label, Single-Arm Study To Evaluate The Efficacy and Safety of BMN 270, an Adeno-Associated Virus Vector-Mediated Gene Transfer of Human Factor VIII in Hemophilia A Patients With Residual FVIII Levels ≤ 1 IU/dL Receiving Prophylactic FVIII Infusions

TypeinterventionalSponsorBioMarin PharmaceuticalRan2017 to 2024Enrolled144ConditionsHemophilia AArmsvaloctocogene roxaparvovec
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Laboratory Challenges in the Era of Novel Haemophilia Therapies.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2026
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  11. Genes & diseases · 2026
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  15. Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025
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  17. Adeno-associated virus-based gene therapy for hemophilia-addressing the gaps.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Steffen RosenRossix AB, Mölndal, Sweden.
Stefan TiefenbacherColorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO.
Mary RobinsonColorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO.
Mei HuangBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Jaydeep SrimaniBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Donnie MackenzieBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Terri ChristiansonBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
K John PasiRoyal London Haemophilia Centre, Barts Health, National Health Service (NHS) Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Savita RangarajanUniversity Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Emily SymingtonCambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Adam GiermaszDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA; and.
Glenn F PierceIndependent Consultant.
Benjamin KimBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Stephen J ZoogBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Christian VettermannBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
BioMarin (United States) · USLabCorp (United States) · USCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBNational Health Service · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies can restore endogenous factor VIII (FVIII) expression in hemophilia A (HA). AAV vectors typically use a B-domain-deleted FVIII transgene, such as human FVIII-SQ in valoctocogene roxaparvovec (AAV5-FVIII-SQ). Surprisingly, the activity of transgene-produced FVIII-SQ was between 1.3 and 2.0 times higher in one-stage clot (OS) assays than in chromogenic-substrate (CS) assays, whereas recombinant FVIII-SQ products had lower OS than CS activity. Transgene-produced and recombinant FVIII-SQ showed comparable specific activity (international units per milligram) in the CS assay, demonstrating that the diverging activities arise in the OS assay. Higher OS activity for transgene-produced FVIII-SQ was observed across various assay kits and clinical laboratories, suggesting that intrinsic molecular features are potential root causes. Further experiments in 2 participants showed that transgene-produced FVIII-SQ accelerated early factor Xa and thrombin formation, which may explain the higher OS activity based on a kinetic bias between OS and CS assay readout times. Despite the faster onset of coagulation, global thrombin levels were unaffected. A correlation with joint bleeds suggested that both OS and CS assay remained clinically meaningful to distinguish hemophilic from nonhemophilic FVIII activity levels. During clinical development, the CS activity was chosen as a surrogate end point to conservatively assess hemostatic efficacy and enable comparison with recombinant FVIII-SQ products. Relevant trials are registered on clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT02576795 and #NCT03370913 and, respectively, on EudraCT (European Union Drug Regulating Authorities Clinical Trials Database; https://eudract.ema.europa.eu) as #2014-003880-38 and #2017-003215-19.

Indexed as

Factor VIIIGenetic TherapyHemophilia AParvovirinaeTransgenesDependovirusHumansMaleF8 protein, humanFactor VIIIrecombinant factor VIII SQ

Identifiers

PMID32915950
PMCPMC7714098
OpenAlexW3085053066

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