Dosing of Rviii-Singlechain Based on Clinical Bleeding Phenotypes Results in Low Bleeding Rates and Low Consumption in Patients Treated with Prophylaxis Two or Three Times Weekly

2016 
Introduction: Safety and efficacy of rVIII-SingleChain (AFSTYLA) was investigated in two pivotal and one extension study, comprising the Affinity program. The study design and instructions provided to the investigators allowed the physician to freely choose the dose assignment and regimen, based on the FVIII treatment regimen used prior to enrollment, and the subject9s clinical bleeding phenotype. Adjustments of dose and schedule were allowed at any time during the study. Methods: This analysis investigates initial and final dose assignment and the corresponding total and spontaneous bleeding rates in subjects in the adult and adolescent study assigned to prophylaxis two or three times weekly (>80% of the subjects on prophylaxis therapy) in dosing brackets of 20 to Results: In the final dose assignment, 43 subjects were assigned a dose of 20 to Conclusions: This data shows that dosing of rVIII-SingleChain based on clinical bleeding phenotypes results in low bleeding rates and low consumption in patients treated with prophylaxis two or three times weekly, with more than 70% of subjects being maintained at doses of Disclosures St Ledger: CSL Behring: Employment. Blackman: CSL Behring: Employment. Veldman: CSL Behring: Employment. Pabinger: CSL Behring: Consultancy.
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