Japanese Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Online ISSN : 1880-8808
Print ISSN : 0915-7441
ISSN-L : 0915-7441
Volume 26, Issue 4
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Reviews: Current issues around the development of antithrombotics
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  • Midori SHIMA, Katsuyuki FUKUTAKE, Hideji HANABUSA, Tadashi MATSUSHITA, ...
    2015 Volume 26 Issue 4 Pages 420-429
    Published: 2015
    Released on J-STAGE: August 21, 2015
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    The multinational Phase 3 B-LONG study demonstrated the prolonged half-life of recombinant factor IX Fc fusion protein (rFIXFc) versus native recombinant factor IX (rFIX), and the safety and efficacy of rFIXFc for treatment of bleeding and routine prophylaxis in subjects with hemophilia B. This post hoc subgroup analysis of B-LONG evaluated the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of rFIXFc in Japanese subjects. Previously treated males with moderately severe to severe hemophilia B (endogenous FIX ≤2 IU/dL) received weekly prophylaxis (starting at 50 IU/kg/week, with dose adjustment), individualized interval prophylaxis (starting at 100 IU/kg every 10 days, with interval adjustment), episodic treatment, or perioperative management with rFIXFc. Primary endpoints were annualized bleeding rates (ABRs) and safety. rFIXFc pharmacokinetics were comparable between Japanese subjects (n=6) and non-Japanese subjects. Median ABRs for Japanese subjects in the weekly prophylaxis (n=4) and individualized interval prophylaxis (n=2) groups were 3.27 and 4.28, respectively, which were within the range for non-Japanese subjects. For Japanese subjects, most (95.8%) bleeding episodes were resolved with 1 or 2 rFIXFc infusions, and no treatment-related adverse events or inhibitors were observed. rFIXFc was safe and efficacious for prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding in Japanese subjects with outcomes and pharmacokinetics comparable to non-Japanese subjects.
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