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Published in: Journal of Clinical Immunology 3/2022

01-04-2022 | Primary Immunodeficiency | Original Article

A Multi‑Center, Open‑Label, Single‑Arm Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Safety and Tolerability of IGSC 20% in Subjects with Primary Immunodeficiency

Authors: Manuel Santamaria, Olaf Neth, Jo A. Douglass, Gergely Krivan, Robin Kobbe, Ewa Bernatowska, Sofia Grigoriadou, Claire Bethune, Anita Chandra, Gerd Horneff, Michael Borte, Anja Sonnenschein, Pavlina Kralickova, Silvia Sánchez Ramón, Daman Langguth, Luis Ignacio Gonzalez-Granado, Laia Alsina, Montse Querolt, Rhonda Griffin, Carrie Hames, Elsa Mondou, Jeffrey Price, Ana Sanz, Jiang Lin

Published in: Journal of Clinical Immunology | Issue 3/2022

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this phase 3 study was to evaluate the efficacy, pharmacokinetics (PK), and safety of Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human), 20% Caprylate/Chromatography Purified (IGSC 20%) in patients with primary immunodeficiency (PI).

Methods

Immunoglobulin treatment-experienced subjects with PI received 52 weeks of IGSC 20% given weekly at the same dose as the subject’s previous IgG regimen (DAF 1:1); the minimum dose was 100 mg/kg/week. The primary endpoint was serious bacterial infections (SBIs [null vs alternative hypothesis: SBI rate per person per year ≥ 1 vs < 1]). IgG subclasses and specific pathogen antibody levels were also measured.

Results

Sixty-one subjects (19 children [≤ 12 years], 10 adolescents [> 12–16 years], and 32 adults) were enrolled. The rate of SBIs per person per year was 0.017. The 1-sided 99% upper confidence limit was 0.036 (< 1), and the null hypothesis was rejected. The rate of hospitalization due to infection per person per year was 0.017 (2-sided 95% confidence interval: 0.008–0.033) overall. The mean trough total IgG concentrations were comparable to the previous IgG replacement regimen. The average of the individual mean trough ratios (IGSC 20%:previous regimen) was 1.078 (range: 0.83–1.54). The average steady-state mean trough IgG concentrations were 947.64 and 891.37 mg/dL, respectively. Seven subjects had serious treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs); none was drug-related. The rate of all TEAEs, including local infusion site reactions, during 3045 IGSC 20% infusions was 0.135. Most TEAEs were mild or moderate.

Conclusions

IGSC 20% demonstrated efficacy and good safety and tolerability in subjects with PI.
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Metadata
Title
A Multi‑Center, Open‑Label, Single‑Arm Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Safety and Tolerability of IGSC 20% in Subjects with Primary Immunodeficiency
Authors
Manuel Santamaria
Olaf Neth
Jo A. Douglass
Gergely Krivan
Robin Kobbe
Ewa Bernatowska
Sofia Grigoriadou
Claire Bethune
Anita Chandra
Gerd Horneff
Michael Borte
Anja Sonnenschein
Pavlina Kralickova
Silvia Sánchez Ramón
Daman Langguth
Luis Ignacio Gonzalez-Granado
Laia Alsina
Montse Querolt
Rhonda Griffin
Carrie Hames
Elsa Mondou
Jeffrey Price
Ana Sanz
Jiang Lin
Publication date
01-04-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Clinical Immunology / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0271-9142
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2592
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-021-01181-6

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