Abstract

PurposeThe 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).MethodsImmunoglobulin 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.ResultsSixty-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.ConclusionsIGSC 20% demonstrated efficacy and good safety and tolerability in subjects with PI.

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  • Immunoglobulin G (IgG) replacement therapy is widely used in the treatment of patients with infections associated with primary immunodeficiency (PI) diseases [1,2,3,4]

  • Its primary objective, developed in accordance with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) guideline (July 2015) [26], was to evaluate whether weekly administration of IGSC 20% over 1 year resulted in less than 1 serious bacterial infection (SBI) per subject per year. This phase 3 study (GTI1503; EudraCT #: 2015–003,29015; clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT02806986) was a multicenter, single-arm, open-label study conducted in 8 countries at 22 participating centers in the United Kingdom, Hungary, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Poland, and Australia

  • The findings from this study, the second with a caprylate/ chromatography purified 20% SCIG product, are distinct from those of previous research [35, 36]; in the present study, there was no pharmacokinetic comparison to IV administration and no dose adjustment in the conversion of subjects IV to SC administration

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Immunoglobulin G (IgG) replacement therapy is widely used in the treatment of patients with infections associated with primary immunodeficiency (PI) diseases [1,2,3,4]. Products for SC delivery of immune globulin (SCIG) are effective in the prevention of infections in adults, adolescents, and children (≤ 12 years). The advantages of SCIG relative to IVIG—convenience, ease of adoption and use, and greater independence and autonomy [3, 4, 11, 16]—have increased access to safe and effective IgG treatments for many patients with PI diseases [17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24]. A SCIG product, Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human), 20% Caprylate/Chromatography Purified

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