Haemophilia B is a bleeding disorder that slows the blood clotting process. People with this disorder experience prolonged bleeding or oozing following an injury or surgery. In severe cases of hemophilia, heavy bleeding occurs after minor injury or even in the absence of injury. Serious complications can result from bleeding into the joints, muscles, brain, or other internal organs. Milder forms may not become apparent until abnormal bleeding occurs following surgery or a serious injury. Hemophilia B is caused by mutations in the F9 gene which encodes coagulation factor IX.
Hemophilia primarily affects males, but a milder, symptomatic form of hemophilia B in female carriers has also been described.
Frequency:
Prevalence is estimated at around 1 in 30,000 males.
Official title:
BeCoMe-9: a Phase 1/2 Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of BE-101 for the Treatment of Adults with Moderately Severe or Severe Hemophilia B
The BeCoMe-9 Study (BE-101-01) is a Phase 1/2, first in human, multi-center, open-label, dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety and clinical activity of a single intravenous (IV) dose of BE-101 in adults with moderately severe or severe Hemophilia B. Once infused, BE-101 is designed to engraft and continuously secrete FIX into the circulation to restore clinically meaningful levels of active FIX. BE-101 is an autologous (person's own cells) B Cell Medicine (BCM) which uses CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to precisely insert human FIX gene into those cells.
The study includes 2 distinct parts: Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 1, an ascending-dose design will be utilized to enable evaluation of increasing doses in a stepwise manner. The objective for this dose escalation is to identify the dose of BE-101 required to achieve desired FIX activity 28 days after infusion. Upon identification of a safe and efficacious dose in Part 1, an expansion phase (Part 2) will initiate. The initial cohort in the Part 2 expansion (Part 2a) phase will include up to 6 adult participants to further characterize the safety and activity of BE-101 at the selected dose. Additional cohorts for adolescents and redosing for participants in Part 1 of the study will occur following data availability of Part 1.
Up to 24 participants will be enrolled across Part 1 (up to 18) and Part 2a (up to 6). Consented participants will complete a screening period to assess eligibility and upon enrollment will undergo leukapheresis collection to support BE-101 manufacturing. Following administration, participants will be monitored for safety and clinical activity. The total duration of study participation is approximately 52 weeks post IV administration of BE-101.
