ASC618 Gene Therapy in Hemophilia A Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04676048 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : December 19, 2020
Last Update Posted : February 1, 2023
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Currently, hemophilia A patients are managed with prophylactic or on-demand replacement therapy with recombinant FVIII or alternative therapeutics. The major challenges of current treatment regimens, such as the short half-life of hemophilia therapeutics with the need for frequent IV injections, encourage the current efforts for gene transfer therapy.
This study will evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of ASC618, an AAV vector encoding B-domain deleted codon-optimized human factor VIII under a synthetic liver-directed promoter
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hemophilia A | Biological: ASC618 | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 12 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Assessment of Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of ASC618 in Subjects With Severe and Moderately Severe Hemophilia A |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 3, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2026 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ASC618
Experimental Arm
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Biological: ASC618
ASC618 will be given as a single IV infusion |
- Number of adverse events, and serious AEs [ Time Frame: 12 months post-infusion ]
- Changes in FVIII activity levels from baseline [ Time Frame: 12 months post-infusion ]
- Annualized FVIII consumption [ Time Frame: 12 months post-infusion ]
- Annualized bleeding rate (ABR) [ Time Frame: 12 months post-infusion ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male ≥18 years of age
- Severe or moderately severe hemophilia A (FVIII activity ≤ 2 IU/dL) as evidenced by
- medical history
- Received FVIII prophylactic or on-demand replacement therapy for ≥ 150 accumulated
- days (exposure days)
- ≥12 bleeding episodes if receiving on-demand therapy over the preceding 12 months
- BMI ≤ 30
- Agree to use double-barrier contraceptive until at least 3 consecutive semen samples are negative after ASC-618 infusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pre-existing immunity to AAV8 vector as defined by AAV8 total antibodies and neutralizing antibodies qualified tests.
- Current inhibitors, or history of high titer FVIII inhibitors
- Presence of > Grade 2 liver fibrosis on elastography/Fibroscan or comparable imaging methodology
- History of chronic renal disease
- Active infection or any immunosuppressive disorder
- History of cardiac surgery and need anticoagulant therapy
- Any cardiovascular / genetic risk factors for thromboembolic disorders
- Evidence of active Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1/2 or syphilis infection.
- Receipt of any vector or gene transfer agent
- Current antiviral therapy for hepatitis B or C

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04676048
Contact: Clinical Trial Manager, PhD | (408) 495-3891 | gil.gonen@asctherapeutics.com |
United States, Arkansas | |
Arkansas Children's Hospital | Recruiting |
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202 |
Responsible Party: | ASC Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04676048 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ASC-HA-001 |
First Posted: | December 19, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 1, 2023 |
Last Verified: | August 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Hemophilia A Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited Blood Coagulation Disorders Hematologic Diseases |
Coagulation Protein Disorders Hemorrhagic Disorders Genetic Diseases, Inborn |