E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Blood and lymphatic diseases [C15] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The primary objective of this lead-in study is to establish the frequency of bleeding events in patients with severe hemophilia A receiving prophylactic or on demand infusions of factor VIII replacement therapy as standard of care. In addition, key characteristics of the bleeding events and FVIII infusions, as well as patient reported
utcomes and medically important adverse events, will also be collected. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Able and willing to provide written informed consent
2. Males ≥18 years of age
3. Clinically severe hemophilia A, defined as:
a. <1% (<1 IU/dL) endogenous FVIII activity levels as documented by a certified laboratory; OR
b. 1-2% (1-2 IU/dL) endogenous FVIII activity levels and > 10 bleeding events per year
(in the last 52 weeks prior to screening); OR
c. 1-2% (1-2 IU/dL) endogenous FVIII activity levels and on regular continuous prophylaxis, defined as the intent to treat for 52 weeks/year and receiving a minimum of an a priori defined frequency of infusions for at least 45 weeks (85%) of the year under consideration
4. Participants on a prophylaxis regimen must have been on FVIII replacement therapy for a minimum of 2 months prior to Screening with the intention to remain on trophylaxis regimen for the
duration of the study
5. Previous exposure to FVIII therapy (i.e., ≥ 150 documented exposure days to a FVIII protein product such as recombinant, plasmaderived or extended half-life FVIII product)
6. No prior history of hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis associated with any FVIII or intravenous immunoglobulin administration
7. No measurable inhibitor against FVIII at Screening or within the past 24 months, (i.e., < 0.6 Bethesda Units); no confirmed history of clinically significant FVIII inhibitor and no clinical signs or symptoms of decreased response to FVIII administration (Note: Family history of inhibitors is not exclusionary, nor will documentation of a single measurement of Bethesda titer of >0.6 BU that is not accompanied by clinical evidence of failure to respond to infused FVIII concentrate)
8. Willing to consider participation and treatment in a future Spark hemophilia A gene therapy study. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Documented active hepatitis B or C within the past 12 months of Screening, as defined by:
a. Hepatitis B with positive results of Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg) or detectable HBV-DNA viral load.
i. Participants with positive HBsAB (evidence of vaccination) or positive HBcAB (previous exposure to Hep B virus) with a negative viral load are eligible
b. Documented hepatitis C positive antibody (anti-HCV) with a detectable HCV-RNA viral load.
i. Subjects with a negative anti-HCV or positive anti-HCV with a negative HCV-RNA viral load are eligible
All participants, except for those with historical results within the past 12 months of screening, will be required to undergo a diagnostic valuation of hepatitis status to participate in the study.
2. Currently on antiviral therapy to treat their hepatitis B or C;
3. Documented diagnoses of significant liver disease within the past 6 months of
screening, as defined by:
• Portal hypertension, or
• Chronic, persistent splenomegaly or
• Hepatic encephalopathy, or
Any participant without any of the pre-existing diagnoses above must have performed
either a Fibroscan or a combination of Fibrotest & APRI, within 6 months prior to
screening or at Screening:
i. FibroScan, with a score >8.8kPa units
ii. FibroTest/FibroSURE with a result >0.48
iii. AST-Platelet Ratio Index (APRI) >1).
4. Have serological evidence of HIV-1 or HIV-2 with CD4 counts ≤200/mm3.
a. Participants who are HIV-positive and on current antiretroviral drug regimen for
12 weeks, with a CD4 count (>200/mm3) and undetectable viral load (<50 gc/mL) at Screening, are eligible to enroll;
b. Participants who are HIV-negative with historical results within 12 months prior to Screening will not be required to undergo diagnostic evaluation of HIV status to participate in the study.
c. Participants without historical results within 12 months of screening will be required to undergo HIV screening to determine their HIV status prior to participation in the study.
5. Anti-AAV-Spark 200 neutralizing antibody titers >1:1;
6. Previously received a Sparkhemophilia A gene therapy product
7. Previously dosed with any investigational or approved gene therapy product at any time
8. Previously treated with an investigational drug within the last 12 weeks;
9. Planned surgical procedure in the next 12 months requiring FVIII prophylactic
treatment.
10. Any history of chronic infection or other chronic disease, concurrent clinically significant major disease (such as liver abnormalities or type I diabetes) including active malignancy, except for non-melanoma skin cancer, any other condition or any other unspecified reasons that, in the opinion of the Investigator or Sponsor, makes the participant unsuitable for participation and dosing in a future clinical study for Spark's hemophilia A gene therapy.
11. Unable or unwilling to comply with the schedule of visits and/or study assessments described in the clinical protocol. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Efficacy Endpoints:
• Number of bleeding events, annualized (Annualized bleeding rate [ABR])
• Location and severity of bleeds
• Bleed type: spontaneous or traumatic
• Number of treated and untreated bleeds
• Number of bleeds into known any joints as well as bleeding into target joints, annualized
• Number of prophylactic FVIII infusions per week
• Dose and total FVIII consumption
• Number of on-demand FVIII infusions required over the study duration
• Annualized number of infusions (AIR)
Safety Endpoints:
• Incidence of medically important adverse events and serious adverse events
Exploratory Endpoints:
• Activities assessments
• Quality-of-life assessments
• Health-economic parameters |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
All participants will be included in all data summaries to the extent that a participant provides Screening visit data and data from at least one post-screening evaluation.
Number of FVIII infusions per participant will be calculated, dose level and FVIII products as well as annual FVIII consumption and bleeding events per participant. These will be used to calculate the annualized infusion rate and annualized bleeding rate.
The target joint assessments, level of activity, quality of life and health-economic parameters will be summarized according to recommendations and guidelines cited in the literature. In general, this consists of summarizing individual items scores and a total, mean or otherwise-defined composite score across all and/or a defined subset of item scores. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
This observational study is to evaluate prospectively the frequency and type of bleeding events occurring in patients with hemophilia A receiving prophylactic or on demand infusions of factor VIII replacement therapy as the standard of care. In addition, key characteristics of the bleeding events and FVIII infusions, as well as patient reported outcomes and medically important adverse events, will also be collected. |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
Observational study without IMP |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 20 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Australia |
Austria |
Belgium |
Brazil |
Canada |
Finland |
France |
Germany |
Ireland |
Israel |
Italy |
South Africa |
Sweden |
Thailand |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 3 |