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NCT02615691CompletedPhase 3

A Study of PEGylated Recombinant Factor VIII (BAX855) in Previously Untreated Young Children With Severe Hemophilia A

Phase 3, Prospective, Multi-center, Open Label Study to Investigate Safety, Immunogenicity and Hemostatic Efficacy of PEGylated Factor VIII (BAX 855) in Previously Untreated Patients (PUPs) < 6 Years With Severe Hemophilia A (FVIII < 1%)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Jul 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study is for young children with severe hemophilia A who have previously not been treated with BAX855 or other FVIII concentrates. The main aim of the study is to check for side effects from treatment with BAX855. This includes the buildup of antibodies against FVIII which may stop BAX855 from working properly. Another aim is to learn how well BAX855 controls bleeding. In this study, the children can receive BAX855 either as preventative treatment (prophylaxis), or as needed to treat bleeding (on-demand). In case a participant develops antibodies, treatment will be provided as part of the study.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120 (actual)
First submitted
24 Nov 2015
Start date
12 Nov 2015
Primary completion date
29 Oct 2024
Lead sponsor
Baxalta now part of Shire
Diseases
Haemophilia
NCT number
NCT02615691
EudraCT number
2015-002136-40

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 120
  • From 12 Nov 2015 to the primary completion date, 29 Oct 2024
  • 91 sites in 23 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Participant has a history of FVIII inhibitory antibodies (\>=0.6 BU using the Nijmegen modification of the Bethesda assay or the Bethesda assay) at any time prior to screening.
  • Participant has been previously treated with any type of FVIII concentrate other than ADVATE or BAX 855, or was administered ADVATE, BAX 855 or plasma transfusion for \>=3 EDs at any time prior to screening.
  • Participant receives \> two EDs of ADVATE in total during the periods prior to enrollment and during the screening period, until the baseline infusion.
  • Participant has current or recent (\<30 days) use of other PEGylated drugs prior to study participation or is scheduled to use such drugs during study participation.
  • Participant is scheduled to receive during the course of the study a systemic immunomodulating drug (e.g. corticosteroid agents at a dose equivalent to hydrocortisone greater than 10 mg/day or α-interferon) other than anti-retroviral chemotherapy.
  • Participant has participated in another clinical study involving an investigational product (IP) or investigational device within 30 days prior to enrollment or is scheduled to participate in another clinical study involving an IP or investigational device during the course of this study.
  • Spontaneous disappearance of the inhibitor prior to ITI.

Other illness

  • Participant has known hypersensitivity towards mouse or hamster proteins, polyethylene glycol (PEG) or Tween 80.
  • Parent or legally authorized representative has a medical, psychiatric, or cognitive illness or recreational drug/alcohol use that, in the opinion of the investigator, would affect participant safety or compliance.

Lab values

  • Participant has detectable FVIII inhibitory antibodies (\>=0.6 BU using the Nijmegen modification of the Bethesda assay) as confirmed by central laboratory at screening.
  • Participant has been diagnosed with an inherited or acquired hemostatic defect other than hemophilia A (eg, qualitative platelet defect or von Willebrand's disease).
  • Participant's platelet count is \<100,000 per milliliter (mL).
  • Participant has severe chronic hepatic dysfunction (eg, \>5 times upper limit of normal alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\], aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\], or a documented international normalized ratio \[INR\] \>1.5) in his medical history or at the time of screening.
  • Participant has severe renal impairment (serum creatinine \>1.5 times the upper limit of normal).
  • FVIII inhibitor titer \>=0.6 BU is not confirmed by a second new blood sample and determined at the central laboratory.

Other

  • The participant's weight is anticipated to be \<5 kilogram (kg) at the baseline visit.
  • Parent, legally authorized representative or participant are a member of the team conducting this study or is in a dependent relationship with one of the study team members. Dependent relationships include close relatives (ie, children, partner/spouse, siblings, parents) as well as employees of the investigator or site personnel conducting the study.
    • Additional exclusion criteria for Part B (ITI)
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply with the protocol.

Who the study is looking for

  • Participant is \<6 years old at the time of screening.
  • Participant is previously untreated with \<3 exposure days (EDs) to ADVATE, BAX 855 or plasma transfusion at any time prior to screening.
  • Participant has severe hemophilia A (Factor VIII (FVIII) \<1%) as determined by the central laboratory, or a historical FVIII level \<1% as determined at any local laboratory, optionally supported by an additional FVIII gene mutation consistent with severe hemophilia A.
  • Participant is immune competent with a cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4+) count \> 200 cells per cubic millimeter (mm\^3), as confirmed by the central laboratory at screening.
  • Parent or legally authorized representative is willing and able to comply with the requirements of the protocol.
    • Additional inclusion criteria for Part B (immune tolerance induction \[ITI\]).
  • Parent or legal representative has/have voluntarily provided signed informed consent for ITI portion.
  • Participant has a confirmed positive high titer inhibitor (\> 5.00 Bethesda unit (BU)) or has a positive confirmed low titer inhibitor (greater than or equal to \[\>=\] 0.6 BU) as determined by the central laboratory based on a second repeat blood sample with
    • poorly controlled bleeding despite increased BAX 855 doses, or
    • requires bypassing agents to treat bleeding.

Age in the registry: - to 5 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (91)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Medizinische Universität Wien
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ViennaAustriaUnknown status
HUDERF
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BrusselsBelgiumUnknown status
Cliniques Uni Saint-Luc
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BrusselsBelgiumUnknown status
Univ. Ziekenhuis Gent Apotheek
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GhentBelgiumUnknown status
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
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LeuvenBelgiumUnknown status
UMHAT Sv. Georgi EAD
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PlovdivBulgariaUnknown status
SHAT Oncohaematology Diseases
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SofiaBulgariaUnknown status
MHAT Sv. Marina, EAD
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VarnaBulgariaUnknown status
Kaye Edmonton Clinic
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EdmontonCanadaUnknown status
McMaster Health Science
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HamiltonCanadaUnknown status
Inst. f. Experimentelle
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BonnGermanyUnknown status
Klinik F.Haematologie,Onkologie
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DüsseldorfGermanyUnknown status
Poliklinik PaediaHaematologie
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HamburgGermanyUnknown status
Werlhof-Institut GmbH
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HanoverGermanyUnknown status
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
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CopenhagenDenmarkUnknown status
Hospital A Coruña
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A CoruñaSpainUnknown status
Hospital Universitario La Paz
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MadridSpainUnknown status
Hospital Univ Son Espases
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Palma de MallorcaSpainUnknown status
Hospital Univ del Rio Hortega
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ValladolidSpainUnknown status
Helsinki Univ Hospital
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HelsinkiFinlandUnknown status
CHU Caen - Hôpital Côte de Nacre
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CaenFranceUnknown status
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHU Lille
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LilleFranceUnknown status
Hopital Necker Enfants Malades
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ParisFranceUnknown status
Essais cliniques CHU Rennes
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RennesFranceUnknown status
CHU de Rouen
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RouenFranceUnknown status
Bristol Royal H. for Children
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BristolUnited KingdomUnknown status
Evelina Children's Hospital - St Thomas' Hospital
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
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ManchesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
Univ Hospital Southampton
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SouthamptonUnited KingdomUnknown status
The University of Hong Kong/Queen Mary Hospital
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status
Chinese University of Hong Kong
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ShatinHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status
Belgyogyaszat Onkohaematologia
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BudapestHungaryUnknown status
Debreceni Egyetem
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DebreceHungaryUnknown status
Presidio Ospedaliero F. Alessi
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CataniaItalyUnknown status
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi
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FlorenceItalyUnknown status
Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
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MilanItalyUnknown status
Umberto I Pol. di Roma-Università di Roma La Sapienza
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RomeItalyUnknown status
Eulji University Hospital
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DaejeonSouth KoreaUnknown status
Severance Hospital, Yonsei
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Kyung Hee University Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Ulsan University Hospital
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UlsanSouth KoreaUnknown status
Hospital Ampang
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AmpangMalaysiaUnknown status
Hospital Pulau Pinang
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George TownMalaysiaUnknown status
Hospital HRPB
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IpohMalaysiaUnknown status
Hospital Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala LumpurMalaysiaUnknown status
Hospital Umum Sarawak
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KuchingMalaysiaUnknown status
Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah
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TerengganuMalaysiaUnknown status
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (UMCG)
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GroningenNetherlandsUnknown status
Oslo Universitetssykehus Rikshospitalet
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OsloNorwayUnknown status
NUS YLL School of Medicine
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SingaporeSingaporeUnknown status
KKH
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SingaporeSingaporeUnknown status
Siriraj Hospital
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BangkoknoiThailandUnknown status
Srinagarind Hospital
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MuangThailandUnknown status
Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai
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MuangThailandUnknown status
King Chulalongkorn Memorial
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PatumwanThailandUnknown status
Ramathibodi Hospital
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RatchathewiThailandUnknown status
Kaohsiung Chung- Ho Memorial Hosp
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Kaohsiung CityTaiwanUnknown status
China Medical University Hospital
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TaichungTaiwanUnknown status
Taichung Veterans General
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TaichungTaiwanUnknown status
Tri-Service General Hospital
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TaipeiTaiwanUnknown status
MI Cherkasy Reg Onc Dis of CRC
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CherkasyUkraineUnknown status
SI Institute of Blood Pathology and Transfusion Medicine of NAMSU
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LvivUkraineUnknown status
CI Zaporizhzhia Reg CCH of ZRC
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ZaporizhzhyaUkraineUnknown status
UMHS
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Ann ArborUnited StatesUnknown status
Center for Advanced Pediatrics
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
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CharlotteUnited StatesUnknown status
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's H
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
Rainbow Babies/Childrens Htl
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ClevelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Kaiser Permanente Oakland M.C.
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CupertinoUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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El PasoUnited StatesUnknown status
Univ Florida College Medicine
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Connecticut Children's Med Ctr
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HartfordUnited StatesUnknown status
Penn State MS Hershey Med Ctr
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HersheyUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Children's Hospital
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
New York - Presbyterian Hospital
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Kaiser Permanente Oakland M.C.
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OaklandUnited StatesUnknown status
Bleeding and Clotting Dis.Inst.
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PeoriaUnited StatesUnknown status
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
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Kaiser Permanente Oakland M.C.
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RosevilleUnited StatesUnknown status
UC Davis Health System
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SacramentoUnited StatesUnknown status
Primary Children's Hospital
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
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Winston-SalemUnited StatesUnknown status
Acibadem Adana Hospital
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AdanaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
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AnkaraTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Akdeniz Universitesi
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AntalyaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Uludag Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
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BursaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa
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Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
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IzmirTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Erciyes Univers Tip Fakultesi
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KayseriTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
19 Mayis Universitesi
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SamsunTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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