AIM: These post hoc analyses investigated the bleeding patterns in target joints.
METHODS: Patients randomized to 40 or 10 IU kg(-1) once weekly prophylaxis who had at least one target joint were included. Baseline demographics and disease-specific data were collected. Bleeding patterns were assessed, and an International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) definition of target joints was used.
RESULTS: A total of 67% and 8% of patients in the 40 and 10 IU kg(-1) arm, respectively, did not experience target joint bleeds during the paradigm(™) 2 trial. Twenty-four target joints were recorded in each prophylaxis arm at baseline. During the paradigm(™) 2 trial, no bleeds were reported in 17 (71%) and 7 (29%) target joints in the 40 and 10 IU kg(-1) arms respectively. All target joint bleeds in the 40 IU kg(-1) once weekly prophylaxis arm were controlled with a single injection of 40 IU kg(-1) nonacog beta pegol. By the latest ISTH definition, 90% and 58% of target joints in the 40 and 10 IU kg(-1) arms, respectively, were no longer considered target joints at the end of the paradigm(™) 2 trial. At the end of the paradigm(™) 4 extension trial, all target joints in the 40 IU kg(-1) arm were no longer considered target joints.
CONCLUSION: Routine prophylaxis with 40 IU kg(-1) once weekly nonacog beta pegol has the potential for effective management of target joint bleeds in haemophilia B patients.
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of N9-GP.
METHODS: Data from 41 previously treated haemophilia B patients, enrolled globally (16 adolescents/adults and 25 children; FIX activity ≤0.02 IU mL-1) with no history of FIX inhibitors, were included. N9-GP was administered once-weekly as 10 IU kg-1or 40 IU kg-1in adolescents/adults and 40 IU kg-1in children. Blood was sampled up to 168 h (1 week) post dose. Standard PK was estimated on the basis of plasma FIX activity vs. time (PK profiles) using non-compartmental methods. Furthermore, a population PK analysis and FIX activity predictions were performed.
RESULTS: Incremental recoveries were 0.02 (IU mL-1)/(IU kg-1) in both adolescents/adults and children. The extended half-life resulted in mean trough levels of 0.27 IU mL-1for adolescents/adults and 0.17 IU mL-1for children at steady-state after weekly dosing at 40 IU kg-1. The population PK analysis confirmed a mono-exponential decay in FIX activity and allowed for predictions of FIX activity for adolescents/adults above 0.15 IU mL-1at all times and 6.4 days week-1in children.
CONCLUSION: N9-GP has the potential to shift previously treated haemophilia B patients from a severe/moderate disease state into a mild- or non-haemophilic range for most of the dosing interval, which is expected to reduce the number of bleeding episodes.