Managing surgery in hemophilia with recombinant factor VIII Fc and factor IX Fc: Data on safety and effectiveness from phase 3 pivotal studies

BACKGROUND: Surgical procedures impose hemostatic risk to people with hemophilia, which may be minimized by optimal factor (F) replacement therapy. METHODS: This analysis evaluates the efficacy and safety of extended half‐life factor replacement recombinant FVIII and FIX Fc fusion proteins (rFVIIIFc and rFIXFc) during surgery in phase 3 pivotal (A‐LONG/Kids A‐LONG and B‐LONG/Kids B‐LONG) and extension (ASPIRE and B‐YOND) studies. Dosing regimens were determined by investigators. Injection frequency, dosing, blood loss, transfusions, and hemostatic response were assessed. RESULTS: Forty‐five major (n = 31 subjects) and 90 minor (n = 70 subjects) procedures were performed in hemophilia A; 35 major (n = 22) and 62 minor (n = 37) procedures were performed in hemophilia B. Unilateral knee arthroplasty was the most common major orthopedic procedure (hemophilia A: n = 15/34; hemophilia B: n = 8/24). On the day of surgery, median total dose in adults/adolescents was 81 IU/kg for rFVIIIFc and 144 IU/kg for rFIXFc; most major procedures required ≤2 injections (including loading dose). Through days 1–14, most major procedures had ≤1 injection/day. Hemostasis was rated excellent (rFVIIIFc: n = 39/42; rFIXFc: n = 29/33) or good (n = 3/42; n = 4/33) in evaluable major surgeries, with blood loss comparable with subjects without hemophilia. Most minor procedures in adults/adolescents required one injection on the day of surgery, including median loading dose of 51 IU/kg (rFVIIIFc) and 80 IU/kg (rFIXFc). No major treatment‐related safety concerns were identified. No subjects developed inhibitors or serious vascular thromboembolic events. CONCLUSIONS: rFVIIIFc and rFIXFc were efficacious and well tolerated for the management of perioperative hemostasis across a wide spectrum of major and minor surgeries in hemophilia.