Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Patients Aged 12-18 Years Old

A Pilot Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Gene Therapy With BBM-H901 in Hemophilia B Patients Aged 12-18 Years Old

This is a Phase 1, open- label, non- randomized, uncontrolled, single dose pilot study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a single intravenous infusion of BBM-H901 in hemophilia B subjects with ≤2IU/dl residual FIX levels and aged 12-18 years old. BBM-H901 is an adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector designed to drive expression of the human factor IX (hFIX) transgene and raise circulating levels of endogenous FIX.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Hemophilia B
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: BBM-H901

Detailed Description

This is a Phase 1, open- label, non- randomized, uncontrolled, single dose pilot study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a single intravenous infusion of BBM-H901 in hemophilia B subjects with ≤2IU/dl residual FIX levels and aged 12-18 years old. BBM-H901 is an adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector designed to drive expression of the human factor IX (hFIX) transgene and raise circulating levels of endogenous FIX. Nine subjects will be enrolled and administered with single infusion of BBM-H901, an AAV at one dose level of 5x10'12 vg/Kg. Subjects and statutory guardian must provide informed consent and then undergo screening assessments up to 4-8weeks prior administration of BBM-H901. All subjects will undergo 52(+- 2) weeks safety observation and will be continuously followed up to evaluate long- term safety and efficacy of BBM-H901 up to ten years. The first subject will be dosed at 5x10'12 vg/Kg and undergo 8 weeks safety observation of which the data will undergo review by an independent safety committee.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 9
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Feng Xue, MD; Phone Number: +862223909240; Email: xuefeng@ihcams.ac.cn
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Shuo Chen, BS; Phone Number: +862223909009; Email: Chenshuo@ihcams.ac.cn

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 18 years (ADULT, CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects and statutory guardian must be able to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent;
2. Be male and 12≤ age <18 years of age, body wight ≥ 50kg;
3. Have hemophilia B with ≤2 IU/dL (≤2 %) endogenous FIX activity levels as documented by a certified clinical laboratory at the time of screening. If the screening result is >2% due to insufficient washout from FIX protein product, then the severity of hemophilia B may be confirmed by documented historical evidence from a certified clinical laboratory demonstrating ≤2% FIX coagulant activity (FIX:C) ;
4. Had had ≥75 prior exposure days (EDs) to any recombinant and/or plasma-derived FIX protein products based on historical data from the subject's record/history;
5. With ≤ 1:4 neutralizing antibodies and ≤1:200 binding antibodies against BBM-H901 capsid;
6. Subjects with bleeding episode and/ or FIX agents infusion events within 12 weeks prior to screening;
7. Have no prior history of hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis associated with any FIX or IV immunoglobulin administration;
8. Have no measurable FIX inhibitor as assessed by laboratory; or documented no prior history of FIX inhibitor (family history of inhibitors will not exclude the subject) and no clinical signs or symptoms of decreased response to FIX administration;

9. Have acceptable laboratory values:

   1. Hemoglobin ≥11 g/dL ;
   2. Platelets ≥100,000 cells/μL;
   3. AST, ALT ≤1.5x upper limit of normal at the testing laboratory;
   4. Bilirubin ≤1.5x ULN ;
   5. glomerular filtration rate eGFR ≥ 60ml/min.
10. For those subjects with sexual maturity, subject and statutory guardian must know that subjects must agree to use reliable barrier contraception until 52 weeks;
11. with good compliance to the schedule of visit and fill in the subject diary.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (HBSAg-Ab) or HBV-DNA positive; hepatitis C antibody or HCV-RNA positive;
2. Currently on antiviral therapy for hepatitis B or C;
3. With coagulation disorders other than hemophilia B;
4. Had immunosuppressive therapy other than steroid and other suggested IST agents within 30 days prior to screening;
5. Had vaccine 30 days prior to screening or have scheduled vaccination plan during the study (up to 52 weeks);
6. Have significant underlying liver disease, as defined by a preexisting diagnosis of portal hypertension, splenomegaly, encephalopathy, etc; other liver conditions unsuitable to gene therapy judged by investigator;
7. Have surgery plan within 52 weeks after gene therapy;
8. Have history of chronic infection or high rish of infection that the Investigator considers to constitute an unacceptable risk;
9. Had participated in a previous gene therapy research trial within the last 52 weeks or in a clinical study with an investigational drug within the last 12 weeks;
10. Had any herb that may affect the liver function within 4 weeks prior to screening;
11. Have history of fatal bleeding episode, eg intracranial hemorrhage, etc;
12. Any concurrent clinically significant major disease or any other condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes the subject unsuitable for participation in the study;

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: BBM-H901 administration group; Subjects will be administered with single dose intravenous infusion of BBM-H901.	Drug: BBM-H901; Single dose intravenous infusion of BBM-H901, an adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector designed to drive expression of an hyper active human factor IX mutant(FIX Padua) transgene in liver. The dose of BBM-H901 is 5x10'12 vg/Kg.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The incidence of treatment related adverse events deemed related to BBM-H901 within 10 weeks after vector administration	the type and incidence of TRAE after BBM-H901 infusion according to the CTCAE(v5.0)	infusion to 10 weeks after vector infusion.
The incidence of adverse events and serious adverse events within 52 weeks after BBM-H901 administration	Number of patients experiencing treatment-related adverse events from vector infusion to 52 weeks after vector infusion.	Vector infusion to 52 weeks after gene therapy.
Change from baseline aspartate amino transferase	number of subjects with elevation of AST. Number of episodes of elevating AST	At multiple timepoints from pre-dose through up to 1 years post-dose
Change from baseline alanine aminotransferase	number of subjects with elevation of ALT. Number of episodes of elevating ALT	At multiple timepoints from pre-dose through up to 1 years post-dose

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Vector shedding after BBM-H901 infusion	Vector genome in plasma, urea, stool, saliva will be monitored	multiple timepoints until 2 consecutive negative results achieved usually within 52 weeks
Vector derived Factor IX(FIX) activity	FIX:C measured using one- stage APTT based method	infusion to 52 weeks after gene therapy
Annualized bleeding rate(ABR) after gene therapy	ABR will be prospectively collected at each visit.	vector infusion to 52 weeks after gene therapy
Times of infusion of factor IX agents	Times of infusion of factor IX agents, eg FIX concentrates, prothrombin complex concentrate, fresh- frozen plasma.	vector infusion to 52 weeks after gene therapy
number of target joint	target joint is defined as a joint with ≥bleeding during the last 6 months	vector infusion to 52 weeks after gene therapy
factor IX inhibitor	factor IX inhibitor will be measured using bethesda method	vector infusion to 52 weeks after gene therapy

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Long term factor IX activity	factor IX activity will be measured using one stage APTT based method	52 weeks after gene therapy to up to 10 years
Long term Annualized bleeding rate	Annualized bleeding rate will be calculated based on the bleeding times and time interval	52 weeks after gene therapy to up to 10 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Lei Zhang, MD, Insitute of haematology and blood diseases hospital, chinese academy of medical sciences

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ANTICIPATED): March 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): June 1, 2035
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): November 1, 2035

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 19, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 31, 2023
• First Posted (ACTUAL): February 2, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): February 9, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 6, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: gene therapy; AAV
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Hematologic Diseases; Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited; Coagulation Protein Disorders; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Genetic Diseases, X-Linked; Blood Coagulation Disorders; Hemophilia A; Hemophilia B
• Other Study ID Numbers: BBM001-IIT1002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: Researchers qualified can request the dataset, including de-identified individual subject data. Data may be requested from PI from 12 months 36 months after study completion.
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: From 12 months 36 months after study completion.
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Upon request to PI.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No