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Trial reportBlood advances2024

Blood biodistribution and vector shedding of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in people with severe hemophilia A.

Suresh Agarwal, Krystal Sandza, Kristin Obrochta Moss, Monica Vora, Alisa Bowen, Brenna Bunch, Jennifer Holcomb, Tara M Robinson, Kala Jayaram, Chris B Russell and 3 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Blood advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03370913 (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), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Suresh AgarwalTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Krystal SandzaTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Kristin Obrochta MossTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-6090-7013
Monica VoraTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Alisa BowenTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-8518-6697
Brenna BunchTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Jennifer HolcombTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Tara M RobinsonLate Clinical Development, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Kala JayaramPharmacovigilance, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Chris B RussellTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-0240-1815
Stephen ZoogTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Christian VettermannTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.
Joshua HenshawTranslational Sciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractFollowing systemically administered adeno-associated virus gene therapy, vector particles are widely distributed, raising concerns about horizontal or germline vector transmission. Characterization of biodistribution and kinetics of vector DNA in body fluids can address these concerns and provide insights into vector behavior in accessible samples. We investigated biodistribution and vector shedding profile of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in men with severe hemophilia A enrolled in the phase 3 GENEr8-1 trial. Participants (n = 134) received a single 6 × 1013 vector genome (vg)/kg infusion and were assessed over 3 years. Vector DNA was measured using 4 different assays. Total vector DNA was evaluated in blood, saliva, stool, semen, and urine by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Encapsidated vector DNA was measured in plasma and semen with immunocapture-based qPCR. Contiguity of vgs and assembly of inverted terminal repeat fusions were measured in whole blood and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using multicolor digital PCR. Median peak vector DNA levels observed 1 to 8 days after dosing were highest in blood, followed by saliva, semen, stool, and urine. Concentrations declined steadily. Encapsidated vector DNA cleared faster than total vector DNA, achieving clearance by ≤12 weeks in plasma and semen. Predominant vector genome forms transitioned from noncontiguous to full-length over time in whole blood and PBMCs, indicating formation of stable circularized episomes within nucleated cells. The replication-incompetent nature of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, coupled with steady clearance of total and encapsidated vector DNA from shedding matrices, indicates transmission risk is low. This trial was registered at www.ClinicalTrials.gov as #NCT03370913.

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Genetic VectorsHemophilia AAdultDependovirusGenetic TherapyHumansMaleTissue Distribution

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PMID39024543
PMCPMC11401231

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