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Comparative clinical efficacy and safety of biosimilar ABP 959 and eculizumab reference product in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Kulasekararaj, Austin ; Lanza, Francesco ; Arvanitakis, Alexandros LU ; Langemeijer, Saskia ; Chonat, Satheesh ; Tombak, Anil ; Hanes, Vladimir ; Cao, Jia ; Miller, Mieke Jill and Colbert, Alexander , et al. (2024) In American Journal of Hematology 99(11). p.2108-2117
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ABP 959 is a biosimilar to the eculizumab reference product (RP), which is approved for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, two-period crossover study randomized eculizumab RP-treated patients with PNH to one of two treatment sequences (ABP 959/eculizumab RP or eculizumab RP/ABP 959) to evaluate the clinical similarity of ABP 959 when compared with eculizumab RP. This study evaluated the efficacy of ABP 959 when compared with eculizumab RP based on control of intravascular hemolysis as measured by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and by the time-adjusted area under the effect curve of LDH. Secondary outcomes included safety, pharmacokinetics,... (More)

ABP 959 is a biosimilar to the eculizumab reference product (RP), which is approved for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, two-period crossover study randomized eculizumab RP-treated patients with PNH to one of two treatment sequences (ABP 959/eculizumab RP or eculizumab RP/ABP 959) to evaluate the clinical similarity of ABP 959 when compared with eculizumab RP. This study evaluated the efficacy of ABP 959 when compared with eculizumab RP based on control of intravascular hemolysis as measured by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and by the time-adjusted area under the effect curve of LDH. Secondary outcomes included safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity. Forty-two patients were randomized (20 in the ABP 959/eculizumab RP group and 22 in the eculizumab RP/ABP 959 group) across 25 centers. Similarity of efficacy was established by a ratio of geometric least squares means of LDH (ABP 959/eculizumab RP) of 1.0628, with a one-sided 97.5% upper CI of 1.1576 at week 27, and a geometric means ratio of time-adjusted area under the effect curve (ABP 959 vs. eculizumab RP) of LDH of 0.981, with a 90% CI of 0.9403–1.0239 from week 13 to 27, week 39 to 53, and week 65 to 79. All secondary efficacy endpoints were comparable between treatment groups. No new safety concerns were identified. The results of this study in patients with PNH, along with previously demonstrated similarity of analytical, nonclinical, and clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in healthy volunteers support a demonstration of no clinically meaningful differences between ABP 959 and eculizumab RP. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT03818607.

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  author       = {{Kulasekararaj, Austin and Lanza, Francesco and Arvanitakis, Alexandros and Langemeijer, Saskia and Chonat, Satheesh and Tombak, Anil and Hanes, Vladimir and Cao, Jia and Miller, Mieke Jill and Colbert, Alexander and Shander, Benjamin and Mytych, Daniel T. and Chow, Vincent and Henary, Haby}},
  issn         = {{0361-8609}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{11}},
  pages        = {{2108--2117}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{American Journal of Hematology}},
  title        = {{Comparative clinical efficacy and safety of biosimilar ABP 959 and eculizumab reference product in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajh.27456}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/ajh.27456}},
  volume       = {{99}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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