Clinical trial NCT04303572
Conditions: Hemophilia A With Inhibitor
Keywords: hemophilia inhibitor formation Eloctate Emicizumab
Sponsor: Margaret Ragni
Start date: 2021-11-01; Completion date: 2022-06-27
Enrollment: 1 participants; Allocation: RANDOMIZED; Intervention model: PARALLEL

Brief summary:
This is a multi-center randomized phase III clinical trial, the Inhibitor Eradication Trial, in which Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab will be compared with Eloctate ITI alone to eradicate inhibitors in severe hemophilia A.

Detailed description:
This is a multi-center randomized phase III clinical trial, the Inhibitor Eradication Trial, in which Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab will be compared with Eloctate ITI alone to eradicate inhibitors in patients with severe hemophilia A This adaptive design is necessary as randomized trials in rare diseases are often not possible. The INHIBIT Clinical Trials Platform includes two linked trials, the Inhibitor Prevention Trial (Prevention Trial) and the Inhibitor Eradication Trial (Eradication Trial) that will be conducted at up to 41 U.S. hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs) affiliated with universities. The Inhibitor Eradication Trial is a 48-week randomized phase III trial, in which 90 previously treated patients (PTPs) with severe hemophilia A and high-responding inhibitors (anti-VIII \> 0.6 B.U.), will be enrolled. Subjects will include individuals with severe hemophilia A who develop inhibitors during the linked Inhibitor Prevention Trial and adults or children at the same HTCs refractory to or never undergoing immune tolerance induction (ITI). Once enrolled, subjects who meet all the inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria, will be randomized to weekly Eloctate ITI plus weekly Emicizumab vs. weekly Eloctate ITI alone to eradicate inhibitor formation, defined as anti-FVIII\<0.6 B.U. Blood draws will be minimized to 6 timepoints, pre, 4, 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks, and validated for small volumes, 3.8 cc (¾ tsp) each. The Inhibitor Eradication Trial is considered greater than minimal risk as study drug is given before the first bleed and special inhibitor studies are obtained. (NB: The Inhibitor Eradication Trial (PRO19070080) is linked to the Inhibitor Prevention Trial (PRO19040140), as part of the INHIBIT Clinical Trials Platform, and both trials will be conducted efficiently in the same hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs), with the same MDs, coordinators, visit frequency, blood sampling, and assays.

Arms: arm 1: Arm A: Eloctate 100 IU/kg every other day by intravenous infusion plus Emicizumab 1.5 mg/kg subcutaneously (following 3 mg/kg/wk x 4 induction) in children and adults with severe hemophilia A and anti-FVIII inhibitor, continued up to 48 weeks. arm 2: Arm B: Eloctate 100 IU/kg every other day by intravenous infusion in children and adults with severe hemophilia A and anti-FVIII inhibitor, continued up to 48 weeks.
Interventions: intervention 1: Eloctate ITI intervention 2: Emicizumab
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: This is a factor VIII-Fc infusion protein. intervention 2: This is a bispecific monoclonal antibody FVIII mimic.

Protocol documents:
Prot_SAP_001.pdf: 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
Phase III Multicenter, Randomized Trial, Controlled              
Inhibitor Eradication Trial, Comparing                                  
Eloctate Immune Tolerance Induction (ITI) plus Emicizumab vs. 
Eloctate ITI Alone to Eradicate Inhibitor Formation                      
in Severe Hemophilia A:                                 
The Inhibitor Eradication Trial 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short Title:  The INHIBIT Eradication Trial 
Protocol Number: PRO19070080 
National Clinical Trial (NCT) Identified Number: NCT04303572 
Principal Investigator: Margaret V. Ragni, MD, MPH 
Co-investigators: Marnie Bertolet, PhD, and Maria Mori Brooks, PhD  
Funded by: HRSA H30MC24050 
Version Number:  v.3 
08-June 2021 
 
 


 
 
2
PROTOCOL SUMMARY 
Title:    
The Inhibitor Eradication Trial (ERADICATE): A Phase III Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled 
Trial, Comparing Eloctate Immune Tolerance Induction (ITI) plus Emicizumab vs. Eloctate ITI Alone 
to Eradicate Inhibitor Formation in Severe Hemophilia A.  
Study Description: 
This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized phase III 48-week clinical trial, comparing rFVIIIFc 
(Eloctate®) Immune Tolerance Induction (ITI) plus Emicizumab (Hemlibra®) vs. Eloctate ITI alone 
in severe hemophilia A patients with current or past high-responding inhibitors (anti-FVIII > 5.0 
B.U.) to eradicate inhibitor formation. Subjects will include male adults or children who are ITI-
refractory or ITI-naïve, or who developed an inhibitor on the linked Inhibitor Prevention Trial. We 
hypothesize that tolerance induction with Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab is superior to Eloctate ITI 
alone in eradicating inhibitors in children and adults with severe hemophilia A and inhibitors. 
Objective: 
 
The Primary Objective is to determine if Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab is different from Eloctate      
 
 
 
ITI alone in eradicating inhibitors in severe hemophilia A patients with high-responding inhibitors 
 
 
 
who are ITI-refractory or ITI-naïve, or those arising during the Inhibitor Prevention Trial.   
The Secondary Objectives are to evaluate the safety and mechanism of Eloctate ITI plus 
 
Emicizumab vs. Eloctate ITI alone in eradicating inhibitor eradication. 
            
Endpoints: 
The Primary Endpoint is the probability of becoming inhibitor-free by 48 weeks, where the 
eradication of inhibitor formation is defined as anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. by chromogenic Nijmegen 
Bethesda assay (CBA).  The Secondary Endpoints include a) safety by number and frequency of 
bleeding episodes (i.e. hematoma, joint, CNS bleed) and frequency and time to port infections; 
and b) mechanism of inhibitor suppression (eradication) by FVIII-specific T cell ELISPOT assay, B 
cell, Ig, and RNA assays and cytokine assays to determine the role of T regs in controlling immune 
response to FVIII; and by FVIII genotype; HLA type; and chromogenic FVIII trough levels; and by 
micriobiome stool sample, each compared with anti-FVIII.  
Study Population: 
Study subjects will be male adults and children age > 4 months of age with severe hemophilia A, 
defined as factor VIII < 0.01 IU/ml and a current or past high-responding inhibitor (anti-FVIII >5.0 
B.U.), either ITI-refractory, ITI-naïve, or developing on the linked Inhibitor Prevention Trial. A total 
of 90 eligible severe hemophilia A patients with inhibitors will be enrolled in this 6-year trial. 
Site Enrolling Subjects:  There are up to 41 participating sites: Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTCs).   
Description of Study 
There are two study interventions: Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab vs. Eloctate ITI alone.  
Intervention: 
Recombinant factor VIII Fc (Eloctate®) is an FDA-approved clotting factor approved for treatment 
and/or prevention of bleeds in hemophilia A. It is an intravenous agent supplied as single-use vials 
containing approximately 250, 500, 750 IU per vial. The vials are reconstituted with 5-10 ml vial 
of sterile water for injection, USP, which is transferred by two-way needle into the lyophilized 
powder for reconstitution, and the reconstituted vial infused over 5-10 minutes, at 65 IU/kg once 
weekly for 48 weeks. 
Emicizumab (Hemlibra®) is an FDA-approved agent for the prevention of bleeding in hemophilia 
A. It is a subcutaneous agent supplied in vial sizes of approximately 30 mg per ml, 60 mg per 0.4 
ml, and 105 mg per 0.7 ml. A tuberculin syringe allows transfer of the drug from the vial for 
subcutaneous injection over 1-2 minutes, at 1.5 mg/kg weekly (following a 4-week induction with 
3.0 mg/kg/week) for up to 48 weeks. 
 
     
Trial Arms 
 Arm A 
Eloctate 100 IU/kg IV qod plus Emicizumab 1.5 mg/kg SQ weekly (after 3.0 mg/kg/wk x 4 wk) for 48 weeks 
 Arm B 
Eloctate 100 IU/kg IV qod alone for 48 weeks 
 
Study Duration: 
This is a 48-week outpatient trial in which all subjects will be randomized to one of two treatment 
arms and followed for 48 weeks. 
 


 
 
3
 
 
Abstract 
     
     This is a multi-center randomized phase III clinical trial, the Inhibitor Eradication Trial, in which Eloctate (rFVIIIFc) ITI 
plus Emicizumab (hemlibra) will be compared with Eloctate ITI alone, using Bayesian platform design to eradicate 
inhibitors in patients with severe hemophilia A. This design is necessary as randomized trials in rare diseases are often not 
possible. The INHIBIT Clinical Trials Platform includes two linked trials, the Inhibitor Prevention Trial (Prevention Trial) and 
the Inhibitor Eradication Trial (Eradication Trial) that will be conducted at up to 41 U.S. hemophilia treatment centers 
(HTCs) affiliated with universities. The Inhibitor Eradication Trial is a 48-week randomized phase III trial, in which 90 
previously treated patients (PTPs) with severe hemophilia A and current or past high-responding inhibitors (anti-FVIII > 
5.0 B.U.) will be enrolled. Subjects will include individuals with severe hemophilia A who develop inhibitors during the 
linked Inhibitor Prevention Trial and adults or children at the same HTCs who are immune tolerance induction (ITI)-
regractory or ITI-naive. Once enrolled, subjects who meet all the inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria, will be 
randomized to weekly Eloctate ITI plus weekly Emicizumab vs. weekly Eloctate ITI alone to eradicate inhibitor formation, 
defined as anti-FVIII<0.6 B.U. Blood draws will be minimized to 6 timepoints, baseline, 4, 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks post-
randomization, and validated for small volumes, 3.8 cc (¾ tsp) each. The Inhibitor Eradication Trial is considered greater 
than minimal risk as study drug is given before the first bleed and special inhibitor studies are obtained. (NB: The Inhibitor 
Eradication Trial (PRO19070080) is linked to the Inhibitor Prevention Trial (PRO19040140), as part of the INHIBIT Clinical 
Trials Platform, and both trials will be conducted efficiently in the same hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs), with the 
same MDs, coordinators, visit frequency, blood sampling, and assays.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
4
Principal Investigator:  Margaret V. Ragni, MD, MPH   
 
Protocol Title: The Phase III Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Inhibitor Eradication Trial, comparing Eloctate Immune 
Tolerance Induction (ITI) plus Emicizumab vs. Eloctate ITI alone to Eradicate Inhibitor Formation in Individuals with Severe 
Hemophilia A. 
 
1.0 
Objective and Specific Aims 
The purpose of the Inhibitor Eradication Trial is to eradicate inhibitor formation in children and adults with severe 
hemophilia A. This 48-week phase III open-label, randomized, controlled trial, comparing Eloctate immune tolerance 
induction (ITI) plus the bispecific monoclonal antibody FVIII mimic, Emicizumab, vs. Eloctate ITI alone, to eradicate inhibitor 
formation in children and adults with severe hemophilia A, including those developing inhibitors in the Prevention Trial or 
those ITI-refractory or ITI-naïve never-tolerized inhibitors at the same HTCs. In this trial, time to inhibitor eradication with 
Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab vs. Eloctate ITI will be assessed in the eradication of inhibitor formation in children and adults 
with severe hemophilia A and current or past high-responding inhibitors, defined as anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U. The research in 
this trial is considered greater than minimal risk as it involves combining agents to eradicate inhibitors and obtaining 
special inhibitor studies. The primary endpoint will be the probability of inhibitor eradication by 48 weeks, defined as anti-
FVIII < 0.6 B.U. by chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda assay (CBA), repeated immediately and confirmed within 4 weeks. 
Secondary endpoints will include a) safety, measured by frequency of bleeds (hematomas, joint, CNS bleeds) and b)  
mechanism of inhibitor eradication, measured by FVIII-specific T cell ELISPOT assay, performed on peripheral blood 
mononuclear cells (PBMCs) at baseline and at 4, 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks. The B cell, Ig, and RNA assays and cytokine 
assays will be performed on an aliquot of PBMCs to determine the role of T regs in eradication of immune response to 
FVIII. Studies will be performed on T cell populations depleted of regulatory T cells (T reg) (CD4+CD25+FoxP3+) to 
determine the role of T regs in controlling immune response to FVIII. Hemophilia genotype and HLA assays will be 
determined at baseline on the buffy coat of plasma. A microbiome (stool sample) will be obtained at baseline. The trial 
will assess inhibitor eradication after each subject completes the 48-week trial. The Inhibitor Eradication Trial is designed 
to test whether Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab is superior to Eloctate ITI alone in inhibitor eradication by 48 weeks. At the 
interim, once 75% of the subjects are randomized, the Bayesian posterior probability that either arm, Eloctate ITI plus 
Emicizumab or Eloctate ITI alone, is more likely to be inhibitor-free must be at least 99.5% to stop the trial. Assuming that 
the trial does not stop at the interim to declare superiority at the end of the trial, the Bayesian posterior probability that 
either arm, Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab or Eloctate ITI alone, is more likely to be inhibitor-free must be at least 97.9%. 
This maintains the type 1 error at 5% with at least 80% power for superiority if we assume that the true condition is that 
Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab is 15% superior to Eloctate ITI alone (95% vs 80% inhibitor-free). 
  
2.0 
Background and Significance 
2.1 
Background 
Hemophilia A is an X-linked inherited bleeding disorder caused by deficient or defective coagulation factor VIII 
(FVIII) that affects approximately 20,000 in the U.S. and 80,000 worldwide. It is characterized by spontaneous and 
traumatic bleeding into joints, soft tissue, and muscles. Among the most severe complications of hemophilia treatment is 
the formation of inhibitor alloantibodies directed against exogenous factor VIII which occurs in up to 30% or more of 
hemophilia patients. Inhibitor formation is a T cell-dependent B-cell immune response, which was first recognized in HIV(+) 
hemophilia inhibitor patients whose inhibitors disappeared when CD4+ T cells fell below 200/µl and re-appeared after HIV 
antiviral therapy restoration of CD4 cells to >200/ µl. Inhibitor formation typically occurs early in life, after a median of 10-
20 exposure days. Inhibitors bind to exogenous FVIII, neutralize its activity, interfering with clinical hemostasis and, despite 
bypass therapy (e.g. rFVIIa or factor IX concentrates) often leads to uncontrolled bleeding and increased morbidity, cost, 
hospitalization. Thus, inhibitors are a major cause of morbidity and high healthcare cost. CDC studies have determined 
inhibitor patients are twice as likely to require hospitalization for bleeding complications and cost on average ten times 
more than hemophilia patients without inhibitors.  
Medical management of individuals with inhibitors is difficult. The use of bypass agents, including the response of 
inhibitor patients to alternative or bypass agents, such as factor rVIIa or activated IX, which is somewhat unpredictable 
and suboptimal, and morbidity is high as are healthcare costs. For over 30 years, the only approach to eradication of 
inhibitors has been immune tolerance induction therapy (ITI), a program of regular FVIII infusions over a prolonged period 


 
 
5
of time, which is inconvenient, expensive, and effective in only 75-80% of those treated. Thus, a major goal of 
comprehensive hemophilia care is to eradicate them once they occur, incorporating potentially more effective therapies, 
such as the novel therapies in development and FDA-approved, e.g. Eloctate and Emicizumab, to promote better outcomes 
in those with hemophilia. 
Equipoise: We are in a state of equipoise as the optimal approach to eradicate inhibitors in hemophilia is not 
known. While a randomized trial established that 200 IU/kg daily has been adopted as the standard of care for immune 
tolerance induction (ITI). However, only 70-80% respond, and ITI is time intensive, burdensome, taking up to 9-12 months 
with some requiring ports and lines, and costly. Further, those not tolerized within the first year of inhibitor onset are 
often refractory to ITI. Thus, simpler, more effective approaches to eradicate inhibitors is critical to improve outcomes. 
With the availability of Eloctate, small studies of ITI using 100 IU/kg every other day has reduced time to inhibitor 
eradication by nearly 50%, but these studies were not randomized. Among the reasons time to ITI eradication is long is 
the problem of breakthrough bleeds, which may activate the immune system “danger”, and thus, use of Emicizumab by 
promoting hemostasis and avoiding factor VIII, could potentially reduce bleeds during ITI and reduce time to ITI. However, 
no data exist on whether Emicizumab reduces time to ITI. However, if breakthrough bleeds occur on Emicizumab, the 
requirement for FVIII to treat these bleeds could negate the potential effect of Emicizumab on ITI could be lost. In small 
nonrandomized studies, Emicizuab have indicated it is safe in infants but there are no data and no randomized trials to 
determine who might benefit or the optimal dose and/or combination of these agents to shorten ITI. 
Eloctate (rFVIIIFc) is an FDA-approved FVIII protein that fuses recombinant a FVIII-Fc fusion protein that prolongs 
FVIII half-life in the circulation and induces regulatory T cells (Tregs) to promotes tolerance to the hapten to which it is 
attached, i.e FVIII. Eloctate prevents and treats bleeds in hemophilia A patients of all ages. It remains an important 
question, whether promoting Tregs reduces time to inhibitor eradication (ITI). In patients who develop an inhibitor, the 
inhibitor neutralizes FVIII activity, and bypass therapy (rFVIIa, FEIBA or factor VIII inhibitor bypass activity) is used to treat 
bleeds, but at least 50% are unresponsive to bypass agents or have a persistent shortened FVIII half-life. Thus, while it is 
standard of care to attempt immune tolerance induction (ITI) in patients with inhibitors, the burden of daily infusions and 
intercurrent bleeds, persistent shortened FVIII half-life even if successful ITI is achieved is significant, and it is not possible 
to predict the 20-30% who will not respond to ITI. In small, non-randomized studies, Eloctate ITI, when given at 100-200 
IU/kg/day to hemophilia A patients with existing inhibitors, never tolerized, or previously refractory to ITI, has been shown 
to shorten the median time to inhibitor eradication, defined as anti-FVIII < 0.6 BU, was 33.8 months in 4 first-time ITI 
patients and 67.7 months in 4 rescue ITI patients (Carcao). These data suggest there may be potential utility of Eloctate in 
inhibitor eradication.  
Emicizumab (Hemlibra) is an FDA-approved bispecific monoclonal antibody that mimics FVIII and has been shown 
to be safe and effective in phase III trials in hemophilia A with (Oldenburg) or without inhibitors (Mahlangu), as well as in 
children (Young) and is increasingly being used because of its simpler subcutaneous route. Whether Emicizumab may 
promote inhibitor eradication by avoiding bleeds during ITI and may reducing “danger” is not known. Further, whether 
Emicizumab potentiates Eloctate ITI in shortening the time to inhibitor eradication in severe hemophilia A patients with 
inhibitors is not known.  
 
For these reasons, we will study if Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab is superior to Eloctate ITI alone in eradicating 
inhibitor formation in patients with severe hemophilia A and inhibitors to FVIII of all ages, and anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U. when 
continued weekly for 48 weeks to eradicate inhibitors. We hypothesize that Eloctate ITI upregulation of T regs, and 
Emicizumab prevention of bleeds (“danger”) will be superior to Eloctate ITI alone in eradicating inhibitor formation. The 
concept is innovative, as it combines the “avoidance of danger” concept with the “promotion of tolerizing T regulatory 
cells” to improve inhibitor eradication. The concept of avoiding FVIII exposure by preventing bleeds with Emicizumab 
during ITI may be important in eradicating inhibitor formation. It’s effectiveness in preventing bleeds in hemophilia 
inhibitor patients makes it a potentially powerful agent in the management of hemophilia, but there are no data on its 
use in eradicating inhibitors. Further, if it is not successful in preventing breakthrough bleeds during ITI may negate its 
potential beneficial effect and simpler subcutaneous administration. 
 


 
 
6
            Specific Aim 1: To compare Eloctate immune tolerance induction (ITI) every-other-day (q.o.d.) plus Emicizumab 
weekly prophylaxis vs. Eloctate ITI q.o.d. alone for 48 weeks in eradicating inhibitors in children and adults with severe 
hemophilia A in the Eradication Trial. We will conduct this multi-center, randomized phase III clinical trials at up to 41 HTC 
sites, with the same study visit frequency, blood sampling, and lab assays as in the companion Prevention Trial (PRO 
19040140). The primary endpoint in the Eradication Trial is the eradication of anti-FVIII antibody < 0.6 BU by chromogenic 
Nijmegen-modified Bethesda assay (CBA) by 48 weeks. 
           Hypothesis 1: We hypothesize that Eloctate ITI q.o.d. plus weekly Emicizumab is superior to Eloctate ITI q.o.d. alone 
in eradicating inhibitors, anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. (CBA), when given for 48 weeks in children and adults with severe hemophilia 
A and high-responding inhibitors (historic anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U.). Yet there is equipoise, as while Eloctate ITI may reduce the 
time to tolerance it is burdensome with qod dosing and data are available from small, nonrandomized studies. While both 
drugs may shorten ITI and even be synergistic, there is equipoise in the absence of randomized trials. While Emicizumab 
has been tried in hemophilia A inhibitor patients in small nonrandomized studies, there are no data on whether it reduces 
time to tolerance. As Emicizumab is given subcutaneously weekly, if, when given with Eloctate ITI, it was superior to 
Eloctate ITI alone in reducing time to ITI, it would be the “winner” over Eloctate ITI alone.  
            Specific Aim 2: To evaluate the safety and mechanism of inhibitor suppression eradication in patients with severe 
hemophilia A and inhibitors. Secondary endpoints include a) safety, measured by number and frequency of bleeding 
episodes (i.e. hematomas, hemarthroses) and associated factor use and port infections; and b) mechanism of inhibitor 
suppression eradication, measured by FVIII-specific T cell ELISPOT assay; FVIII genotype; HLA type; and chromogenic FVIII 
trough levels; and by micriobiome stool sample, each compared with anti-FVIII. 
Hypothesis 2: We hypothesize that safety, measured by bleeds requiring rescue factor or prophylaxis escalation, 
and port infections, will not differ between treatment arms; and the mechanism by which Eloctate suppresses (prevents, 
eradicates) inhibitor formation is via Fc induction of regulatory T cells (Tregs) promoting FVIII tolerance, measured by 
ELISPOT assay. This novel approach to eradicate inhibitors is compelling, and, if successful, will reduce the burden of 
inhibitor formation and the associated morbidity, hospitalization, cost, and early mortality, and be adopted immediately 
into clinical practice. 
 
The Inhibitor Eradication trial is a 48-week outpatient trial conducted in 90 inhibitor patients from up to 41+ 
Hemophilia Treatment Centers (HTCs) (2-4 subjects locally). Case report forms and laboratory assessment forms will be 
completed and uploaded to a web-based database. While small, nonrandomized studies have suggested that Eloctate ITI 
may shorten inhibitor eradication, and that Emicizumab may eradicate inhibitors in some patients who are ITI refractory 
or ITI naive, inhibitor formation remains a major complication of hemophilia for which the optimal approach is not known. 
Further, whether Eloctate can potentiate the effect of Emicizumab or prevent bleeds during ITI and improves the 
proportion who are tolerized remains unknown. A single non-randomized trial of Emicizumab in inhibitor patients has 
been initiated, but data are not available on its impact on inhibitor eradication or time to eradication. Despite these small 
studies, effective inhibitor eradication remains a compelling problem, for which an effective approach would be practice 
changing.  
 
2.2   Significance: Inhibitor formation is the most serious complication of hemophilia, affecting 25-30% of those with 
severe hemophilia A. Inhibitor formation is a T cell-dependent B-cell response to exogenous FVIII that renders lifesaving 
factor treatment ineffective and leads to poorly controlled bleeding, severe morbidity, frequent hospitalizations, and high 
healthcare costs. Thus, eradicating inhibitors once they occur would promote better health outcomes for children and 
adults with hemophilia, an approach that would be adopted immediately into clinical practice. The drugs we will study are 
FDA-approved and safe and effective in preventing bleeds in adults and children with hemophilia A, and preliminary data 
from small studies support the need for clinical trials to determine optimal use of these agents to eradicate inhibitor 
formation in severe hemophilia A. The Inhibitor Eradication Trial is innovative as it uses a Bayesian Platform design to 
compare novel agents in a randomized phase III trial. Subjects who enroll in the Eradication Trial will include those with 
pre-existing refractory inhibitor patients, those who failed, or those who never tolerized at the same HTCs, along with 
those who develop inhibitors on the companion Prevention Trial (PRO19040140), to compare time tolerance with single 
or combination novel agents. The two trials are integrated for efficiency and conducted at the same HTCs, with the same 
visit frequency, blood draws, and lab assays. Moreover, as promising new agents emerge, they could potentially be 
incorporated into the trial platform design. Finally, the findings of this trial will potentially provide new information on 
treatment of a major complication of hemophilia and promote blood product safety, per the goals of Healthy People 2020. 


 
 
7
3.0 
Research Design and Methods 
3.1    
Drug/Device Information  
         
Eloctate (rFVIIIFc) and Emicizumab (hemlibra) are FDA-approved for the prevention and/or treatment of bleeds in 
hemophilia A, and are safe and effective in adults, adolescents, and children. For this trial, subjects will use their own 
supply of study drug to which they are randomized. Clinical trials of Eloctate and Emicizumab in adults and children with 
severe hemophilia A have demonstrated safety and efficacy when used to prevent bleeds or promote hemostasis. In this 
trial, subjects will use Eloctate ITI (immune tolerance induction) with or without Emicizumab to eradicate inhibitors: this 
approach is supported by preliminary data from anecdotal small, non-randomized studies. Subjects will maintain a home 
inventory of the study drug(s) to which they are randomized. Eloctate in vial sizes of approximately 250, 500, and 750 is 
available for children, and 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000 IU for adults: a two-way needle will allow transfer of the diluent into 
the lyophilized powder for reconstitution and slow infusion over 5-10 minutes. Emicizumab in vial sizes of approximately 
30 mg per ml, 60 mg per 0.4 ml, 105 mg per 0.7 ml, and 150 mg per ml is available for children and adults: a tuberculin 
syringe will allow transfer of the drug from the vial for subcutaneous injection over 1-2 minutes. Study drug(s) will be 
available by physician prescription which can be filled at the HTC pharmacy or at another pharmacy of the patient’s or 
parent/caretaker’s choice.  
Once a subject is consented and identified as eligible for the trial, a unique subject number will be assigned to 
each subject by the Data Coordinating Center (DCC), Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), University of Pittsburgh, 
Pittsburgh, PA. Study drug dosing will be given by the hemophilia center nurse, clinic or hospital infusion center, or, if on 
home treatment, by patient or parent/ care provider, or visiting nurse, in the usual manner: this is either by intravenous 
infusion (Eloctate) over 5-10 minutes through a winged infusion needle (butterfly) heplock placed in the forearm, or, if 
required, a central line; or by subcutaneous injection (Emiczumab) over 1-2 minutes with a tuberculin syringe in the 
abdomen or thigh. This study site will maintain accurate records, demonstrating dates, times, and doses administered, 
and patients or parent/caretakers will maintain a diary to record this information. 
 
3.2    
Research Design and Methods 
This is a 48-week outpatient, randomized phase III clinical trial that employs Bayesian Platform design to assess 
inhibitor eradication in patients with severe hemophilia A, FVIII <0.01 IU/ml, and a current or past high-responding 
inhibitor (anti-FVIII >5.0 B.U.), ITI-refractory or ITI-naive. Because hemophilia is a rare disease, we incorporated Bayesian 
Platform design and will use historical and prospective ongoing clinical trial data on inhibitor formation (Bayesian “priors”) 
to efficiently use rare patients and increase power. The Inhibitor Eradication Trial is linked to the Inhibitor Prevention Trial, 
and the trials are integrated so there is efficiency and economy, using the same HTCs, staff, frequency of blood sampling, 
visits, data collection, and lab assays. The Eradication Trial is a randomized phase III open-label trial designed to evaluate 
the efficacy of Eloctate immune tolerance induction (ITI) (100 IU/kg every other day) plus weekly Emicizumab 1.5 mg/kg 
weekly (after a 4-week induction) vs. Eloctate ITI alone (100 IU/kg every other day), to eradicate inhibitor formation in 
adults or children with severe hemophilia A and current or past high-responding inhibitors to FVIII, anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U. 
Approximately 2-4 children or adults with severe hemophilia A and inhibitors will be recruited at each HTC. The study 
drugs will be administered to each subject for up to 48 weeks. Eloctate will be given either by weekly intravenous infusion 
over 5-10 minutes, and (Eloctate) will be given by weekly subcutaneous injection over 1-2 minutes. For treatment of 
breakthrough bleeds, for safety reasons, rFVIIa will be given by intravenous infusion over 5-10 minutes at 90 mcg/kg per 
standard of care, at MD discretion, or if the inhibitor titer has fallen, additional Eloctate will be given, per MD discretion. 
The treating physician may be the study physician. FEIBA will not be allowed on the trial as it may result in thrombosis or 
thrombotic microangiopathy in patients taking Emicizumab.  All bleeds and study drug(s) will be recorded by patient or 
parent/ caretaker for each subject in a patient diary. All randomized subjects will be followed 48 weeks or until they reach 
the study outcome of inhibitor eradication. Follow-up visits will be monthly until end-of-study, week 48.  
         The Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) will be responsible for reviewing all data generated for the study 
interventions, from the time of dosing through the end of each 48-week trial. Each study will consist of three phases; a 
Screening Period, a Treatment Period, and a Post-Treatment Period. 
         Screening Period: Subject eligibility for the study will be determined prior to study drug dosing. A history of past 
bleeds, factor treatment, and circumcision bleeding and treatment will be obtained. A baseline blood sample will be 
collected for anti-FVIII inhibitor titer by chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda (CBA) assay, FVIII-specific T cell (ELISPOT), trough 


 
 
8
FVIII (chromogenic assay), HLA, hemophilia genotype, and sample storage for future testing. A microbiome stool sample 
will also be obtained. A baseline height, weight and brief physical exam will be obtained.  
         Treatment Period:  After random assignment to one of the two treatment regimens, the treatment period will extend 
for up to 48 weeks, beginning with every other day Eloctate ITI plus weekly Emicizumab or with Eloctate ITI alone. If a 
breakthrough bleed occurs during the trial, in the presence of an inhibitor, rFVIIa may be used as needed up to 4 times 
daily until resolution, per physician discretion. FEIBA will not be allowed on the trial as it may result in thrombosis or 
thrombotic microangiopathy in patients taking Emcizumab. If a breakthrough bleed occurs in the absence of an inhibitor 
(e.g. if it has resolved), either Eloctate (65 IU/kg) or rFVIIa (90 µg/kg) may be used to treat bleeds, per physician discretion.  
The frequency and number of inhibitors that are tolerized (eradicated) will be analyzed in subjects by assigned treatment 
during the study; if a subject receives another clotting protein for any reason, he will be monitored and followed to 48 
weeks and included in the primary intention-to-treat analysis. All bleeds and factor/drug use will be recorded in a patient 
diary. Height, weight, and a brief physical exam will be performed every month at routine study visits, and factor supply 
reviewed for each study subject, and, if necessary, reordered at that visit. Laboratory assays including anti-FVIII inhibitor 
by chromogenic Nijmegen modified Bethesda (CBA) assay, antigen-specific T cell assays (ELISPOT), hemophilia genotype, 
trough FVIII (chromogenic assay), and sample storage for future studies will be obtained at baseline and at week 4, 12, 24, 
36, and 48. Hemophilia genotype and HLA will be performed at baseline only. All samples must be drawn before the study 
drug dose.  
         Post-Treatment Period: The post-treatment period begins after the last day of study follow-up at week 48 or when 
the inhibitor is eradicated. All clinical and lab data will be reviewed and entered on the INHIBIT Trial DCC Data Management 
System website through the end of the entire study period.  
 
This is a randomized Phase III Clinical Trials Platform that includes 2 clinical trials, the Prevention Trial (PRO19040140) and 
the Eradication Trial (PRO19070800) in a rare population which utilizes the same HTCs, sampling time, volume, and 
frequency, visits, and lab assays to enhance trials efficiency. In the Eradication Trial, study drug will be initiated as early 
as the day of enrollment and randomization. Subjects will receive Eloctate ITI 100 IU/kg every other day plus weekly 
Emicizumab 1.5 mg/kg (after standard 3.0 mg/kg/wk x4 wk induction) or Eloctate ITI 100 IU/kg every other day alone. The 
doses of these drugs are consistent with standard of care guidelines for bleed eradication (immune tolerance). Subjects 
will receive the drug(s) to which they are randomized, preferably between 7 am and 9 am on days they are given and 
continued through study week 48. All bleeds and factor use will be recorded in the Subject Diary. This is an open-label 
trial, so subjects enrolled on the study will receive study drug by physician prescription. Baseline variables, all potential 
risk factors, including age, family history of inhibitors, race, and circumcision, will be collected prior to randomization and 
prior to initiating study drug. (Circumcision is commonly performed in over 50% of children with hemophilia in the U.S., 
but not an established risk for inhibitor formation). 
 
Bleeding Episodes Occurring during Study 
For breakthrough bleeds occurring during the study, Eloctate 65 IU/kg will be the treatment of choice for non-inhibitor or 
tolerized inhibitor patients (BU< 0.6 BU), while rFVIIa 90 mcg/kg will be the treatment of choice for inhibitor patients 
unresponsive to Eloctate or FVIII, per discretion of the treating physician (may be the study physician). The HTC 
coordinator will review study drug(s) supply with the patient/ parent/ caretaker to assure they are re-ordered when three 
doses are left. There will be no change in study visits. 
 
Subjects Developing the Primary Endpoint 
 
     The primary endpoint will be eradication of an inhibitor, defined as anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. by chromogenic Nijmegen 
Bethesda assay (CBA). A local lab anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. will be repeated on this sample or, if insufficient, a repeat sample 
within 7 days, and a second sample obtained within 4 weeks for confirmation. A central lab anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. will be 
repeated within 4 weeks for confirmation. All subjects whose inhibitor is eradicated will remain on study follow-up to 
week 48. Additional tests will be done, per standard of care, including peak and trough to advise when ITI can be stopped 
and regular prophylaxis can begin. Subjects whose inhibitor is eradicated, i.e. anti-FVIII < 0.6 B will receive Eloctate 
with/without Emicizumab, per physician discretion, to treat or prevent bleeds: if bleeding occurs that is unresponsive to 
Eloctate with/without Emicizumab, rFVIIa will be used. FEIBA will not be allowed on this trial for safety reasons.  


 
 
9
It is anticipated that 2-4 subjects will be enrolled locally, contributing to the overall study enrollment of 90 subjects at one 
of up to 41+ participating HTCs. The duration of the study is approximately 48 weeks per subject, with an expectation the 
study will last up to 7 or more years, subject to enrollment and completion of all procedures. For this study, all study visits 
will occur at the HTC. 
 
SCREENING VISIT, RANDOMIZATION, AND INITIATION OF ASSIGNED TREATMENT 
Study Visit 1, Screening/ Baseline Visit, Wk 0                                                                                                                 
This visit will take place prior to administration of Eloctate with/without Emicizumab in order to confirm eligibility 
requirements. Randomization and initiation of treatment may occur at this visit or within 4 weeks of the visit. The following 
tests or assessment will be performed at the Screening/ Baseline Visit.  
• 
Study physicians will discuss the study with the patient or parent/caretaker of potential study subjects, answer 
questions and assure there is adequate time for the patient or parent/caretaker to decide about participation in 
the study. The patient or parent/caretaker may sign the consent or take the consent with them to discuss with 
family members and/or other members of their healthcare team. If the patient or the parent/ caretaker is 
interested in study participation, they may sign the consent and they or the child considered enrolled in the trial. 
No study procedures will occur until after the patient or parent/care giver has signed the consent document. 
• 
Subjects currently receiving Emicizumab will be asked to discontinue the medication prior to randomization. If the 
subject or parent/caretaker is not willing to discontinue treatment, they will be deemed ineligible. If a subject 
discontinues Emicizumab prior to randomization, there is no need for a washout period and there are no known 
risks of stopping Emicizumab. It is possible that bleed frequency could increase if prophylaxis (eg. factor VIIa) is 
not given or infrequently given due to the more difficult intravenous route factor VIIa than Emicizumab. If a bleed 
occurs, factor VIIa will be given per physician discretion until it resolves and monitored by home treatment 
records, per standard of care. 
• 
Demographics of the subject will include age, date of birth, race, and hemophilia genotype, if known. 
• 
Other medical and surgical history of the subject will include height, weight, past bleeds, circumcision, and past 
factor treatment, dose and frequency. 
• 
Hemophilia diagnosis by history, with historical laboratory test result for confirmation. 
• 
Medication history including all concomitant medications within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug. 
• 
Brief physical exam including vital signs, height (cm) and weight (kg).   
• 
Blood draw: A 3.8 ml (¾ tsp) blood sample will be collected for anti-FVIII chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda (CBA) 
assay (plasma), antigen-specific (FVIII) T cell ELISPOT assay (PBMC), HLA and hemophilia genotype (buffy coat of 
the plasma sample), trough FVIII chromogenic activity (aliquot of plasma), and a sample (plasma) stored for future 
studies. All samples must be drawn prior to the study drug dose. Amounts of blood drawn will be less for children 
weighing less than 14 pounds. The Appendix detailing timing of visits and blood draws is attached at the end of 
this protocol.  
• 
The samples (all de-identified) and labeled with subject ID number will be processed, frozen, and shipped to a 
repository in the Coagulation Laboratory at Vitalant, Pittsburgh PA, under the direction of Mr. Michael Meyer. The 
inhibitor titer will be run by chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda (CBA) assay real time, with confirmation on stored 
aliquots for those testing negative (< 0.6 B.U.).  An aliquot of plasma sample will be assessed for trough FVIII 
chromogenic assay (aliquot of plasma sample). The micriobiome (stool) sample will be shipped to the Vitalant Lab 
and transported to the microbiome, Vascular Medicine Institute (VMI), Pittsburgh, under the direction of Dr. 
Alison Morris. The PBMC sample will be snap frozen in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and stored in liquid nitrogen 
until batch testing for antigen-specific (FVIII) T cell responses by ELISPOT assay in the research laboratory of Dr. 
Kathleen Pratt, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD. Samples for future testing (for 
hemophilia genotype or immunologic studies) will be stored indefinitely. 


 
 
10
• 
Stool sample: A small stool sample will be collected at home to assess genes and bacteria in the gut (micriobiome) 
and placed in a small tube and returned in a container mailer to Vitalant, and couriered to VMI, Pittsburgh PA.  
• 
After the study physician determines eligibility, the subject will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment 
strategies, Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab or Eloctate ITI alone. 
• 
The patient or parent/caretaker will obtain Eloctate with/without Emicizumab by physician prescription through 
a clotting factor pharmacy of their choice. Eloctate will be administered by venipuncture, using a winged infusion 
needle (butterfly needle), heplock, or, if required, by central line per physician discretion, over 5-10 minutes. 
Emicizumab will be administered by subcutaneous injection, using a small tuberculin needle over 1-2 minutes. It 
is anticipated in children and some adults that all study drug doses will be administered in the Hemophilia Center, 
or, for those living a distance away from the HTC, at a nearby infusion center, emergency room, by patient or 
parent/ caretaker if trained, or by a visiting nurse. 
• 
All doses of study drug(s), including day, date, time, and dose will be recorded in subject diaries. All bleeds, 
including day, date, site, and resolution will be recorded by the patient or parent/caretaker. All diaries will be 
returned to the HTC nurse coordinator at the monthly visits. 
• 
Subjects will begin Eloctate with/without Emicizumab, with the first dose as early as the day of consent and 
randomization, should the subject already have received a prescription and supply of study drug as part of 
standard care; otherwise, study drug(s) may be started as soon as the prescription is received. 
• 
The weekly dose of study drug, 100 IU/kg Eloctate ITI with/without 1.5 mg/kg Emicizumab (following the 3.0 mg/kg 
weekly x 4 weeks induction), will be begun following enrollment and screening. The HTC nurse will discuss study 
visit scheduling with the patient or parent /caretaker. The Screening/ Baseline visit, which may include 
randomization ant treatment initiation, will last approximately 1 hour. 
 
FOLLOW-UP VISITS: 
Study Visit 2: Week 4 (Month 1) Follow-up Visit  
• 
Subject diaries will be reviewed for accuracy and completeness. Data will be extracted for frequency, type, and 
site of bleeds, including site, and for factor usage by day, date, time, and dose. 
• 
Study drug(s) use will be reviewed and more Eloctate with/without Emicizumab ordered as needed. 
• 
Concomitant medications will be recorded. 
• 
Assessment for adverse events will be completed. 
• 
Vital signs [blood pressure (BP), pulse (P), respiratory rate (RR), and oral temperature (ºC)] will be taken, and 
weight (kg) will be obtained. 
• 
A 3.8 ml (¾ tsp) blood sample will be collected for anti-FVIII chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda assay (plasma), 
antigen-specific (FVIII) T cell ELISPOT assay (PBMC), trough FVIII chromogenic activity (aliquot of plasma), and a 
sample (aliquot of plasma) stored for future studies (for hemophilia genetic or immunologic studies). All samples 
must be drawn prior to the Eloctate with/without Emicizumab dose. 
 
Study Visits 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12:  Monthly Follow-up Visits (Can be done remotely or in person) 
• 
Subject diaries will be reviewed for accuracy and completeness. Data will be extracted for frequency and type of 
bleeds including site, and for factor usage by day, date, time, and dose. 
• 
Study drug(s) use will be reviewed and more Eloctate with/without Emicizumab ordered as needed. 
• 
Concomitant medications will be recorded. 
• 
Assessment for adverse events will be completed. 


 
 
11
 
Study Visits 4, 7, 10:  Quarterly Follow-up Visits 
• 
Subject diaries will be reviewed for accuracy and completeness. Data will be extracted for frequency, type, and 
site of bleeds, including site, and for factor usage by day, date, time, and dose. 
• 
Study drug(s) use will be reviewed and more Eloctate with/without Emicizumab ordered as needed. 
• 
Concomitant medications will be recorded. 
• 
Assessment for adverse events will be completed. 
• 
Vital signs [blood pressure (BP), pulse (P), respiratory rate (RR), and oral temperature (ºC)] will be taken, and 
weight (kg) will be obtained. 
A 3.8 ml (¾ tsp) blood sample will be collected for anti-FVIII chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda assay (plasma), 
antigen-specific (FVIII) T cell ELISPOT assay (PBMC), trough FVIII chromogenic activity (aliquot of plasma), and a 
sample (aliquot of plasma) stored for future studies (for hemophilia genetic or immunologic studies). All samples 
must be drawn prior to the Eloctate with/without Emicizumab dose.  
 
END-OF-STUDY VISIT 
Study Visit 13:  Week 48, End-of-Study Visit 
• 
Subject diaries will be reviewed for accuracy and completeness. Data will be extracted for frequency, type, and 
site of bleeds, including site, and for study drug(s) usage by day, date, time, and dose. 
• 
Study drug(s) use will be reviewed. 
• 
Concomitant medications will be recorded. 
• 
Assessment for adverse events will be completed. 
• 
Vital signs [blood pressure (BP), pulse (P), respiratory rate (RR), and oral temperature (ºC)] will be taken, and 
weight (kg) will be obtained. 
• 
A 3.8 ml (¾ tsp) blood sample will be collected for anti-FVIII chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda inhibitor assay (CBA) 
(plasma), antigen-specific (FVIII) T cell ELISPOT assay (PBMC), trough FVIII chromogenic activity (aliquot of plasma), 
and a sample (aliquot of plasma) stored for future studies (for hemophilia genetic or immunologic studies). All 
samples must be drawn prior to the Eloctate with/without Emicizumab doses. 
The total blood volume for all tests is 22.8 ml (4½ tsp) during the 48-week study. Monthly blood sampling will be 3.8 
ml (¾ tsp). Amounts of blood drawn will be less for children weighing less than 14 pounds. The Appendix detailing 
timing of visits and blood draws is attached on the last page of this protocol.  
 
3.3 
Data and Specimen Collection 
         
Data Collection. Data will be collected by the study physician(s) and the HTC research nursing staff. All data 
required by the study protocol will be adequately documented in the source documents (e.g. hospital records, clinical and 
office charts, laboratory notes, memoranda, subjects’ dairies, evaluation checklists, pharmacy dispensing records, lab 
assay results, copies or transcriptions certified after verification as being accurate copies, microfilm, magnetic media, 
subject files, pharmacy and laboratory records). Subject information will be captured and managed by electronic Case 
Report Forms via web-based electronic data capture by the INHIBIT DCC Data Management System. All information will 
be stored on their server in a secure database (housed in a locked room). No personal identifiers will be associated with 
the data. Subjects will be children or adult males of all ages with severe hemophilia A and a current or past high-responding 
inhibitor, anti-FVIII >5.0 B.U., who fulfill the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and are cared for at one of the up to 41+ 
participating HTCs. Prognostic factors will be collected at baseline, include age, race, family history of inhibitors, current 
or past emicizumab use, and past circumcision. Follow-up data will be collected through week 48, including adherence 


 
 
12
(diary), bleeds (no., type, location treatment), factor use (dose, date), and if used, central line use or infection (time to, 
number). Data collected from subjects at baseline and follow-up visits will include demographic, medical, and health 
information, including site and frequency of bleeds, procedures, hospitalizations, study drug(s) usage, and other 
medications. Source data will be stored at the HTC in a locked file cabinet in a locked room.  
 
Laboratory Specimens. A 3.8 ml (¾ tsp) blood sample, including a citrate (plasma) tube and a heparin (PBMC) tube 
will be drawn on all subjects at baseline, week 4, 12, 24, 36, and 48 of the trial. All samples will be drawn before 
administration of the study drug(s). All assays in the study are validated for small pediatric volumes, so total blood draw 
is 22.8 ml (4½ tsp) over the 48-week study for the anti-FVIII by chromogenic Nijmegen-modified Bethesda (CBA) assay, 
FVIII-specific T cell ELISPOT assay, trough FVIII (chromogenic assay), HLA, hemophilia genotype, and sample for storage 
(See Appendix, Table). De-identified plasma (citrate) blood samples will be processed, frozen, and shipped to a repository 
under the direction of Mr. Michael Meyer, Coagulation Laboratory, Vitalant, Pittsburgh PA. The inhibitor (anti-FVIII) by 
chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda assay (CBA) will be run real time on citrate plasma samples, with confirmation on stored 
aliquots for those testing positive (anti-FVIII > 0.6 B.U.). The hemophilia genotype and HLA type will be performed on buffy 
coat from the citrate sample at baseline only, and the FVIII trough by chromogenic assay will be run on an aliquot of the 
citrate sample. Samples for future testing will be stored up to 5 years after the end of the study. De-identified heparinized 
samples (PBMC) will be sent to the laboratory of Dr. Kathleen Pratt, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 
(USUHS), Bethesda, MD. The PBMC sample will be snap frozen in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and stored in liquid nitrogen 
until batch testing for FVIII-specific T cell responses by ELISPOT assay. Samples for future testing (hemophilia genetic and 
immunology studies) will be stored indefinitely after the end of the study. Any part of subject blood samples that remains 
after the planned blood tests are done will either be destroyed or all identifiers and means of linking it back to the subject 
will be permanently removed prior to sending to repository for storage. The remaining sample will be used only for genetic 
and immunologic studies related to inhibitor development and hemophilia. The stool sample will be collected by patients 
at home, placed in a tube, and returned in a container to Vitalant, and transported locally to VMI, Pittsburgh PA. 
 
3.4 
Intervention  
The intervention for subjects randomized to the Eradicate Trial is Eloctate ITI 100 IU/kg IV every other day plus 
Emicizumab 1.5 mg/kg SQ weekly (after 4-week induction at 3 mg/kg/week) vs. Eloctate ITI at 100 IU/kg every other day 
alone. Eloctate is an FDA-approved drug that was shown in clinical trials to be safe and effective in prevention and 
treatment of bleeds, with improved half-life and safety comparable to standard rFVIII with no differences in inhibitor 
frequency, thrombosis or allergic reaction. Emicizumab is an FDA-approved bispecific monoclonal antibody FVIII mimic 
that was shown in clinical trials to be safe and effective in the prevention of bleeds and is increasingly being used because 
of its simpler subcutaneous once weekly dosing. Parents, caretakers, or patients will review and provide written consent, 
after which subjects will be randomized by computer-generated randomization codes by the INHIBIT DCC Data 
Management System. Data will be stored in a secure database, housed in a locked room, which will track each drug 
prescription and infusion, including the initial dose within 24 hours of enrollment, and continued every other day for 48 
weeks. Eloctate will be reconstituted by two-way needle to allow transfer of the diluent into the lyophilized powder and 
given by slow intravenous infusion over 5-10 minutes by heplock in an arm or hand vein; and Emicizumab will be given by 
subcutaneous injection by tuberculin syringe, which will allow transfer of the drug from the vial for injection over 1-2 
minutes, in the abdomen, by HTC study nurse, visiting nurse, or trained parent/caretaker. Elocate and Emicizumab are 
covered by insurance, and prescriptions will be provided to patients/ parents/ caretaker by HTC MDs. Both drugs are FDA 
approved, Eloctate, exempt under IND 15996, and/or Emicizumab prophylaxis, as used in this trial, and thus, “exempt” 
from IND requirement.  
 
3.5  
Study Population  
The Inhibitor Eradication Trial will enroll 90 adults and children >4 months of age with severe hemophilia A with 
high-responding inhibitors (anti-FVIII > 5.0 BU) who are ITI-refractory or ITI-naïve, or developed on the Prevention Trial.  
The Inclusion Criteria for the Eradicate Trial include children and adults < 4 months of age; severe hemophilia A 
(FVIII < 0.01 U/ml); current or past high-responding inhibitor to FVIII (anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U.), or ITI-refractory or ITI-naive. 
Exclusion Criteria include acquired hemophilia or any bleeding disorder other than hemophilia A; use of an experimental 
drug(s); surgery anticipated in the next 48 weeks (except port placement); life expectancy less than 5 years; 
patient/parent/caretaker unable or unwilling to keep a personal diary of bleeding frequency and study drug treatment, 


 
 
13
make monthly visits and blood draws; or other illness, condition, or reason in the opinion of the investigator that would 
make the patient unsuitable for the trial. 
Our 2019 survey indicates there are 274 refractory inhibitor patients at 31 HTCs. When combined with 12 inhibitor 
patients from the Prevention Trial (8x25% plus 52x15% = 12), that is 25% of N=8 Eloctate-treated and 15% of N=52 
Emicizumab-treated, for a total 4+8=12, we will achieve 90 inhibitor subjects (78+12) over the 6-year enrollment. 
With only 29% participating, we will enroll 78 refractory inhibitor patients plus 12 inhibitor patients from the Prevention 
Trial, we will enroll 90 severe hemophilia A inhibitor subjects over the 6-year enrollment period (Table 1). 
 
   Table 1: 2019 Survey of 31 HTCs: Potential Subjects to Enroll on the Eradication Trial  
 
3.6  
Statistical Considerations 
 
The purpose of the Inhibitor Eradication Trial is to compare novel agents, Eloctate ITI with or without Emicizumab, 
in the eradication of inhibitor formation. The results will be compared with hemophilia genotype, trough FVIII 
chromogenic activity, HLA, and FVIII-specific T cell response by ELISPOT assay from baseline, in order to determine 
correlation of each assay with inhibitor development over time by descriptive statistics.  
Demographic and other baseline characteristics will be summarized using descriptive statistics or counts and 
percentages, as appropriate. Data to be tabulated will include, but not be limited to, age, race, height, weight, frequency 
and site of bleeds (hematoma, joint, CNS), emicizumab use, circumcision bleeding and/or treatment, surgery or 
procedures. All subjects enrolled in the study and who receive Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab or Eloctate ITI alone will be 
included in the evaluation for safety. Data on treatment administration and adherence to assigned treatment will be 
presented. All subjects enrolled in the study and who receive Eloctate ITI with/without Emicizumab will be included in the 
evaluation for safety.   
Safety measures will include the number and frequency of bleeding events (hematomas, joint, CNS bleeds) during 
the 48-week study, and the frequency and time to central line infections. Patient diaries will be reviewed monthly for 
bleeding frequency and site, and for dose and frequency of treatment. If breakthrough bleeds occur, additional treatment 
will be given at the discretion of the subject’s physician, after which treatment may be continued at least weekly or 
escalated per physician discretion. Subjects will be closely monitored for adverse events, including allergic reactions, 
thrombosis, bleeding: these events will be summarized over time on study drug. Adverse events will be evaluated for 
frequency, relatedness, and severity.  
Adverse events will be classified using CTCAE System, Vol 4.03, 2010. Tabulations of adverse events by frequency, 
relatedness, and severity will be presented. Serious adverse events, laboratory parameters, and vital signs will be 
presented using descriptive statistics for changes over time. Concomitant medications and physical exam data will be 
summarized over time.  
 
 
The Primary Endpoint is the probability of becoming inhibitor-free by 48 weeks, where the eradication of inhibitor 
formation is defined as anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. by chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda assay (CBA). We hypothesize that tolerance 
induction with Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab is superior to Eloctate ITI alone in eradicating inhibitors in children and adults 
with severe hemophilia A and inhibitors. While both drugs may shorten ITI and even be synergistic, there is equipoise. 
Analysis of the Primary Endpoint: We propose to take advantage of prior historical information on inhibitor 
formation to improve power on the Prevention Trial, and efficient use of inhibitors developing on the Prevention Trial 
(PRO19040140) to enroll in the Eradication Trial. For the Eradication Trial, we propose a Bayesian design and analysis plan 
to test if Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab is superior to Eloctate ITI alone. Given the lack of data on either arm, we used two 
non-informative priors and 1:1 randomization allocation. Non-informative Bayesian priors were used for both arms as 
there are no published data regarding the time to inhibitor eradication with Emicizumab or Eloctate. The time to inhibitor 
eradication will be compared between the two assigned treatment arms by piecewise exponential survival models to 
determine the probability of being inhibitor-free at 48 weeks. Monte-Carol Markov-Chains (MCMC) were utilized to 
determine the posterior probability of the outcome when determining the operating characteristics. At the interim, once 
75% of the subjects are randomized, the Bayesian posterior probability that either Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab or Eloctate 
ITI alone is more likely to be inhibitor-free must be at least 99.5% to stop the trial. Assuming the trial did not stop at the 
interim, then to declare significance at the end of the trial, the Bayesian posterior probability that either arm, Eloctate ITI 
Inhibitors in 6 yr Prevention Trial          Non-Trial Inhibitors at HTC 
% of 6 yr Total for 6 yr Trial 
Sample Size, Power for 6 Yr Trial 
N=12 (8 x 25% = 4) + (52 x 15% = 8) 
N = 274 refractory/untreated 
29% of 274 = ~78 in 6 yr 
90 (78 + 12) Inhib: β=0.80, α=0.05 


 
 
14
plus Emicizumab or Eloctate ITI alone is more likely to be inhibitor-free at must be 97.9%. This maintains type 1 error at 
5%, two-sided, with at least 80% power for superiority if we assume the true condition is that Eloctate ITI plus Emicizumab 
has an inhibitor-free rate of 95% and Eloctate ITI has an inhibitor-free rate of 80%.  
Subjects reaching the primary endpoint: The primary endpoint is inhibitor eradication, defined as anti-FVIII < 0.6 
B.U., by chromogenic Nijmegen Bethesda assay (CBA). A local lab anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. will be repeated on this, or if 
insufficient, a repeat sample within 7 days, and a second sample obtained within 4 weeks for confirmation. A central lab 
anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. will be repeated within 4 weeks for confirmation. If confirmed, subjects will either continue Eloctate 
or rFVIIa for treatment of bleeds, depending on the inhibitor titer per discretion of the subject’ treating physician, but 
remain on study follow-up through week 48. For clarification, time to peak FVIII >60% will be determined at subsequent 
testing after confirmation of anti-FVIII < 0.6 B.U. Prognostic factors collected at baseline, including age, race, family history 
of inhibitors, current or past emicizumab use, and past circumcision, will be compared by treatment arm. 
 
   
The Secondary Endpoints include a) safety measured by the number and frequency of bleeding events 
(hematoma, joint, CNS bleeds), the frequency and time to central line infections; and the number and frequency of allergic 
reaction, and thrombosis; and b) mechanism of inhibitor prevention by FVIII-specific T cell ELISPOT (Ig, RNA), performed 
on an aliquot of PBMCs; and genotype, HLA, and trough chromogenic FVIII drawn on the buffy coat of anti-FVIII plasma 
samples. ELISPOT assays will be performed on T cell populations depleted of regulatory T cells (T reg) (CD4+CD25+FoxP3+) 
to determine the role of T regs in controlling immune response to FVIII.  
Analysis of Secondary Endpoints: The trial is not powered to analyze secondary endpoints statistically, but will 
collect these endpoints and perform descriptive statistics and correlations of safety and T cell mechanism by study arm, 
and with hemophilia genotype, HLA, and antigen-specific (FVIII) T cell responses (ELISPOT) from baseline, in order to 
determine correlation of each assay with inhibitor development over time by descriptive statistics. 
Subjects reaching secondary clinical endpoints: The clinical secondary endpoint will include safety measures, 
including the number and frequency of bleeding events (hematomas, joint, CNS) during the 48-week study, and the 
frequency and time to central line infections. Patient diaries will be reviewed monthly for bleeding frequency and site, 
and for dose and frequency of treatment. If breakthrough bleeds occur, additional treatment will be given at the discretion 
of the subject’s physician, after which treatment may be continued at least weekly or escalated per physician discretion. 
Subjects will be closely monitored for adverse events, including allergic reactions, thrombosis, bleeding: these events will 
be summarized over time on study drug. Adverse events will be evaluated for frequency, relatedness, and severity.  
 
4.0  
Human Subjects 
4.1       General Characteristics - Minority Inclusion and Non-Discriminatory Statements 
For the Inhibitor Eradication Trial, adults or children > 4 months of age with severe hemophilia A and a current or 
past high-responding inhibitor to FVIII, anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U., are eligible to participate. Subjects will include those who 
develop inhibitors in the Prevention Trial or those who have been refractory or never tolerized at the same HTCs. As 
hemophilia is an X-linked congenital disorder, >98% of whom are male, it is anticipated that the study population will be 
male, and as almost 90% are Caucasian, it is anticipated that the majority of subjects will be Caucasian males. For the trial, 
subjects will be children or adults >4 months of age with severe hemophilia A, FVIII < 0.01 IU/ml), with current or past 
high-responding inhibitor to FVIII, anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U.   
           Currently there is no known effective approach to eradicate inhibitors, and they remain major complications of 
hemophilia. The trial will assess Eloctate ITI (tolerance induction) with or without Emicizumab to eradicate inhibitors, and 
rFVIIa will be used to treat bleeds. There will be no discrimination based on race or ethnicity (see Targeted/Planned 
Enrollment Table). The racial, gender and ethnic characteristics of the proposed subject population reflects the 
demographics of Pittsburgh, surrounding area, and the subject population of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 
We shall attempt to recruit subjects in proportion to these demographics. All subjects will be screened prior to enrollment 
to confirm the diagnosis of severe hemophilia A, FVIII < 0.01 U/ml. Written, informed consent will be obtained from all 
subjects at the screening visit. Once eligibility is confirmed, visit 1 will be the start of enrollment. For the Eradicate Trial, 
90 subjects (2-4 per site) will be enrolled.   
 
4.2       Inclusion of Children:  
The optimal approach to prevention and eradication of inhibitor formation in hemophilia is unknown.  Among those  


 
 
15
who develop inhibitors, 95% occur within 50 treatment exposures, usually in the first two years of life, but unless inhibitors 
are tolerized, they may last a lifetime, and thus affect children and adults of all age. Thus, the Inhibitor Eradication Trial is 
limited to male children or adults with severe hemophilia A and an inhibitor to factor VIII, anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U. 
  
4.3 
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria  
Inclusion criteria: 
1. 
Children or adults > 4 months of age. 
2. 
Severe hemophilia A, FVIII < 0.01 U/ml. 
3. 
Current or past high-responding inhibitor, anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U., ITI-refractory or ITI-naive. 
 
Exclusion criteria: 
Subjects will be excluded from study entry if any of the following exclusion criteria exist: 
1. 
Acquired hemophilia or any bleeding disorder other than hemophilia A. 
2. 
Unwilling to discontinue pre-trial Emicizumab before randomization. 
3. 
Use of an experimental drug(s). 
4. 
Surgery anticipated in the next 48 weeks (except port placement). 
5. 
Life expectancy less than 5 years. 
6. 
Patient/parent/caretaker unable or unwilling to keep a personal diary of bleeding frequency and study drug 
treatment, make monthly visits and blood draws. 
7. 
Other illness, condition, or reason in the opinion of the investigator that would make the patient unsuitable for the 
trial. 
 
 
4.4       Recruitment Procedures 
   
It is anticipated that 2-4 subjects will be enrolled in the Eradication Trial at this study site. Patients or 
parents/caretakers of children with a diagnosis of severe hemophilia A and inhibitors will be approached for participation 
in the trial. Patients or parents will specifically be contacted during routine clinic visits to determine if they or their child 
are interested in participating in the study. There will be no cold-calling. The study physicians, as their clinical care doctors, 
see FVIII-deficient children at routine clinic visits and will determine the patient or parent/caretaker interest in study 
participation. If they are interested, the study physicians will discuss the study in further detail and review the informed 
consent. Each and every potential patient or parent/caretaker will discuss the study with their study physicians and will 
be encouraged to take time to decide on participation and ask questions. If a patient or parent/caretaker decides to take 
a consent form home for further viewing, they may contact a study nurse if they wish to participate, at which time; they 
will be scheduled again to visit/discuss/review consent with study physicians for enrollment. Discussion will include the 
purpose, safety issues, and risks and benefits of the study. The study physicians will answer any questions and will obtain 
the consent. No experimental procedures or interventions will occur until after informed consent is obtained. The 
investigator’s certification statement will be signed at the time consent is obtained. If any new information occurs during 
the conduct of the study, the patient or the parent/caretaker who has provided consent will be informed and will be re-
consented with this information at the next visit. A de-identified prescreening/screening log will be kept, and all reasons 
for exclusion documented in study source documents and screening log. Patients or parent/caretakers who read the 
consent form are free to refuse enrollment, and they will be free to withdraw their or their child’s consent at any time. If 
patients or parents/caretakers wish to withdraw consent, they may do so by addressing a letter to the principal 
investigator.  
Any data collected or blood samples drawn prior to the time of withdrawal will continue to be used, but no 
additional information or blood samples will be collected. Processed blood sample results will continue to be used for the 
research study; however, remaining samples will be destroyed or used as indicated by the patient or parent/caretaker’s 
letter. The reason (e.g. AE, lost to follow-up, etc.) and date of withdrawal for all subjects withdrawn from this study will 
be recorded. Subject information will be captured and managed by study sites on electronic CRFs via the INHIBIT Trial DCC 
Data Management System. The sIRB may inspect the records of this study.  Every effort will be made to keep the subject’s 
personal medical data confidential.  
 
Subject eligibility for the study will be determined after screening. Subjects are to use their own supply of Eloctate 
or Emicizumab during the study. The patients or parents/caretakers will sign informed consent and baseline labs will be 


 
 
16
drawn, including anti-FVIII level, FVIII-specific T cell assays (ELISPOT), FVIII trough level, hemophilia genotype and HLA 
type. Subject enrollment and screening will be conducted by the local Investigator, in communication with the INHIBIT 
Trial DCC Data Management System. Subjects will be considered enrolled in the study after all assessments have been 
completed during the Screening period and just prior to Eloctate or Emicizumab administration. No subject may begin 
treatment prior to enrollment and assignment of a unique subject identification number. Any subject identification 
numbers that are assigned will not be reused even if the subject does not receive treatment. 
                                           Demographic Chart: Targeted Enrollment for Study 
TARGETED/PLANNED ENROLLMENT: Number of Subjects 
Ethnic Category 
Sex/Gender 
Females 
Males 
Total 
Hispanic or Latino 
0 
3 
3 
Not Hispanic or Latino 
0 
87 
87 
Ethnic Category: Total of All Subjects * 
0 
90 
90 
Racial Categories 
 
American Indian/Alaska Native 
0 
0 
0 
Asian 
0 
4 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander  
0 
0 
0 
Black or African American  
0 
8 
8 
White 
0 
78 
78 
Racial Categories: Total of All Subjects * 
0 
90 
90 
* The “Ethnic Category: Total of All Subjects” must be equal to the “Racial Categories: Total of All Subjects.”                     
Subjects are only enrolled after the Investigator has verified that they are eligible. Subjects withdrawn from the 
study after enrollment and prior to receiving Eloctate with/without Emicizumab will be replaced. A subject eligibility form 
will be provided for the Investigator to verify that the Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria have been satisfied for each subject. 
The site (HTC) coordinator will upload the screening information to the INHIBIT Trial DCC Data Management System. 
Following confirmation of the subject’s eligibility along with the subject identification number, an accession number will 
be generated in the database. Once the subject identification number has been assigned, the subject may be randomized 
and then initiate the assigned treatment, Eloctate with/without Emicizumab, preferably in the morning.  
 
4.5   Risk/Benefit Ratio 
   
Risk to Subjects  
There are risks associated with the study drug and having blood drawn. Eloctate and Emicizumab will be administered at the HTC, 
an outpatient infusion center, emergency room or at home by parent/caretakers/ or visiting nurses. Patients or parents/ 
caretakers will be asked to report any safety problems or side effects associated with Eloctate or Emicizumab administration. 
 
Risk of Discontinuing Emicizumab Prior to Randomization 
There are no known risks of discontinuing Emicizumab. If a bleed occurs, factor VIIa will be given per physician discretion until it 
resolves and monitored by home treatment records, per standard of care. 
 
 


 
 
17
Risk of Blood Drawing  
There may be discomfort with drawing blood, which is common, occurring in up to 25%, or 25 in 100 individuals: this may 
include pain, lightheadedness, fainting, bruising, or bleeding or infection in the tissue around the vein.  This may be 
alleviated or reduced by applying pressure to the blood draw site for 5 minutes, and assuming a recumbent position (lying 
on the back). The risk of repeated blood draws is anemia, but this will be carefully monitored. Injections may rarely, in less 
than 1%, or less than 1 in 100 people, cause pain, soreness, redness, warmth, itching, numbness, tenderness, swelling, 
skin changes (discoloration, breakdown, or thickening), or swelling or lymph nodes near the injection site. 
 
Risk of Stool Collection 
There are no known risks of stool sample collection. 
 
Risk of Study Drug(s) Administration  
Treatment with Eloctate or Emicizumab may include minor pain or bruising at the infusion or injection site in up to 25%, 
or 25 in 100 individuals. A local anesthetic, Emla cream, may be used to minimize this discomfort. In young children, 
difficulty obtaining venous access due to small veins may require the placement of a central line. The insertion of a central 
line may reduce the discomfort of needle sticks and will be suggested at the discretion of the treating physician. Placement 
of central lines may cause bleeding, and thus additional factor treatment may be necessary. There is also the risk of 
anesthesia required for the line placement procedure. In addition, central lines may be complicated by infections that 
require hospitalization, antibiotics, and/or removal and replacement of the line. The insertion of a central line is part of 
clinical care and not required for this study.    
 
Risk of Inhibitor Development 
Inhibitor development occurs in 25-30% or more of individuals with hemophilia A (Factor VIII deficiency). Of those who 
develop inhibitors, 95% do so within 50 exposure days, usually in childhood after 10-20 exposure days, by the age of 2. 
Currently there is no known way to prevent or eradicate inhibitor formation. Study subjects will be followed closely to 
monitor this risk, and samples for inhibitor assessment will be taken at several time points in the study to monitor for this 
possibility during the study. Should an inhibitor occur, subjects may use Eloctate or Emicizumab for immune tolerance, 
and rVIIa for bleeding at the discretion of the patient’s physician. Children and adults with current or past high-responding 
inhibitors, anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U., will be enrolled in this trial.  
 
Risk of Allergic or Anaphylactic Reaction                                                                                                      
Allergic-type reactions including anaphylaxis are rarely, if ever, reported for factor VIII products, including Eloctate or 
Emicizumab, and therefore, is expected to be rare, occurring in <0.001%, or less than 1 in 100,000 people. Symptoms may 
include chills, fever, nausea and vomiting, or rarely may include, in decreasing order of severity, death, anaphylaxis (life-
threatening difficulty breathing), low blood pressure, heart beat irregularity, increase in body fluids, paresthesia 
(numbness or prickling sensation), urticaria (hives), chest tightness, rash, pruritus (itching), edema (swelling), fever, and/or 
chills. Should these symptoms occur, benadryl, a medication which reduces inflammation, or an epi-pen, which causes 
vasoconstriction and bronchial smooth muscle relaxation, may be given, with close monitoring of these symptoms. 
Benadryl may cause drowsiness, dizziness or low blood pressure. An epi-pen may cause tachycardia, palpitations, 
sweating, nausea, and anxiety. Subjects will be monitored for these symptoms. Subjects will be monitored closely for early 
symptoms and signs of hypersensitivity reactions, including hives, generalized urticaria, angioedema, chest tightness, 
dyspnea, wheezing, faintness, hypotension, tachycardia, and anaphylaxis. If any subject develops signs or symptoms of an 
allergic type reaction or anaphylaxis during the administration of Eloctate or Emicizumab, the infusion will be immediately 
be stopped and appropriate medical care initiated.      
 
 
 
Risk of Thromboembolism/Thrombogenicity                                                                                                               


 
 
18
Historically hemostatic agents including Eloctate and Emicizumab rarely, if ever, are associated with the development of 
thromboembolic complications. In five adult patients with inhibitors taking FEIBA (factor eight inhibitor bypass activity) 
with Emicizumab in a clinical trial, thrombosis-related events occurred, so for that reason the use of FEIBA will not be 
allowed on this trial, and only factor rFVIIa will be allowed for bypass treatment of bleeds. There is the unlikely possibility, 
< 0.001%, or less than 1 per 100,000 people, that Eloctate or Emicizumab, in the absence of FEIBA (aPCCs), could cause a 
clot, swelling, or inflammation in a vein. This risk will be very carefully monitored clinically. Should a clot occur, treatment 
would primarily consist of stopping the study treatment and/or removing the line in which it was given, if that is the source 
of the clot, as soon as possible. Should a bleeding episode occur during the study period, the subject will be treated with 
study Eloctate or, if an inhibitor is present, rFVIIa, per physician discretion.  
 
Risk of Bleeding  
Because individuals with hemophilia are enrolling on trials in which study drug(s) will be administered by infusion or 
injection, there is a risk of bleeding at the infusion or injection site. Contact us if this occurs or seek medical attention. In 
the event that bleeding at the infusion site cannot be stopped with pressure, it may be necessary to use a stitch or an 
adhesive material to stop the bleeding. The devices used to administer the stitch or adhesive may cause the following 
negative side effects: bleeding, a build-up of blood known as a hematoma, infection, allergic reaction, nerve injury, and 
swelling. 
 
Other Risks 
Other risks reported in clinical trials of Eloctate and Emicizumab but not different than in the general hemophilia 
population include malaise (feeling unwell) and joint aching in 2% (2 per 100 people); and in 1% (1 per 100 people) feeling 
hot or cold, blood vessel disease, high blood pressure, slow heart rate, skin rash, and cough.  
 
Risk of Genetic Testing 
There is the possibility that if the results of the research studies involving a subject’s genetic material were to become 
generally known, this information could affect his ability to be insured, employed, or influence plans for future children, 
or have a negative impact on family relationships, and/or result in paternity suits or stigmatization. The biological sample 
or genetic material from subjects enrolled on this study may lead, in the future to new inventions or products. If new 
products were developed from the use of a subject’s biological sample or genetic material, no monetary or other reward 
that might result from the development of the new product would be provided to any subject. Since the genetic testing 
for this study is done by a research laboratory, results from this study laboratory cannot be released. 
 
Risk of Inadvertent Disclosure 
Study participation and related data will be protected to maintain confidentiality.  There is a possibility that the subject’s 
personal information could become generally known. This information could impact future insurability, employability, or 
reproduction plans, or have a negative impact on family relationships, and/or result in paternity suits or stigmatization. In 
order to reduce risks of disclosure or breach of confidentiality, the research related documents, blood samples and clinical 
information stored in his/her research files will be assigned an alphanumeric (letters and numbers) identifier (that do not 
contain personal identifiers). For this study, a linkage key for linking this number and the subject’s name will be kept at 
the HTC under lock and key by HTC physicians and the HTC research staff.  Any publication arising from this study will not 
contain names or other identification unless study subjects grant permission in another signed consent. 
 
Potential Benefits 
The potential benefits include we will learn more about effective ways to eradicate inhibitor formation in adults and 
children. The subjects will be under close supervision during the study period. It is possible that administration of the 
Eloctate or Emicizumab weekly beginning before a bleed may shorten the time to tolerance in existing inhibitors in adults 
and children: however, this is currently not known, and is the purpose of this study. As both drugs prevent bleeds in 
patients with hemophilia, a potential benefit may be fewer bleeds: however, as bleeds may occur despite the use of these 
drug(s), treatment for break-through bleeding will be allowed at the discretion of the subject’s physician.  
 


 
 
19
Data Safety Monitoring Plan (DSMP) 
The study will include the following requirements: 
   1. 
This study will identify, monitor, and report adverse events (AE) and unanticipated problems (UP).  
   2.  
Expedited reporting to the sIRB is required for unanticipated problems (UP) or unexpected serious adverse events 
(SAE) that may be related to the study protocol as follows: 
Any event or problem that is unexpected AND possibly, probably, or definitely related to study participation AND one of 
the following: 
• 
Is fatal, life-threatening, or serious (SAE + UP)………………REPORT within 7 calendar days 
• 
Suggests greater risk of harm to study participant(s) than…… REPORT within 30 calendar days  
      was previously known or recognized 
   3. 
Expedited SAE/UP reporting to the sIRB should include study and grant number, PI, description of the event or 
problem, why it merits expedited reporting, dates the event was reported to sIRB, FDA and other governing bodies, and 
any corrective action planned or taken in response to the event or problem, e.g. study suspension, consent or protocol 
changes, additional training or security measures. 
   4. 
Reporting is required by the investigator to and following the guidance of any other applicable oversight bodies, 
but not limited to sIRB, DSMB and FDA. All communication from these oversight bodies regarding any applicable SAE/UP 
must be reported to sIRB according to the Data and Safety Monitoring Board. 
 
The PI, Dr. Ragni, the Co-Investigators, Drs. Seaman, Xavier, Brooks, and Bertolet will be responsible for ongoing 
monitoring of all recruitment, data collection, and subject confidentiality procedures in the trial. They will meet at least 
bi-weekly to review all aspects of the study. Trial data, including all subjects enrolled, will be closely monitored by the PI 
and the clinical investigator team to ensure subject safety and to ensure that procedures are in place to maintain privacy 
and confidentiality, progress of study, integrity of the data, procedure reviews and for discussion of pertinent scientific 
literature or events which could affect the benefit to risk ratio. All serious and unexpected adverse events and/or major 
breaches of confidentiality will be reported to the sIRB according to regulations outlined in the IRB Reference Manual for 
the Use of Human Subjects.  All AE’s, SAE’s generated from the HTC will be sent following reporting guidelines to sIRB. A 
report summarizing the above local and central DSMP activities will be submitted to the sIRB at the time of annual renewal. 
 
Data will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). DSMB members will have 
expertise in hematology, hemophilia, and biostatistics; and all will have voting rights.  The DSMB will review data for all 
subjects enrolled in the study protocol and determine if the risk benefit ratio is sufficiently favorable that it is appropriate 
to continue the trial. 
 
The events are: 
• 
A subject develops anaphylaxis in association with administration of Eloctate or Emicizumab. 
• 
A subject develops a thrombotic event in association with the administration prophylaxis with the exception of 
intravenous (IV) infusion site thrombophlebitis. 
• 
A subject develops severe or catastrophic bleeding requiring prolonged and/or intense treatment exceeding 
study-related dosing.  
• 
A subject develops a Grade 2 or greater allergic reaction in association with Eloctate or Emicizumab, defined as 
follows using the CTCAE grading. 
o Grade 2    Transient flushing, rash, or drug fever > 38º C. 
o Grade 3    Symptomatic bronchospasm; with or without urticaria; parenteral medication(s) indicated;     
                  allergy-related edema/angioedema; hypotension 
o Grade 4    Anaphylaxis 
 
In addition to halting enrollment and further treatment, such an event will be handled as a serious adverse event (SAE) 
and reported in an expedited time frame to the FDA. The data concerning the event and subject with input from the site 
HTC Co-Investigator will be reviewed by the DSMB along with all other available data to determine appropriate follow-up, 
with a decision to continue enrollment and treatment of subjects at that time. If the decision is made to discontinue the 


 
 
20
study, the Co-Investigators will be notified and the appropriate final study evaluations (Last Visit) will be performed on all 
subjects enrolled in the study at that time.   
 
Additionally, the following may also stop further subject enrollment and treatment.   
• 
The DSMB warrants temporary suspension of enrollment for further review of data generated to date. 
• 
The PI determines that a medically important event warrants further evaluation by the DSMB. 
 
In these cases the required follow-up as determined by the PI and/or DSMB will be performed.  The DSMB will determine 
if it is appropriate to reinitiate enrollment in the study.  The sIRB will be informed of such decisions. 
 
Local Adverse Event Reporting 
All adverse events experienced by study subjects from the consent until 30 days after administration is to be recorded on 
the CRF, regardless of the severity of the event or its relationship to study treatment.  
 
The serious AE reporting procedures are based on the “Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events” (CTCAE) v 4.03, 
June 14, 2010. Subjects will report to HTC co-investigator or to the HTC nursing coordinator, any AE or SAE. AE’s will  
classified as mild (does not interfere with routine activities), moderate (interferes somewhat with routine activities), or 
severe (impossible to perform routine activities). The following algorithm will be used to assess the causality of all AE’s:  
 
• Not related: The event can readily be explained by factors not involving Eloctate or Emicizumab, and a temporal 
relationship with Eloctate or Emicizumab, does not exist. 
• Possibly related: A clinical event, including laboratory test abnormality, with a reasonable time sequence to 
administration of Eloctate or Emicizumab, but which could also be explained by concurrent disease or other drugs or 
chemicals. Information on drug withdrawal may be lacking or unclear. 
• Probably related: The temporal relationship between the administration Eloctate or Emicizumab is compelling, and 
the event cannot be explained by the subject’s medical condition or other therapies. 
• Related: The event follows a reasonable temporal sequence from administration of Eloctate or Emicizumab, follows a 
known or suspected response pattern to Eloctate or Emicizumab, is confirmed by improvement upon stopping the 
agent (dechallenge) and reappears upon repeated exposure to Eloctate or Emicizumab. 
All AEs, regardless of severity, will be followed up by HTC Investigator until satisfactory resolution. All subjects 
experiencing AEs will be monitored until symptoms subside and any abnormal laboratory values have returned to baseline, 
or until there is a satisfactory explanation for the changes observed, or until death, in which case a full pathologist's report 
will be supplied, if possible. Withdrawal from the clinical study and therapeutic measures shall be at the discretion of the 
investigator.  
 
As required by the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board, if there is an unexpected, serious internal adverse 
event (life threatening or fatal) that is determined to be associated with Eloctate or Emicizumab, it will be reported to the 
sIRB within 24 hours. If the event is not serious, unexpected or related to either agent, it will be reported within 5 days. 
External adverse events that are unexpected, related to either agent, and determined to place the subject at greater risk 
than previously recognized will be reported within 10 working days of notification. 
 
Adverse Event (AE) Reporting at sites 
All events must be assessed to determine the following: 
• 
If the event meets the criteria for an SAE   
• 
The relationship of the event to study treatment   
• 
The severity of the event  
 
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a subject in whom a pharmaceutical product is administered and that does 
not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended 


 
 
21
sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a 
pharmaceutical product, whether or not related to the pharmaceutical product. 
 
A serious adverse event (SAE) is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: 
• 
results in death 
• 
in the view of the Investigator, places the subject at immediate risk of death (a life-threatening event), but does 
not include an event that, had it occurred in a more severe form, might have caused death 
• 
requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization 
• 
results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or 
• 
results in a congenital anomaly/birth defect. 
 
An SAE may also be any other medically important event that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may jeopardize the 
subject or may require intervention to prevent one of the other outcomes listed in the definition above. (Examples of such 
medical events include allergic bronchospasm requiring intensive treatment in an emergency room or convulsions 
occurring at home that do not require an inpatient hospitalization.) 
 
In this study, the following events are considered medically important and must be reported as SAEs: 
• 
A subject develops anaphylaxis in association with administration of Eloctate or Emicizumab. 
• 
A subject develops a thrombotic event in association with the administration of Eloctate or Emicizumab, with the 
exception of intravenous (IV) infusion site thrombophlebitis. 
• 
A subject develops a Grade 2 or greater allergic reaction in association with administration of Eloctate or 
Emicizumab defined as follows using the CTCAE Evaluation. 
o Grade 2    Transient flushing, rash, or drug fever > 38º C. 
o Grade 3    Symptomatic bronchospasm; with or without urticaria; parenteral medication(s) indicated;       
 
    allergy-related edema/angioedema; hypotension 
o Grade 4    Anaphylaxis 
 
Any SAE experienced by the subject from the time of dosing until 30 days after Eloctate or Emicizumab administration is 
to be recorded on an SAE Form, regardless of the severity of the event or its relationship to study treatment.  SAEs must 
be reported to the PI. Any SAE ongoing when the subject completes the study or discontinues from the study will be 
followed by the Investigator until the event has resolved, stabilized, or returned to baseline status. 
 
A serious pre-treatment event associated with the conduct of the study experienced by the subject after signing the ICF, 
but before administration of study treatment is to be recorded on the Serious Adverse Reaction (SAE) CRF and faxed (and 
electronically uploaded) to the PI within 24 hours of the study site staff becoming aware of the event.  
 
In order to adhere to all applicable laws and regulations for reporting an SAE, the study site will formally notify the PI 
within 24 hours of the study site staff becoming aware of the SAE. It is the Investigator’s responsibility to ensure that the 
SAE reporting information and procedures are followed. A death must be recorded on the appropriate CRF and electronic 
CRF (eCRF).  All causes of death will be reported as SAEs.   
 
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
22
Reporting Information for SAEs 
Any SAE that occurs after any subject receives Eloctate or Emicizumab (Day 1) and any serious pre-
treatment events must be reported to the PI within 24 hours of the study site staff becoming aware 
of the event.  This report must be submitted regardless of whether or not the subject has undergone 
any study-related procedures or received study treatment and regardless of severity or relationship 
to study treatment. To report initial or follow-up SAE information and serious pre-treatment medical 
event information, enter the information in the CRF and web-based CRF.  If the database is not 
available, fax a completed SAE form to the following or, if fax is not possible, call the number below 
to report the information. Emergency Contact Numbers:  
Fax: 412-209-7281  
Phone: 412-209-7288 (daytime) 
Phone: 1-888-990-1100 (evening and weekends) 
 
 
Safety Classifications and Relationship of Events to Study Treatment 
The following definitions should be considered when evaluating the relationship of AEs and SAEs to the study treatment: 
 
Relationship of Event to Study Treatment 
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Unrelated 
Any event that does not follow a reasonable temporal sequence from administration 
of study treatment AND that is likely to have been produced independently by the 
subject’s clinical state or other modes of therapy administered to the subject. 
Unlikely 
Any event that does not follow a reasonable temporal sequence from administration 
of study treatment OR that is likely to have been produced by the subject’s clinical 
state or other modes of therapy administered to the subject. 
Possibly 
Any reaction that follows a reasonable temporal sequence from administration of 
study treatment OR that follows a known response pattern to the suspected drug AND 
that could not be reasonably explained by the known characteristics of the subject’s 
clinical state or other modes of therapy administered to the subject. 
Related 
Any reaction that follows a reasonable temporal sequence from administration of 
study treatment AND that follows a known response pattern to the suspected drug 
AND that recurs with re-challenge, AND/OR is improved by stopping the drug or 
reducing the dose. 
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Severity of Events 
The following definitions should be considered when evaluating the severity of AEs and SAEs: 
 
Severity of Event 
Mild 
Symptom(s) barely noticeable to subject or does not make subject uncomfortable; 
does not influence performance or functioning; prescription drug not ordinarily 
needed for relief of symptom(s) but may be given because of personality of subject. 
Moderate 
Symptom(s) of a sufficient severity to make subject uncomfortable; performance of 
daily activity is influenced; subject is able to continue in study; treatment for 
symptom(s) may be needed. 
Severe 
Symptom(s) cause severe discomfort; symptoms cause incapacitation or significant 
impact on subject’s daily life; severity may cause cessation of treatment with study 
treatment; treatment for symptom(s) may be given and/or subject hospitalized. 
A prescheduled or elective procedure or a routinely scheduled treatment will not be allowed during the study period.   
 


 
 
23
5.0  
Costs and Payments 
5.1    
Research Study Costs  
No costs will be incurred by the subjects or their parents/care providers for their participation in this study for 
research procedures. sIRB preparation costs will be covered, along with research procedures, including screening visits, 
blood draws for local and central laboratory assays, blood processing, shipping, and HTC charges and services related this 
study protocol. Eloctate or Emicizumab in this study will be the patient’s own study drug. The budget is not designed to 
cover the cost of factor. Should a central line be suggested by the subject’s physician, there will be no payment or 
compensation as this is considered standard clinical care. Research blood draw kits will be provided by the University of 
Pittsburgh coordinating center for use at local HTC’s. Any other expenses for this study not listed above, will be paid by 
the local HTC. 
 
5.2    
Research Study Payments 
 
Parents/care providers will receive compensation for their child’s participation in this study, to help defray the 
cost of meals, travel, and time lost from work.  There will be no additional costs to parents/caretakers for their child’s 
participation in this study beyond the charges for routine medical care. The study is pending funding by HRSA. 
Compensation is based on study visits completed. Subjects will receive $40 per visit for up to 13 visits during the 48-week 
trial. If a subject completes all visits, the total amount will be $480.00. If a subject does not complete any part of the 
scheduled study days, compensation for missed visits will not be made. If, for whatever reason a subject completes part 
but not all of the study, the terms of payment will be determined by the number of visits completed.   
 
6.0  
Appendices 
6.1   Qualifications of Investigators 
    Dr. Margaret Ragni is a Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, and Director of the Hemophilia Center of Western PA, 
and has conducted numerous clinical research studies at the University, investigator-initiated and in collaboration with the CDC, 
FDA, and pharmaceuticals. She is an expert in hemophilia and in the management of its complications, including AIDS and 
hepatitis, and hemophilia inhibitor formation. 
     Dr. Craig Seaman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Hemophilia Center of Western PA. He has 
focused his work on von Willebrand disease, bleeding scores, VWF and cardiovascular disease and aging. He has published case 
studies of patients with VWD 
     Dr. Frederico Xavier is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Director of the Hemophilia Center of Western PA. He 
has worked with Dr. Ragni at the Hemophilia Center of Western PA to provide care for children with hemophilia and under her 
mentorship on numerous research studies in congenital hemostasis and thrombosis. Dr. Xavier has in depth experience as a 
pediatrician managing children and young adults with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, and other congenital hemostasis and 
thrombosis disorders. He serves with as local investigator on this trial. 
    Debbie Vehec, Clinical Nurse, MSN, RN, will head the nursing and coordinating aspects of this trial. She has past 
experience in the initiation, monitoring, and coordination of clinical trials, including reporting adverse events, timely 
communication 
    Dana Ivanco, Regulatory Coordinator, is a clinical research regulatory coordinator who has had long experience in 
submission, revision, modification, and all aspects of regulatory protocol work, clinical trials operation, and has served as 
reviewer for the University of Pittsburgh IRB.  
    Dr. Maria Mori Brooks, lead DCC, is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and has over 25 years’ experience with 
clinical trials, study design, coordination and statistical analysis for NIH-sponsored multicenter clinical trials. She is one of 
the Co-Directors of the Epidemiology Data Center, University of Pittsburgh. 
    Dr. Marnie Bertolet, lead statistician, is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and has over 10 years’ 
experience in the design and conduct of multicenter trials at the Epidemiology Data Center, University of Pittsburgh. She 
has expertise in Bayesian statistical methods and design. 
    Tamara Haller, Data Manager, is an experienced data manager at the Epidemiology Data Center, University of 
Pittsburgh, who has overseen data collection and data management for numerous federally-funded clinical trials and 
cohort studies. 
     Dr. Alison Morris is a Professor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Disease, who heads 
the Microbiome Studies at Pitt and will coordinate samples and repository. 
 


 
 
24
6.2   Bibliography/References  
1. 
Hay CR. The epidemiology of factor VIII inhibitors. Haemophilia 2006; 12: Suppl 6: 23-28. 
2. 
Fischer K, Iorio A, Hollingsworth R, Makris M. FVIII inhibitor development according to concentrate: data from the 
EUHASS registry excluding overlap with other studies. Haemophilia 2016; 22: 36 (letter). 
3. 
Iorio A, Halimeh S, Holzauer S, Goldenberg N, Marchesini E, Marcucci M, Young G, Bidlingmaier C, Brandao LR, 
Ettingshausen CE, Gingeri A, Kenet G, Knöfler R, Kreuz W, Kurnik K, Manner D, Santagostino E, Mannucci PM, 
Nowak-Göttl U. Rate of inhibitor development in previously untreated hemophilia A patients treated with plasma-
derived or recombinant factor VIII concentrates: a systematic review. J Thromb Haemost 2010; 8: 1256-1265. 
4. 
Ragni MV, Ojeifo O, Hill K, Feng J, Yan J, Hill KA, Sommer SS, Trucco M, Brambilla DJ, and the Hemophilia Inhibitor 
Study Group. Risk factors for inhibitor formation in hemophilia: A Prevalent Case-Control Study. Haemophilia 
2009; 15: 1074-1082. 
5. 
Lusher JM, Arkin S, Abildgaard CF, Schwartz RS. Recombinant factor VIII for the treatment of previously untreated 
patients with hemophilia A: Safety, efficacy, and development of inhibitors. N Engl J Med 1993; 328: 453-459. 
6.  
Schwartz RS, Abildgaard CF, Aledort LM, Arkin S, Blood AL, Brackmann HH, Brettler DB, Fukui H, Hilgartner MW, 
Inwood MJ, Kasper CK, Kernoff PBA, Levine PH, Lusher JM, Mannucci PM, Scharrer I, MacKenzie MA, Pancham N, 
Kuo HS, Allred RU. Human recombinant DNA-derived antihemophilic factor (factor VIII) in the treatment of 
hemophilia A. N Engl J Med 1990; 323: 1800-1805. 
7. 
Rothschild C, Laurian Y, Satre EP, Borel-Derlon A, Chambost H, Moreau P, Goudemand J, Parquet A, Peynet J, 
Vicariot M, Beurrier P, Claeyssens S, Durin A, Faradji A, Fressinaud E, Gaillard S, Guerin V, Guerois C, Pernod G, 
Pouzol P, Schved JF, Gazengel C. French previously untreated patients with severe hemophilia A after exposure to 
recombinant factor VIII: Incidence of inhibitor and evaluation of  immune tolerance. Thromb Haemost 1998; 80: 
779-783. 
8. 
Lusher JM, Lee CA, Kessler CM, Bedrosian CL. The safety and efficacy of B-domain deleted recombinant factor VIII 
concentrate in patients with severe hemophilia A. Haemophilia 2003; 9: 38-49. 
9. 
Musso R, Santagostino E, Faradji A, Iorio A, van der Meer J, Ingerslev J, Lambert T, Maas-Enriquez M, Gorina E. 
Safety and efficacy of sucrose-formulated full-length recombinant factor VIII: Experience in the standard clinical 
setting. Thromb Haemost 2008; 99: 52-58. 
10. 
Kurnik K, Bidlingmaier C, Engl W, Chehadeh H, Reipert B, Auerswald G. New early prophylaxis regimen that avoids 
immunological danger signals can reduce FVIII inhibitor development. Haemophilia 2010; 16: 256-262. 
11.   
Auerswald G, Kurnik K, Aledort LM, Chehadeh H, Loew-Baselli A, Steinitz K, Reininger AJ. The EPIC Study: a lesson 
to learn. Haemophilia 2015; 21: 622-628.  
12. 
Strauss T, Ravid B Martinowitz U, Bashari D, Kenet G. Early exposure to recombinant factor concentrates may 
increase inhibitor development: A single center cohort study.  Haemophilia 2011;17: 625-629. 
13. 
Kulkowska A, Komvska V, Jansen M, Lagrva P. Low incidence of factor VIII inhibitors in previously untreated 
patients during prophylaxis, on-demand treatment and surgical procedures, with Octanate ®: interim report from 
an ongoing prospective clinical study. Haemophilia 2011; 17: 399-406. 
14. 
Gouw SC, van den Berg HM, Fischer K, Auerswald G, Carcao M, Chalmers E, Chambost H, Kurnik K, Liesner R, Petrini 
P, Platokouki H, Altisent C, Oldenburg J, Nolan B, Garrido RP, Mancuso ME, Rafowicz A, Williams M, Clausen N, 
Middelburg RA, Ljung R, van der Bom JG. Intensity of factor VIII treatment and inhibitor development in children 
with severe hemophilia A: the RODIN study. Blood 2013; 121: 4046-4055. 
15. 
Peyvandi F, Mannucci PM, Garagiola I, El-Beshlawy A, Elalfy M, Ramanan V, Eshghi P, Hanagavadi S, Varadarajan 
R, karimi m, Manglani MV, Ross C, Young G, Seth T, Apte S, Nayak DM, Santagostino E, Mancuso ME, Gonzalez 
ACS, Mahlangu JN, Boix SB, Cergueira M, Ewing NP, Male C, Owaidah T,  Arellano VS, Kobrinsky NL, Majumdar S, 
Garrido RP, Sachdeva A, Simpson M, Thomas M, Zanon E, Antmen B, Kavakli K, Manco-Johnson MJ, Martinez M, 
Marzouka E, Mazzucconi MG, Neme D, Bravo AP, Aguilera RP, Prezotti A, Schmitt K, Wicklund BM Zulfikar B, 
Rosendaal FR. A randomized trial of factor VIII and neutralizing antibodies in hemophilia A. N Engl J Med 2016; 
374: 2054-2064. 
16.  
Ragni MV, Bontempo FA, Lewis JH. Disappearance of inhibitor to factor VIII in HIV-infected hemophiliacs with 
progression to AIDS or severe ARC.  Transfusion 1989; 29: 447-449.   
17. 
Bray GL, Kroner BL, Arkin S, Aledort L, Hilgartner MW, Eyster ME, Ragni MV, Goedert JJ.  Loss of high-responder 
inhibitors in patients with severe hemophilia A and HIV infection.  Am J Hematol 1993; 42: 375-379. 


 
 
25
18. 
Soucie JM, Symons J, Evatt B, Brettler D, Huszti H, Linden J. Home-based infusion therapy and hospitalization for 
bleeding complications among males with hemophilia. Haemophilia 2001; 7:198-206. 
19. 
Goudemand J. Pharmacoeconomic aspects of inhibitor treatment. Eur J Haematol 1998 (Suppl); 63: 24-27.  
20. 
Walsh CE, Soucie JM, Miller CH. Impact of inhibitors on hemophilia A mortality in the United States. Am J Hematol 
2015; 90:400-405. 
 
21. 
DiMichele DM, Kroner BL. The North American Immune Tolerance Registry: practices, outcomes, outcome 
predictors. Thromb Haemost 2002; 87: 52-57. 
22. 
EMEA. Report on expert meeting on FVIII products and inhibitors. February 28 - March 2, 2006. 
http://www.emea.europa.eu/pdfs/human/bpwg/12385/2006en.pdf, accessed April 26 2010. 
23. 
Gouw SC, van der Bom JG, Ljung R, Escruiola C, Cid AR, Claeyssens-Donadel S, van Geet C, Kenet G, Mäkipernaa A, 
Claudio-Molinari A,  Muntean W, Kobelt R, Rivard G, Santagostino E, Thomas A, van den Berg HM. Factor VIII 
products and inhibitor development in severe hemophilia A. N Engl J Med 2013; 368: 231-239.  
24. 
Matzinger P. The danger model: a renewed sense of self. Science 2002; 296: 301-305. 
25. 
Powell JS, Josephson C, Quon D, Ragni MV, Cheng G, Li E, Jiang H, Dumont JA, Goyal J, Zhang X, Sommer J, McCue 
J, Barbetti M, Luk A, Pierce GF. Safety and prolonged activity of recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein in 
hemophilia A patients. Blood 2012; 119: 3031-3037. 
26. 
Mahlangu J, Powell J, Ragni M, Chowdary P, Josephson N, Pabinger N, Hanabusa H, Gupta N, Kulkarni R, Fogarty 
P, Perry D, Shapiro A, Pasi J, Apte S, Krassova S, Jiang J, Li S, Cristiano LM, Neelakantan S, Greblikas F, Goyal J, 
Sommer J, Dumont JA, Innes A, Nugent K, Brennan A, Vigiliani G, Luk A, Pierce GF. Phase 3 study of long-acting 
recombinant factor VIIIFc in hemophilia A. Blood 2014; 123: 317-325. 
27. 
Borel Y. Haptens bound to self IgG induce immunologic tolerance, while when coupled to syngeneic spleen cells 
they induce immune suppression. Immunol Rev 1980; 50: 71-104. 
28. 
Ephrem A, Chamat S, Miquel C Fisson S, Mouthon L, Calguiri G, Delignat S, Elluru S, Bayry J, Lacroix-Desmazes S, 
Cohen JL, Salomon BL, Kazatchkine MD, Kaveri SV, Misra N. Expansion of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells by 
intravenous immunoglobulin: a critical factor in controlling experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Blood 
2008; 111: 715-722. 
29. 
DeGroot AS, Moise L, McMurry JA, Wambre E, van Overtvelt L, Moingeon P, Scott DW, Martin W. Activation of 
natural regulatory T cells by IgG Fc-derived peptide “Tregitopes”. Blood 2008; 112: 3303-3311.  
30. 
Lei TC, Scott DW. Induction of tolerance to factor VIII inhibitor by gene therapy with immunodominant A2 and C2 
domains presented by B cells as Ig fusion proteins. Blood 2005; 105: 4865-4870. 
31. 
Liu T, Hoehn T, Hoehn S, Patarroyo-White S, Pierce G, Jiang H. Evaluation of antibody responses to rFVIIIFc 
compared to Xyntha and Advate in hemophilia A mice. Haemophilia 2012; 18 (Suppl S3):41. 
32. 
Ragni MV, Alabek M, Malec LM. Inhibitor development in two cousins receiving factor VIII and factor VIII-Fc fusion 
protein. Haemophilia 2016; 22; e462-e464, doi:10.1111/hae.13032. PMID: 27501368 
33. 
Malec LM, Journeycake J, Ragni MV. Extended half-life factor VIII and immune tolerance induction in hemophilia: 
A case series. Haemophilia 2016; 22: e562-e564, doi:1111/hae.13064.  PMID: 27640873 
34. 
Jiang H, Lillicrap D, Patarroyo-White S, Liu T, Qian X, Ciaran D, Powell S, Keller T, McMurray M, Labelle A, Nagy D, 
Vargas JA, Zhou S, Couto LB, Pierce GF. Multi-year therapeutic benefit of AAV serotypes 2, 6, 8 delivering factor 
VIII to hemophilia A mice and dogs. Blood 2006; 108: 107-115. 
35. 
Xu L, Nichols TC, Sarkar R, McCouquodale S, Bellinger DA, Ponder KP. Absence of a desmopressin response after 
therapeutic expression of factor VIII in hemophilia A dogs with liver-directed neonatal gene therapy. Proc Natl 
Acad Sci 2005; 102: 6080-6085.    
36.  
Ragni MV, Wu W, Liang X, Cortese-Hassett A, Lu L. Factor VIII-pulsed tolerogenic dendritic cells reduce F.VIII 
inhibitor formation in the murine hemophilia A model. Exp Hematol 2009; 37: 744-754. 
37. 
Matsui H, Shibata M, Brown B, Labelle A, Hegadorn C, Andrews C, Chuah M, Van den Driessche T, Miao CH, Hough 
C, Lillicrap D. A murine model for induction of long-term immunologic tolerance to factor VIII does not require 
persistent detectable levels of plasma factor VIII and involves contributions from FoxP3+ T regulatory cells. Blood 
2009; 114: 677-685. 
38. 
Qadura M, Waters B, Burnett E, Chegeni R, Bradshaw S, Hough C, Othman M, Lillicrap D. Recombinant and plasma-
derived factor VIII products induce distinct splenic cytokine microenvironments in hemophilia A mice. Blood 2009; 
114: 871-880. 


 
 
26
39. 
Lollar P. Pathogenic antibodies to coagulation factors. Part one: factor VIII and factor IX. J Thromb Haemost 2004; 
2: 1082-1095. 
40. 
Manco-Johnson MJ, Abshire TC, Shapiro AD, Riske B, Hacker MR, Kilcoyne R, Ingram JD, Manco-Johnson L, Funk S, 
Jacobon L, Valentino LA, Hoots WK, Buchanan GR, DiMichele D, Recht M, Brown D, Leissinger C, Bleak S, Cohen A, 
Mathew P, Matsunaga A, Medeiros d, Nugent D, Thomas GA, Thompson AA, McRedmond K, Soucie JM, Austin H, 
Evatt BL. Prophylaxis versus episodic treatment to prevent joint disease in boys with severe hemophilia. N Engl J 
Med 2007; 357: 535-544. 
41. 
National Hemophilia Foundation. Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) Recommendation concerning 
prophylaxis: regular administration of clotting factor concentrate to prevent bleeding (#179). 
 
http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=57&contentid=1007.  
42. 
Ragni MV, Kessler CM, Fogarty PJ, Josephson NC, Neff AT, Raffini LJ. Survey of current prophylaxis practice in U.S. 
hemophilia treatment centers. Haemophilia 2012; 18: 63-68.  
43. 
Gouw SC, van der Bom JG, van den Berg HM. Treatment-related risk factors of inhibitor development in previously 
untreated patients with severe hemophilia A: the CANAL cohort study. Blood 2007; 109:  4648-4654. 
44. 
Ljung R, Chambost H, Stain AM, DiMichele D. Haemophilia in the first years of life. Haemophilia 2008; Suppl 3: 
188-195. 
45. 
Ragni MV, Kessler CM, Lozier JN. Clinical Aspects and Therapy of Hemophilia, in Hematology: Basic Principles and 
Practice, Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SJ, Furie R, Silberstein LE, McGlave P, Heslop H, eds, 5th Edition, Churchill 
Livingstone, 2009; 1911-1930. 
46. 
Cines DB, Blajchman MA, High KA, Bussel JB; for the State-of-the-Science Symposium Hemostasis-Thrombosis 
Committee. Clinical trial opportunities in Hemostasis and Thrombosis: Proceedings of an NHLBI State-of-the-
Science Symposium. Am J Med 2012; 87: 235-238. 
47.  
Gouw SC van den Berg HM, Le Cessie S, van der Bom JG. Treatment characteristics and the risk of inhibitor 
development: a multicenter cohort study among previously untreated patients with severe hemophilia A. J 
Thromb Haemost 2007; 5: 1383-1390. 
48.  
Feldman BM, Pai M, Rivard GE, Israels S, Poon MC, Demers C, Robinson S, Luke KJ, Wu JKM, Gill K, Lillicrap D, 
Babyn P, McLimont M, Blanchette S. Tailored prophylaxis in severe hemophilia A: interim results from the first 5 
years of the Canadian Hemophilia Primary Prophylaxis Study. J Thromb  Haemost 2006; 4: 1228-1236. 
49. 
Rodriguez V, Titapiwatanakun R, Moir C, Schmidt KA, Pruthi RK. To circumcise or not to circumcise?  Circumcision 
in patients with bleeding disorders. Haemophilia 2010; 16: 272-276. 
50. 
Kavakli K, Aledort LM. Circumcision and hemophilia: a perspective. Haemophilia 1998; 4:1-3. 
51. 
Personal communication, Kenet G, Jerusalem Israel, April 19, 2010. 
52. 
Personal communication, Potgieter JC, University of Pretoria, South Africa, May 6, 2010. 
53. 
Personal communication, Mahlangu JN, Johannesburg, South Africa, May 6, 2010. 
54. 
Mahlangu JN. Haemophilia care in South Africa: 2004-2007 look back. Haemophilia 2009; 15: 135-141 
55. 
Kaczorowski DJ, Mollen KP, Edmonds R, Billiar TR. Early events in the recognition of danger signals after tissue 
injury. J Leukoc Biol 2008; 83: 546-552. 
56. 
Dumont JA, Low SC, Peters RT, Bitonti AJ. Monomeric Fc fusions: impact on pharmacokinetic and biological activity 
of protein therapeutics. BioDrugs 2006; 20: 151-160. 
57. 
Dumont JA, Liu T, Low SC, Zhang X, Kamphaus G, Sakarofas P, Fraley C, Drager D. Reidy T, McCue J, Franck HW, 
Merricks EP, Nichols TC, Bitonti AJ, Pierce FG. Jiang H. Prolonged activity of a recombinant factor FVIII-fusion 
protein in hemophilia A mice and dogs. Blood 2012; 119: 3024-3030. 
58. 
Roopenian DC, Akilesh S. FcRn: the neonatal Fc receptor comes of age. Nat Rev Immunol 2007; 7: 715-725. 
59. 
Peters RT, Toby G, Lu Q, Liu T, Kulman JD, Low SC, Bitonti AJ, Pierce GF. Biochemical and functional characterization 
of a recombinant monomeric factor VIII-Fc fusion protein. J Thromb Haemost 2013; 11: 132-141. 
60. 
Collins PW, Blanchette VS, Fischer K, Bjorkman S, Oh M, Fritsch S, Schroth P, Spotts G, Astermakr J, Ewenstein B. 
Break-through bleeding in relation to predicted factor VIII levels in patients receiving prophylactic treatment for 
severe hemophilia A.  J Thromb Haemost 2009; 7: 413-420.      
61. 
Rath T, Baker K, Dumont JA, Peters RT, Jian H, Qiao SW, Lencer WI, Pierce GF, Blumberg RS. Fc-fusion proteins and 
FcRn: structural insights for longer-lasting and more effective therapeutics. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2015; 35: 235-254. 
62. 
Mukovozov I, Sablijc T, Hortelano G, Ofosu FA. Factors that contribute to the immunogenicity of therapeutic 
recombinant human proteins. Thromb Haemost 2008; 99: 874-882. 


 
 
27
63. 
Hu G, Guo D, Key NS, Conti-Fine BM. Cytokine production by CD4+ T cells specific for coagulation factor VIII in 
healthy subjects and haemophilia A patients. Thromb Haemost 2007; 97: 788-794. 
64. 
Ettinger RA, James EA, Kwok WW, Thompson AR, Pratt DP. Lineages of human T-cell clones, including T helper 17/ 
T helper 1 cells, isolated at different stages of anti-factor VIII immune responses. Blood 2009; 114: 1423-1428. 
65. 
Ragni MV. Factor VIII, CD4 and liasions dangereuses. Blood 2011; 117: 6060-6061. 
66. 
Lewis KB, Hughes RJ, Epstein MS. Josephson NC, Kempton CL, Kessler CM, Key NS, Howard TE, Kruse-Jarres R, 
Lusher JM, Walsh CE, Watts RG, Ettinger RA, Pratt KP. Phenotypes of allo- and autoimmune antibody responses 
to FVIII characterized by surface plasmon resonance. PLOS One 2013; 8: e61120. 
67.  
Singer ST, Addiego JE, Reason DC, Lucas AH. T lymphocyte proliferative responses induced by recombinant factor 
VIII in hemophilia A patients with inhibitors. Thromb Haemost 1996; 76: 17-22 
68. 
Reding MT, Wu H, Krampf M, Okita DK, Diethelm-Okita BM, Key NS, Conti-Fine BM. CD4+ T cell response to factor 
VIII in hemophilia A, acquired hemophilia, and healthy subjects. Thromb Haemost 1999; 82: 509-515. 
69. 
Reding MT, Wu H, Krampf M, Okita DK, Diethelm-Okita BM, Christie BA, Key NS, Conti-Fine BM. Sensitization of 
CD4+ T cells to coagulation factor VIII: response in congenital and acquired hemophilia patients and in healthy 
subjects. Thromb Haemost 2000; 84: 643-652.  
70. 
Reding MT, Wu H, Krampf M, Okita DK, Diethelm-Okita BM, Key NS, Conti-Fine BM. CD4+ T cells-specific for factor 
factor VIII as target for specific suppression of inhibitor production. Adv Exp Med Biol 2001; 489: 119-134.   
71. 
Reding MT, Lei S, Lei H, Green D, Gill J, Conti-Fine BM. Distribution of Th1- and Th2- induced anti-factor VIII IgG 
subclasses in congenital and acquired hemophilia patients. Thromb Haemost 2002; 88: 568-575. 
72. 
Ettinger RA, James EA, Kwok WW, Thompson AR, Pratt KP. HLA-DR restricted T-cell response to factor VIII epitopes 
in a mild haemophilia A family with missense substitution A2201P. Haemophilia 2010; 16: 44-55. 
73. 
James EA, van Haren SD, Ettinger RA, Fjnvandraat K, Lieerman JA, Kwok WW, Foorberg J, Pratt KP. T-cell responses 
in two unrelated hemophilia A inhibitor subjects include an epitope at the factor VIII R593C missense site. J 
Thromb Haemost 2011; 9: 689-699. 
74. 
Jacquemin M, Vantomme V, Buhot C, Lavend’homme R, Burny W, Demotte N, Chaux P, Peerlinck K,Vermylen J, 
Maillere B, van der Bruggen P, Saint-Remy JM. CD4+ T-cell clones specific for wild-type factor VIII: a molecular 
mechanism responsible for a higher incidence of inhibitor formation in mild/moderate hemophilia A. Blood 2003; 
101: 1351-1358. 
75. 
Pratt KP, Qian J, Ellaban E, Okita DK, Diethelm-Okita BM, Conti-Fine B, Scott DW. Immunodominant T-cell epitopes 
in the factor VIII C2 domain are located within an inhibitory antibody binding site. Thromb Haemost 2004; 92: 522-
528. 
76. 
Ettinger RA, Paz P, James EA, Gunasekera D, Aswad F, Thompson AR, Matthews DC, Pratt KP. T cells from three 
hemophilia A subjects recognized the same HLA-restricted FVIII epitope with a narrow  TCR repertoire. Blood 
2016; prepublished online July 28; doi 10.1182/blood-2015-11-682-468.  
77. 
Wu H, Reding M, Qian J, Okita DK, Parker E, Lollar P, Hoyer LW, Conti-Fine BM. Mechanism of the immune response 
to human factor VIII in murine hemophilia A. Thromb Haemost 2001; 85: 125-133. 
 
78. 
James EA, Kwok WW, Ettinger RA, Thompson AR, Pratt KP. T-cell responses over time in a mild hemophilia A 
inhibitor subject: epitope identification and transient immunogenicity of the corresponding self-peptide. J Thromb 
Haemost 2007; 5: 2399-2407. 
79. 
Kim YC, Zhang AH, Su Y, Rieder SA, Rossi RJ, Ettinger RA, Pratt KP, Shevach EM, Scott DW. Engineered antigen-
specific human regulatory T cells: immunosuppression of F.VIII-specific T- and B-cell responses. Blood, 2015; 125: 
1107-1115.  
80. 
Medical Product Safety. In Healthy People 2020; 2013:222, MPS-3 http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020. 
81. 
Gouw SC, Fijnvandraat K. Identifying non-genetic risk factors for inhibitor development in severe hemophilia A. 
Semin Thromb Haemost 2013; 39: 740-751. 
82. 
National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.0, Vol.4.03, June 
14, 2010, http://ctep.cancer.gov/forms/CTCAEv4.pdf 
83. 
Vergruggen B, Novakova I, Wessels H, Boezeman J, van den Berg M, Mauser-Bunschoten E. The Nijmegen 
modification of the Bethesda assay for factor VIII:C inhibitors: improved specificity and reliability. Thromb 
Haemost 1995; 73: 247-251. 


 
 
28
84. 
Miller CH, Platt SJ, Rice AS, Kelly F, Soucie JM. Validation of the Nijmegen-Bethesda assay modifications to allow 
inhibitor measurement during replacement therapy and facilitate inhibitor surveillance. J Thromb Haemost 2012; 
10: 1055-1061. 
85. 
Sahud MA, Pratt KP, Zhukov O, Qu K, Thompson AR. ELISA system for detection of immune responses to FVIII: a 
 
study of 246 samples and correlation with the Bethesda assay. Haemophilia 2007; 13: 317-322. 
86.  
Chauvat A, Benhamouda N, Gey A, Lemoine FM, Paulie S, Carrat F, Gougeon ML, Rozenberg F,Krivine A, Cherai M, 
Lehmann PV,  Quintin-Colonna F, Launay O, Tartour E. Clinical validation of IFNγ/IL-10 and IFNγ/IL-2 fluorospot 
assays for the detection of Tr1 T cells and influenza vaccine monitoring in humans. Hum Vaccines Immunother 
2014; 10: 104-113. 
87. 
Boulet S, Ndongala ML, Peretz Y, Boisvert MP, Boulassel MR, Tremblay C, Routy JP, Sekaly RP, Bernard NF. A dual 
color ELISPOT method for the simultaneous detection of IL-2 and IFN-γ HIV-specific immune responses. J Immunol 
Methods 2007; 320: 18-29. 
88. 
Housseau F, Lindsey KR, Oberholtzer SD, Gonzales MI, Boutin P, Moorthy AK, Shankara S, Roberts Bl, Topalian SL. 
Quantitative real-time RT-PCR as a method for monitoring T lymphocyte reactivity to full-length tyrosinase protein 
in vaccinated melanoma patients. J Immunol Methods 2002; 266: 87-103. 
89. 
Chaussabel D, Baldwin N. Democratizing systems immunology with modular transcriptional repertoire analyses. 
Nat Rev Immunol 2014; 14: 271-280. 
90. 
Pratt KP, Thompson AR. B-cell and T-cell epitopes in anti-factor VIII immune responses. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 
2009; 37: 80-95. 
91. 
Gunasekera D, Dutta DK, James EA, Ragni MV, Pratt KP. PBMCs from hemophilia A subjects show robust cytokine 
secretion in response to factor VIII C2 domain epitopes. Blood 2015: 126; 2291 (abstract). 
92. 
Sommer JM, Moore N, McGuffie-Valentine B, Bardan S, Buyue Y, Kamphaus GD, Konkle BA, Pierce GF. Comparative 
field study evaluating the activity of recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein in plasma samples at clinical 
haemostasis laboratories. Haemophilia 2014; 20:194-300. 
93. 
Oldenburg J. Mutation profiling in haemophilia A. Thromb Haemost 2001; 85: 577-579. 
94. 
Rosetti LC, Radic CP, Larripa IB, De Brasi CD. Developing a new generation of tests for genotyping hemophilia - 
causative rearrangements involving int22h and int1h hotspots in the factor VIII gene. J Thromb Haemost 2008; 6: 
830-836. 
95. 
PROC POWER, SASS/STAT software, version 9.3. SAS Institute Inc., Cary North Carolina.  
96. 
Mahlangu J, Oldenburg J, Paz-Priel I, et al. Emizumab prophylaxis in hemophilia A without inhibitors. NEngl J Med 
2018; 379: 811-812. 
97.  
Kitazawa T, Igawa T, Sampei Z, et al. A bispecific antibody to factors IXa and X restores factor VIII hemostatic 
activity in a hemophilia A model. Nat Med 2012; 18: 1570-1576. 
98.  
Muto A, Yoshihashi K, Takeda M, et al. Anti-factor IXa/X bispecific antibody (ACE910): hemostatic potency against 
ongoing bleeds in a hemophilia A model and the possibility of routine supplementation. J Thromb Haemost 2014; 
12: 206-213. 
99.  
Muto A, Yoshihashi K, Takeda M, et al. Anti-factor IXa/X bispecific antibody ACE910 prevents joint bleeds in a long-
term primate model of acquired hemophilia A. Blood 2014;124:3165-711.  
100.  
Shima M, Hanabusa H, Taki M, et al. Factor VIII-mimetic function of humanized bispecific antibody in hemophilia 
A. N Engl J Med 2016; 374: 2044-2053. 
101.  
Oldenburg J, Mahlangu JN, Kim B, et al. Emicizumab prophylaxis in hemophilia A with inhibitors. New Engl J Med 
2017; 377: 809-828. 
102.  
Lenting PJ, Denis CV, Christophe OD. Emicizumab, a bispecific antibody recognizing coagulation factors IX and X: 
how does it actually compare to factor VIII? Blood 2017; 130: 2463-2468. 
103.  
van Vulpen LFD, Schutgens REG, Coeleveld K, et al. IL-1ß, in contrast to TNFa, is pivotal in blood-induced cartilage 
damage and is a potential target for therapy. Blood 2015; 126: 2239-2246. 
104.  
Institute for Clinical & Economic Review. Emicizumab for Hemophilia A with Inhibitors: Effectiveness and Value. 
Evidence Report. March 15, 2018. ICER Review, 2018. 
105.  
Konkle BA, Shapiro A, Quon DV, Staber JM, Suzuki T, Kulkarni R, Ragni MV, Poloskey S, Rice K, Katragadda S, Rudin 
D, Fruebis J. BIVV001: The first investigational factor VIII (FVIII) therapy to break through the von Willebrand factor 
(VWD) ceiling, with potential for more optimal, extended protection in hemophilia A. ISTH International Society 
of Hematology, July 6-10, 2019, Melbourne Australia, abstract. 


 
 
29
106. 
Ragni MV, George LA. The National Blueprint for Future Factor VIII Inhibitor Clinical Trials: NHLBI State of the 
Science (SOS) Workshop on Factor VIII Inhibitors. Scientific Priorities and Innovative Implementation Strategies 
for FVIII Inhibitor Clinical Trials: NHLBI State of the Science Workshop Working Group-1. On behalf of Members of 
Working Group 1. Haemophilia 2019; doi:10.1111/hae.13717 
107. 
Ragni MV, Moore CG, Bias V, Key NS, Kouides PA, Francis CW. Challenges of rare disease research: limited patients 
and competing priorities. Haemophilia 2012; 18: 192-194. 
108. 
Iorio A, Marcucci M. Clinical trials and haemophilia: does the Bayesian approach make the ideal and desirable 
good friend? Haemophilia 2009; 15: 900-903. 
109. 
Peyvandi F, Farrugia A, Iorio A, Key NS, Srivastava A. Joint WFH-ISTH session: issues in clinical trial design. 
Haemophilia 2014; 20 Suppl 4: 137-144. 
110. 
Cheng J, Iorio A, Marcucci M, et al. Bayesian approach to the assessment of the population-specific risk of 
inhibitors in hemophilia A patients: a case study. J Blood Med 2016; 7: 239-253. 
111. 
Ragni MV, Kessler CM, Fogarty PJ, Josephson NC, Neff AT, Raffini LJ. Survey of current prophylaxis practice in U.S. 
hemophilia treatment centers. Haemophilia 2012; 18:63-68.  
112. 
Oldenburg J, Mahlangu JN, Kim B, Schmitt C, Callaghan MU, Young G, et al. Emicizumab prophylaxis in hemophilia 
A with inhibitors. New Engl J Med 2017; 377: 809-818 
113. 
Mahlangu J, Oldenburg J, Paz-Priel I, Negrier C, Niggli M, Mancuso ME, et al. Emizumab prophylaxis in hemophilia 
A without inhibitors. N Engl J Med 2018; 379; 811-822. 
114. 
The National Blueprint for Future Basic and Translational Research to Understand Factor VIII Immunogenicity: 
NHLBI State of the Science (SOS) Workshop on Factor VIII Inhibitors. Shannon L. Meeks and Roland W. Herzog on 
behalf of the Members of Working Group 3, The NHLBI State of the Science Workshop on Factor VIII Inhibitors: 
Generating a National Blueprint for Future Research. Haemophilia 2019; 
115. 
DiMichele DM. Ethical considerations in clinical investigation: exploring relevance in haemophilia research. 
Haemophilia 2008; 14 (Suppl 3): 122-129. 
116. 
Berry DA. Emerging innovations in clinical trial design. Clin Pharm & Therapeutics 2016; 99: 82-91. 
117. 
Viele K, Berry S, Neuenschwander B, Amzal B, Chen F, Enas N, et al. Use of historical control data for assessing 
treatment effects in clinical trials. Pharm Stat 2014; 13: 41-54. 
118. 
Redman MW, Allegra CJ. The master protocol concept. Sem Oncol 2015; 42: 724-730. 
119. 
Newman AB, Avilés ML, Anderson G, Heiss G, Howard WJ, Krucoff M, et al. Embedding clinical interventions into 
observational studies. Contemp Clin Trials 2016; 46: 100-105. 
 
120.   
Nathwani AC, Reiss UM, Tuddenheim EG, Rosales C, Chowdary P, McIntosh J, et al. Long-term safety and efficacy 
of factor IX gene therapy in hemophilia B. N Engl J Med 2011; 371: 1994-2004.  
121. 
George LA, Sullivan SK, Giermasz A, Ducore J, Rasko J, Samelson-Jones BJ, et al. Endogenous prophylaxis for 
hemophilia B following gene therapy with a high specific factor IX variant. N Engl J Med 2017; 377: 2215-2227. 
122. 
Rangarajan S, Walsh L, Lester W, Perry D, Madan B, Laffan M, et al. AAV5-factor VIII gene transfer in severe 
hemophilia A. N Engl J Med 2017; 377:2519-2530. 
123. 
Finn JD, Ozelo MC, Sabatino DE, Franck HWG, Merricks E, Crudele JM, et al.  Eradication of neutralizing antibodies 
to factor VIII in canine hemophilia A after liver gene therapy. Blood 2010; 116: 5842-5848. 
124. 
El-Enein M, Grainger DW, Kili S. Registry contributions to strengthen cell and gene therapeutic evidence. Molecular 
Therapy 2018; 26: 1172-1176. 
125.      Ragni MV, Malec LM. Design of the INHIBIT trial: Preventing inhibitors by avoiding “danger,” prolonging half-life, 
 
and promoting tolerance. Expert Reviews Hematology 2014; 7: 747-755. 
126. 
Wight J and Paisley S. The epidemiology of inhibitors in haemophilia A: a systematic review. Haemophilia 2003; 9: 
418–35.  
127. 
De Boeck K, Bulteel V Fajac I. Disease-specific clinical trials networks: the example of cystic fibrosis. Eur J Pediatr 
2016; 175: 817-824. 
 
128.  
The National Blueprint for Future Clinical Research for 21st Century Data and Bio-Specimen Collection: NHLBI State 
of the Science (SOS) Workshop on Factor VIII Inhibitors. Barbara A. Konkle and Michael R. Recht, on behalf of the 
Members of Working Group 2, The NHLBI State of the Science Workshop on Factor VIII Inhibitors: Generating a 
National Blueprint for Future Research. Haemophilia 2018; 
129. 
Extramural 
Nexus: 
The 
roles 
of 
fellows 
and 
trainees 
in 
NIH-supported 
trials.  
https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2018/10/12/the-roles-of-fellows-and-trainees-in-nih-supportedclinical-trials/. 


 
 
30
130. 
Young G. Implementing emicizumab in hemophilia inhibitor management: emicizumab should be prescribed after 
tolerance. Blood Advances 2018; 2: 2780-2782. 
131. 
Le Quellec S, Negrier C. Emicizumab should be prescribed independent of immune tolerance induction. Blood 
Advances 2018; 2: 2783-2786. 
132. 
Königs C, Liesner R, Ozelo MC, Shapiro AD, Brown SA, Innes A, Winding B, Reuter C, Rudin D, Carcao M. Incidence 
of inhibitors in previously untreated patients with severe hemophilia A treated with rFVIIIFc: The PUPSs A-LONG 
study. Haemophilia 2019; 25 (Suppl 1): OR 14. 
133. 
van den Berg M, Kurnik K, Ljung R, Male C, Kenet G Carcao M, Chambost H Fischer K, Oldenburg J, Alvarez Roman 
MT, Santagostino E, Konigs C, Williams M, Lienser R, Ortiz AS, Buhrlen M, Andersson NG Carvalho M, Makipernaa 
A Chalmers E, Molinari AC Nolan B Cid AR, Claeyssens S Platokouki H, Rafowicz A, Escuiola C, Ranta S, Rivard G, 
Glosli H, Mikkelsen TS Kobelt R, van Geet C. Until what age should we worry about inhibitors? New data from the 
Pednet Registry on 1,038 PUPs with severe hemophilia A followed from the first until over 1,000 exposure days. 
Haemophilia 2019; 25 (Suppl 1): OR 05. 
 134. 
Königs C, Liesner R, Ozelo MC, Shapiro AD, Brown SA, Innes A, Winding B, Reuter C Rudin D, Carcao M. Incidence 
of inhibitors in previously untreated patients with severe haemophilia A treated with rFVIIIFc: The PUPs A-LONG 
study. Haemophilia 2019; 24 (Suppl 1): OR14. 
 135. 
Carcao M, Shapiro A, Staber JM, Hwang N Druzgal C, Lieuw K, Belletrutti M, Thornburg CD, Ahuja SP, Morales-
Arias J, Dumont J, Miyasato G, Tsao E, Jain N, Pipe SW. Recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein for immune 
tolerance induction in patients with severe haemophilia A with inhibitors – A retrospective analysis. Haemophila 
2018; 24: 245-252 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
31
APPENDIX 
Schedule of Events 
 
 
*Genotype, HLA are on buffy coat; **FVIII chromogenic is on aliquot of anti-FVIII; **ELISPOT is after 5 exposure days, in lieu of wk 12 or 24, if closer. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table  
Schedule of Events 
 
Study Week                         
Week 
0 
Week 
4 
Week 
8 
Week 
12 
Week 
16 
Week 
20 
Week 
24 
Week 
28 
Week 
32 
Week 
36 
Week 
40 
Week 
44 
Week 
48 
Study Visit 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
Screening, consent 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initiate study arms 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initiate study diary 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical monitoring 
 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
End-of-study visit 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X 
Laboratory tests 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anti-FVIII NBU chromogenic 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
X 
Hemophilia genotype* 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HLA type* 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FVIII chromogenic (trough)* 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
X 
T cell (ELISPOT, Ig, RNA)** 
X 
X 
 
X** 
 
 
X** 
 
 
X 
 
 
X 
Microbiome 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sample for storage 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
X 


 
 
32
Summary of changes to 08-08-20 protocol (clarification) 
Protocol v1.0 
1. Page 12. Study population: clarified exclusion: surgery anticipated in the next 48 weeks (except port 
placement) 
2. Page 15. Exclusion criteria: clarified exclusion: surgery anticipated in the next 48 weeks (except port 
placement) 
 
Summary of changes to 10-05-20 protocol (clarification) 
Protocol v1.0 
1. Page 12. Study population: clarified exclusion: if current use of Emicizumab, known start date 
2. Page 15. Exclusion criteria: if current use of Emicizumab, known start date 
 
Summary of changes to 10-05-20 protocol (clarification) 
Protocol v2.0 
1. Minor corrections and clarifications throughout protocol 
2. Adaptive design updated to Bayesian platform design throughout protocol 
3. Page 1.  Protocol Version and date updated 
4. Page 2.  Endpoints: updated to include microbiome stool sample 
5. Page 4.  Objective and Specific Aims: Addition of microbiome stool sample 
6. Page 6.  Specific Aim 2: Addition of microbiome stool sample 
7. Page 6.  Specific Aim 1 and 2: Clerical correction; Emicizumab and corrected to Eloctate 
8. Page 8.  Screening Period: Addition of microbiome stool sample 
9. Page 12. Study population: clarified exclusion: if current use of Emicizumab, known start date 
10. Page 15. Exclusion criteria: if current use of Emicizumab, known start date 
 
Summary of changes to 02-26-21 protocol (clarification) 
Protocol v3.0  
• 
Page 10. Study Visits 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12:  Monthly Follow-up Visits: Added Can be done remotely or in 
person and removed: Vital signs [blood pressure (BP), pulse (P), respiratory rate (RR), and oral 
temperature (ºC)] will be taken, and weight (kg) will be obtained. 
 

ICF_002.pdf: 
University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
<INSERT LOCAL LETTERHEAD>
 
CONSENT FOR AN ADULT TO ACT AS SUBJECT IN A RESEARCH STUDY
(Subjects > 18 years old)
Protocol Title: The Phase III Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Inhibitor Eradication Trial 
comparing Eloctate Immune Tolerance Induction (ITI) plus Emicizumab vs. Eloctate ITI alone to 
Eradicate Inhibitor Formation in Severe Hemophilia A.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: 
<INSERT LOCAL PI>
CO-INVESTIGATORS:
<INSERT LOCAL CO-INVESTIGATORS>
 
SOURCE OF SUPPORT:  HRSA, Health Resources Services Administration
Consent Version: 
v3.1  14 Oct 2021
Key Information:  You are being asked to take part in a research study. Your participation is 
voluntary. The study team members will explain the study to you and answer any questions you 
may have. You should take time to make your decision. 

Purpose of Research: The purpose of this research is to eradicate (destroy) inhibitor 
formation in severe hemophilia A patients: two FDA-approved drugs will be compared. 

Randomization: There is an equal chance of Eloctate ITI (immune tolerance induction 
or eradication) with Emicizumab or Eloctate ITI alone like the flip of a coin.

Specimen Collection: Blood draws will be collected at 6 time points: baseline, 4, 12, 24, 
36, and 48 weeks; samples will be frozen and stored indefinitely. A stool sample will be 
collected at baseline.

Collection of Medical Record Information and Subject Diary: Data collected will 
include age, date of birth, race, hemophilia diagnosis, bleeding history, and medication 
used for bleeds. The subject diary will record the date and time of bleeds, and the 
medication used for bleeds and other medications, including date, time, and amount.

Risks of Study: The likely risks associated with this study include lightheadedness, 
bruising or bleeding from a blood draw, risk of minor pain, bleeding, or bruising 
following drug administration, allergic reaction to a study drug(s), risk of inhibitor 
formation, risk of blood clots, and the risk of breach of confidentiality of your health 
information.

Benefit of Study: Currently there are no agents to eradicate inhibitors. You could benefit 
if any of the drugs eradicate inhibitors in severe hemophilia A.

Alternate Procedures: If you decide not to participate, other choices include getting care 
and treatment without being in a study.


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 2 of 15
Why is this research being done?  
You are being asked to participate in this research study to eradicate inhibitors (antibodies to 
infused factor VIII) in severe hemophilia A. Hemophilia A is an inherited (genetic) disease in 
which a protein (factor VIII, FVIII) that promotes blood clotting is missing or does not work 
properly. Individuals with severe hemophilia A have less than 1% of the normal clotting FVIII. 
As you are already aware, patients with severe hemophilia A have spontaneous bleeding (without 
trauma). Current treatment is by infusing FVIII into a vein. To prevent spontaneous bleeding in 
patients with severe hemophilia A, doctors recommend regularly scheduled doses of FVIII called 
“prophylaxis.” Up to 30% of patients who receive factor VIII, may develop an “inhibitor.” 
Inhibitors are proteins antibodies made by the immune system to fight against foreign (not made 
in the body) proteins, but in this case the infused factor VIII. Because inhibitors prevent clotting 
factor VIII from working properly, bypass therapy (that is VIIa or activated IX (aPCC) is 
required, but it controls bleeds poorly. As a result, they have more hospitalizations and 
complications than patients without inhibitors. At this time, it is not known how to eradicate 
inhibitors. Thus, a major goal of hemophilia treatment is to eradicate inhibitors. 
Two FDA-approved drugs will be studied in this trial. These include 1) Eloctate (rFVIIIFc) or 
recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein, and 2) Emicizumab (Hemlibra), the bispecific 
monoclonal antibody that is a FVIII mimic. Eloctate increases the half-life (duration) of FVIII in 
the circulation, and, in small studies, may reduce the rate of inhibitor formation and shorten ITI 
in inhibitor patients, even those refractory to ITI. Eloctate is safe and effective in preventing 
bleeds in adults, adolescents, and children with hemophilia A. Emicizumab substitutes for 
missing or inhibited FVIII, and in clinical trials has been safe and effective in preventing bleeds 
in adults, adolescents, and children with severe hemophilia A with and without inhibitors. 
This Inhibitor Eradication Trial is a 48-week phase III trial in children or adults with severe 
hemophilia A and inhibitors.  We will compare Eloctate ITI with or without Emicizumab in the 
eradication of inhibitors. Children and adults with inhibitors who are refractory or were never 
tolerized are eligible, and also children who developed an inhibitor during the linked Prevention 
Trial. This Eradication Trial is expected to last a total of up to 7 years, or up to 48-weeks per 
subject. The <INSERT LOCAL SITE> is one of up to 41+ sites in the U.S. where this study will 
be conducted.
Who is being asked to take part in this research study?
Children or adults with severe hemophilia A and an inhibitor, anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U., who either 
are refractory to or were never tolerized (ITI) or who developed an inhibitor during the 
Prevention Trial and who are cared for at the <INSERT LOCAL SITE> will be recruited for this 
study. The total enrollment for this study will be up to 90 subjects including 2-4 subjects from 
this site.
What procedures will be performed for research purposes?
This is a 48-week outpatient study with approximately 13 study visits which include screening, 
follow-up, and end of study visits. The study involves two drugs; one is given IV (intravenously 
– injection directly into the vein) and one given SQ (subcutaneously – injection under the skin). 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 3 of 15
If you agree to participate in this study, you will be screened for eligibility. Should you be 
eligible, you would be randomized into one of two treatment types. Blood draws will be 
performed at 6 time points: baseline, 4, 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks. Follow-up visits will be 
conducted throughout the duration of the study between screening and the end of study visit.
SCREENING VISIT
Study Visit 1: Screening 
If you agree to participate in this study and have signed the informed consent, the study staff will 
complete the following tests and procedures during the screening period to determine if you can 
participate in the study.  The screening procedures (listed below) will be completed within 24 
hours of enrollment. 

Study staff will collect age, date of birth, race, and hemophilia genotype.

Study staff will ask about your medical history, height, weight, past factor treatment, 
dose and frequency, circumcision and bleeding.

Hemophilia history and previous exposure to FVIII.

Medication history including medications within 4 weeks of starting the study drug(s).

Brief physical exam including vital signs, height (cm) and weight (kg).

Blood draw: You will have ¾ tsp sample for FVIII, inhibitor, immunity, genotype, trough 
FVIII activity, and a sample will be stored for future studies in hemophilia. 

A stool sample will be collected at baseline (may be collected at home and mailed back 
into the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania {Coordinating Center}) to assess 
genes and bacteria in the gut (microbiome). 
Enrollment
If you are currently receiving Emicizumab, you will be asked to discontinue the drug prior to 
randomization. No washout period is required. If you are unwilling to discontinue Emicizumab 
prior to randomization, you will no longer be eligible to participate in the study.
After the doctor determines you are eligible, you will begin the study drug(s). Screening may 
occur on the same day, or this may be on a second visit, if necessary, to collect your information 
or records. You will receive the study drug to which you are assigned and take it preferably 
between 7 am and 9 am on the assigned schedule for 48 weeks.
If you are eligible, you will receive Eloctate ITI at 100 IU/kg every other day plus Emicizumab 
1.5/ mg/kg (after a 4-week induction at 3 mg/kg/week); or Eloctate ITI at 100 IU/kg alone every 
other day during the 48-week study. Which drug you receive is determined by randomization, 
like a roll of dice. Subjects will use their own supply of Eloctate and/or Emicizumab. The dose 
used in this study is similar to the dose used in standard care. 

Eloctate will be given by IV (intravenously into a vein) by an infusion needle (butterfly) 
or by central line, if required. Emicizumab will be given by SQ (subcutaneous, under the 
skin) injection. It is anticipated that study drug(s) will be administered by the nurse at the 
Hemophilia Center. If you have learned infusion or injection techniques, you may give 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 4 of 15
the study drug(s) at home. If you have bleeds, your physician will discuss if dose 
frequency should be increased or if a central line is needed, which is anticipated in less 
than 1% of participants, but this will not change where the study drug(s) is/are given. 

All doses of study drug(s) will be given either by venipuncture, using a butterfly or 
central line, if required, or by subcutaneous injection. The study drug(s) will be given 
over about 5-10 minutes.

You will record all doses of study drug(s) that you take, including day, date, time, dose in 
a patient diary which will be given to you by the study nurse. You will bring this back at 
all study visits to review with the study nurse.
The nurse will discuss the study visits with you. The entire visit will last about 1 hour. 
In the event of a new bleed, bypass therapy (rFVIIa) may be given at the discretion of the 
hemophilia physician caring for you, similar to what is done in standard care. Activated factor IX 
(aPCCs) will not be allowed in this trial, as it may cause complications when used with 
Emicizumab. (Note, at most hemophilia centers, the treating physician will be the study 
physician.) The trough factor VIII levels obtained during study will be for information only and 
not the basis for dose change. Only Eloctate and/or Emicizumab may be used during the study, 
and only rFVIIa may be used for breakthrough bleeds, as directed by your physician. It is 
expected that the response of bleeds to rFVIIa will be the same as when this drug is used in 
clinical practice. 
If a bleeding episode occurs during study, your physician will decide with you the best dose and 
frequency to treat that bleed.  During the study, you should only use the study drug(s) to which 
you are assigned unless the inhibitor resolves (see below). You will be asked to record all your 
bleeds and all study drug(s) use in a Subject Diary. You will be responsible for assuring you 
have study drug(s) to allow for the prescribed dosing frequency, per the treating hemophilia 
physician at all times. Bleeding which occurs during the study will be managed as described 
above: if an inhibitor is present, rFVIIa will be given for bleeds, but if the inhibitor has resolved, 
Eloctate will be given for bleeds, as determined by your physician. The Study nurse will work 
with you and review this information during this visit and throughout the study. 
If the inhibitor resolves, it will be confirmed by a repeat blood test within 4 weeks. If the two 
tests confirm the inhibitor is no longer detected, then your physician will decide with you the 
best treatment. Additional testing for factor peak and half-life, just as routinely done in ITI, may 
be drawn to determine when full tolerization has occurred and when it is safe to switch 
medications. Even if you stop the study drug(s), you will remain on study for collection of 
information and follow up until the end of the study (48 weeks). If you have no bleeding, then 
there will be no change in treatment until the second blood test confirms absence of the inhibitor: 
at that time the treating physician will decide with you the best treatment approach. If an 
inhibitor resolves and bleeding occurs not responding to study drug, even before the inhibitor is 
confirmed, you may stop study drug and receive treatment at the discretion of your physician but 
will continue to be followed on study until week 48. At no time will activated FIX (aPCCs) be 
allowed on this trial because of potential thrombosis (see above). The entire study schedule and 
procedures are outlined and in the Appendix of this consent form.


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 5 of 15
FOLLOW-UP VISITS:
At follow-up visits, you will review your supply of study drug(s) with the hemophilia center 
nurse who will assist you in ordering additional doses to assure you have enough for the study 
(or more, if prescribed by your physician) until the next visit. You will need to record all your 
bleeds and medication on the Subject Diary. For subjects who already have a supply of Eloctate 
and/or Emicizumab, the first dose may be given on the day of screening. For all other subjects, 
the first dose may be given as soon as the prescription is filled.  Follow up visits will be monthly 
at <INSERT LOCAL SITE> at 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, and 48 weeks. 
Study Visit 2: Week 4, Follow-up Visit

Your diary will be reviewed for frequency, type and site of bleeds, and for date, time, and 
dose of study drug(s).

Study drug use will be reviewed and more ordered as needed.

All medications will be recorded and reviewed.

Assessment for adverse events (complications) will be completed.

Vital signs and weight (kg) will be obtained.

A ¾ tsp blood sample will be drawn for FVIII, inhibitor, immune studies, and a sample 
will be stored storage for future studies. All samples must be drawn prior to the study 
drug(s) dose.
Study Visits 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12: Monthly Follow-up Visits (Can be done remotely or in person)

Your diary will be reviewed for frequency, type and site of bleeds, and for date, time, and 
dose of study drug(s).

Study drug use will be reviewed and more ordered as needed.

All medications will be recorded and reviewed.

Assessment for adverse events (complications) will be completed.
Study Visit 4, 7, 10:  Quarterly Follow-up Visit

Your diary will be reviewed for frequency, type and site of bleeds, and for date, time, and 
dose of study drug(s).

Study drug use will be reviewed and more ordered as needed.

All medications will be recorded and reviewed.

Assessment for adverse events (complications) will be completed.

Vital signs and weight (kg) will be obtained.

A ¾ tsp blood sample will be drawn for FVIII, inhibitor, immune studies, and a sample 
will be stored storage for future studies. All samples must be drawn prior to the study 
drug(s) dose.
END-OF-STUDY VISIT:
Study Visit 13: Week 48, End-of-Study Visit

Your diary will be reviewed for frequency, type and site of bleeds, and for date, time, and 
dose of study drug(s).


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 6 of 15

All medications will be recorded and reviewed.

Assessment for adverse events (complications) will be completed.

Vital signs and weight (kg) will be obtained.

A ¾ tsp blood sample will be drawn for FVIII, inhibitor, immune studies, and a sample 
will be stored storage for future studies. All samples must be drawn prior to the study 
drug(s) dose.
The total blood volume for all tests is 4½ tsp during the 48-week study. The blood samples will 
be de-identified and sent to the Hemostasis Laboratory, Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle WA, 
and to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD.
What are the possible risks, side effects, and discomforts of this research study?
As with any study drug(s), there may be side effects that are currently unknown, and it is 
possible these could be permanent, serious, or life threatening. This study involves FDA-
approved study drug(s) Eloctate or Emicizumab. Each drug has been shown safe and effective in 
adults and children and are used as part of standard care. It is not known whether the study 
drug(s) will eradicate inhibitor formation in individuals with severe hemophilia A.
You should talk to the study doctor or your regular doctor about these risks. Every effort will be 
made to reduce these risks. There are risks associated with receiving the study drug(s) and 
having blood drawn. You will be asked to report any safety problems or side effects associated 
with administration of study drug(s), whether given at <INSERT LOCAL SITE>, infusion 
center, or at home. 
Discontinuing Emicizumab Prior to Randomization
There are no known risks associated with discontinuing Emicizumab.  It is possible that your 
bleed frequency could increase if prophylaxis (eg. factor VIIa) is not given or infrequently given 
due to the more difficult intravenous route than Emicizumab. If a bleed occurs, factor VIIa will 
be given until it resolves and monitored by your treatment records and physician. 
Emicizumab
Common risks include injection site reactions, headache, and arthralgia (joint pain).
Eloctate
Common risks include chest pain, feeling cold, feeling hot, dizziness, dysgeusia (altered taste), 
headache, joint swelling, myalgia (muscle pain), abdominal pain – lower and upper, angiopathy 
(vascular pain after injection of study drug), hypertension, bradycardia (slowed heart rate), 
procedural hypotension, cough, and rash.
Inhibitor Development  
Inhibitor development occurs in 28-30% of individuals with severe hemophilia A (factor VIII 
deficiency). Among those who develop inhibitors 95% or more occur within 50 exposure days, 
usually in childhood after 10-20 exposure days, by the age of 2. Currently there is no known way 
to prevent inhibitor formation. You will be followed closely to monitor this risk, and samples to 
detect inhibitors will be taken at several time points in the study to monitor for this possibility. 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 7 of 15
Should an inhibitor occur, treatment with factor VIIa (rFVIIa) will be determined at the 
discretion of your physician. 
Allergic or Anaphylactic Reaction 
Allergic type reactions including anaphylaxis have only rarely, <0.001%, or less than 1 per 
100,000 people, been reported for factor VIII and other hemostatic drugs. Symptoms could 
include hives, rash, swelling, chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing, faintness, low blood 
pressure, rapid heartbeat, and anaphylaxis (a life-threatening condition). If this occurs, the 
infusion should be stopped, and you should contact us immediately. If your symptoms are 
severe, call 911. You should receive immediate treatment. Should these symptoms occur, 
Benadryl, a medication which reduces inflammation, or an epi-pen, which improves vessel tone 
and lung function, may be given, with close monitoring of symptoms. Benadryl may cause 
drowsiness, dizziness or low blood pressure; an epi-pen may cause rapid heart rate, sweating, 
nausea, or anxiety. You will be monitored for these symptoms after receiving this drug. No one 
with a history of allergy to FVIII will be enrolled in these trials.
Thromboembolism/Thrombogenicity
Historically factor VIII products and other hemostatic agents are rarely, if ever, associated with 
the development of thromboembolic complications (blood clots). None have been detected in 
any of the studies of Emicizumab, or Eloctate, in adults or children, except rarely when activated 
factor IX (aPCCs) are taken with Emicizumab, < 0.01% or less than 1 per 100 people. For that 
reason, aPCCs will not be allowed on this trial.  There is the unlikely possibility, < 0.001%, or 
less than 1 per 100,000 people, that these drugs (in the absence of aPCCs) could cause a clot, 
swelling, or inflammation in a vein. This risk will be very carefully monitored clinically. Should 
these symptoms occur in you, you should contact us immediately, or if the symptoms are severe, 
measures considered standard of care, including stopping the study treatment and/or removing 
the line in which it was given, if that is the source of the clot, should be done as soon as possible. 
Bleeding Events
Because you have hemophilia, there is an additional risk of bleeding at the infusion site. Contact 
us if this occurs and seek medical attention. In the event that bleeding at the infusion site cannot 
be stopped with pressure, it may be necessary to use a stitch or an adhesive material to stop the 
bleeding. The devices used to administer the stitch or adhesive may cause the following negative 
side effects: bleeding, a build-up of blood known as a hematoma, infection, allergic reaction, 
nerve injury, and swelling.  
Venipuncture 
There may be discomfort with drawing your blood, which is common, occurring in up to 25%, or 
25 in 100 people: this may include pain, lightheadedness, fainting, bruising, or bleeding or 
infection in the tissue around the vein.  This may be alleviated or reduced by applying pressure to 
the blood draw site for 5 minutes and having you lie on your back. The risk of repeated blood 
draws is anemia, or a low blood count, but this will be carefully monitored. Injections may 
rarely, in less than 1%, or less than 1 in 100 people, cause pain, soreness, redness, warmth, 
itching, numbness, tenderness, swelling, skin changes (discoloration, breakdown, or thickening), 
or swelling or lymph nodes near the injection site. 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 8 of 15
IV Placement
There may be discomfort during IV placement. Insertion of an IV line is typically a minimal risk 
procedure. However, taking blood or putting and intravenous catheter in people with hemophilia 
may increase chance of pain, bleeding or bruising at the spot where the needle enters your body, 
lightheadedness or fainting, swelling and redness at needle site, infection, or inflammation of 
vein. Emla cream (a skin-numbing medicine) may be used to minimize this discomfort.
Subcutaneous Injection
Subjects could develop a reaction at the site of the injection, which could include pain, 
tenderness, redness, swelling, itching, sores, skin color changes, or other reactions around the 
injection site.
Central Line Placement
In young children, difficulty obtaining venous access due to small veins may require the 
placement of a central line. The insertion of a central line may reduce the discomfort of needle 
sticks and will be suggested at the discretion of the treating physician. Placement of central lines 
may cause bleeding, and thus additional factor treatment may be necessary. There is also the risk 
of anesthesia required for the line placement procedure. In addition, central lines may be 
complicated by infections that require hospitalization, antibiotics, and/or removal and 
replacement of the line. The insertion of a central line is part of clinical care and not required for 
this study.  Placement of a central line could lead to an infection or pneumothorax (collapsed 
lung). 
Stool Collection
There are no known risks of stool sample collection
Collection of Medical Information and Subject Diary                                                                                             
Study participation and related data will be protected to maintain confidentiality.  There is a 
possibility that your personal information could become generally known. In order to reduce 
risks of disclosure or breach of confidentiality, the research related documents, blood samples 
and clinical information stored in your research files will be assigned an alphanumeric (letters 
and numbers) identifier (that do not contain personal identifiers). A linkage key for linking this 
number and your name will be kept at <INSERT LOCAL SITE> under lock and key by the 
research staff.  Any publication arising from this study will not contain names or other 
identification unless you give permission in another signed consent.
Future Genetic Testing of Stored Samples
There is the possibility that if the results of the research studies involving your genetic material 
were to become generally known, this information could affect your ability to be insured, 
employed, or influence plans for children or have a negative impact on family relationships, 
and/or result in paternity suits or stigmatization. . Your biological sample or genetic material 
may lead, in the future to new inventions or products. If the research investigators are able to 
develop new products form the use of your biological sample or genetic material, there are 
currently no plans to share with you any money or other rewards that may result from the 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 9 of 15
development of the new product. Since the genetic testing for this study is done by a research 
laboratory, results from this study laboratory cannot be released.
In addition, there is a Federal law, called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 
(GINA), that generally makes it illegal for health insurance companies and group health plans to 
use genetic information in making decisions regarding your eligibility or premiums. GINA also 
makes it illegal for employers with 15 or more employees to use your genetic information when 
making decisions regarding hiring, promoting, firing, or setting the terms of employment. This 
new Federal law does not protect you against genetic discrimination by companies that sell life, 
disability, or long-term care insurance.
Your research data/samples may be shared with investigators conducting other research; this 
information will be shared without identifiable information.  These research data/samples may 
contribute to a new discovery or treatment.  In some instances, these discoveries or treatments 
may be of commercial value and may be sold, patented, or licensed by the investigators and the 
University of Pittsburgh for use in other research or the development of new products.  You will 
not retain any property rights, nor will you share in any money that the investigators, the 
University of Pittsburgh, or their agents may realize.
The data, samples, and genetic data generated from samples may be shared with other 
researchers and with federal repositories, in a de-identified manner without additional informed 
consent.
What are possible benefits from taking part in this study?
Currently there are no agents to eradicate inhibitors. You could benefit if the study finds that any 
of the study drug(s) will eradicate inhibitors in severe hemophilia A subjects. This could improve 
quality of life and decrease or prevent costs associated with inhibitor development or eradication. 
However, it is important to note that you may not receive direct benefit from taking part in this 
research study and the only benefit may be that information obtained from your participation 
may help others in the future.
Will I receive any results from taking part in this study?
The results of inhibitor testing will be provided to you during the study.
What treatments or procedures are available if I should not take part in this research study?
There are no known cures for those with hemophilia and inhibitors. Other alternative factor 
treatments (e.g. rFVIIa for inhibitors) are available to you to treat or prevent bleeds. 
  
If I agree to take part in this research study, will I be told of any new risks that may be found 
during the course of the study?
You will be promptly notified if, during the conduct of this research study, any new information 
develops which may cause you to change your mind about continuing to participate.
  
Will my insurance provider or I be charged for the costs of any procedures performed as part 
of this research study?


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 10 of 15
Neither you, nor your insurance provider, will be charged for the costs of any of the procedures 
performed for the purpose of this research study (i.e., the Screening Procedures, Monitoring, and 
End of Study visits described above).  Neither the study nor the sponsor of the study will provide 
the Eloctate or Emicizumab as you will be using your own supply of drug. Should your clinical 
physician recommend central line placement, the costs will not be covered by this research study.
Will I be paid if I take part in this research study?
<INSERT LOCAL COMPENSATION>
Who will pay if I am injured as a result of taking part in this study?
<INSERT LOCAL COMPENSATION FOR INJURY LANGUAGE>
Who will know about my participation in this research study?
Any information about your obtained from this research will be kept as confidential (private) as 
possible.  All records related to your involvement in this research study will be stored in a locked 
file cabinet. Your identity on these records will be indicated by a case number rather than by 
your name, and the information linking these case numbers with your identity will be kept 
separate from the research records. De-identified information will also be stored in a secure 
database. The web-based data base is located at the Data Coordinating Center, Graduate School 
of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. You will not be identified by name in any publication 
of the research results unless you sign a separate consent form giving your permission (release).
In addition to the investigators listed and their research staff, the following individuals may have 
access to your information related to your participation in this research study:

Authorized representatives of the study sponsor, federal regulatory agencies, Data Safety 
and Monitoring Board (DSMB) and the University of Pittsburgh Office of Research 
Protections may review your identifiable research information for purposes of monitoring 
the conduct of this research study.

Information collected from this study may be shared with federal repositories and/or 
other investigators; however, this information will be shared in a de-identified manner 
(i.e., without identifiers).

De-identified blood samples in this study will be sent to the Hemostasis Laboratory, 
Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle WA, and to the Uniformed Services University of the 
Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD. 

If the investigators learn that you or someone with whom you are involved is in serious 
danger or potential harm, they will need to inform, as required by <INSERT LOCAL 
STATE> law, the appropriate agencies.

<INSERT ANY LOCAL ENTITIES>
<INSERT LOCAL DATA RETENTION PERIOD LANGUAGE>
HIPAA Authorization for Disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI)
<INSERT LOCAL HIPAA AUTHORIZATION LANGUAGE OR USE THE FOLLOWING>
As part of this research study, we are requesting your authorization or permission to review your  
medical records to determine eligibility criteria for this study and any adverse events associated 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 11 of 15
with testing. This information will be used for the purpose of determining the effectiveness and 
safety of the study drug(s) in individuals with hemophilia A.  This authorization is valid for an 
indefinite period of time.  We will obtain the following information: your diagnosis, age, past 
medical history, diagnostic procedures, and results of any blood tests, including results of genetic 
tests that were already done as part of your standard medical care.
As part of this research study, some information that we obtain from you will be placed into your 
medical records held at <INSERT LOCAL SITE>, including the results of tests related to 
effectiveness, safety, and information related to any adverse events your child may suffer during 
these tests.
This identifiable medical record information will be made available to members of the research 
team for an indefinite period of time.
Your medical information, as well as information obtained during this research study, may be 
shared with other groups, possibly including authorized officials from the study sponsor, federal 
regulatory agencies, and the University of Pittsburgh Office of Research Protections, for the 
purpose of monitoring the study.  Authorized representatives of <INSERT LOCAL SITE> or 
affiliated health care providers may also have access to this information to provide services and 
addressing billing and operational issues.
We will protect your privacy and the confidentiality of your records, as described in this 
document, but cannot guarantee the confidentiality of your research records, including 
information obtained from your medical records, once your personal information is disclosed to 
others outside <INSERT LOCAL SITE> or the University.
You can always withdraw your authorization to allow the research team to review your medical 
records by contacting the investigator listed on the first page and making the request in writing.  
If you do so, you will no longer be permitted to participate in this study.  Any information 
obtained from you up that point will continue to be used by the research team.
Is my participation in this research study voluntary?
Your participation in this research study, to include the use and disclosure of your identifiable 
information for the purposes described above, is completely voluntary.  Whether or not you 
provide your consent for your participation in this research study will have no effect on your 
current or future relationship with the <INSERT LOCAL SITE>.  Whether or not you provide 
your consent for your participation in this research study will have no effect on your current or 
future medical care at <INSERT LOCAL SITE> or affiliated health care provider or your current 
or future relationship with a health care insurance provider.
Your doctor is involved as an investigator in this research study.  As both your doctor and a 
research investigator, s/he is interested both in your medical care and the conduct of this research 
study. Before you agree to participate in this research study, or at any time during your study 
participation, you may discuss your care with another doctor who is not associated with this 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 12 of 15
research study. You are not under any obligation to participate in any research study offered by 
your doctor.
May I later withdraw my permission for me to participate in this research study?
You may withdraw, at any time, your consent for participation in this research study, to include 
the use and disclosure of your identifiable information for the purposes described above.  Any 
identifiable research or medical information recorded for, or resulting from, your participation in 
this research study prior to the date that you formally withdrew your consent may continue to be 
used and disclosed by the investigators for the purposes described above.
To formally withdraw your consent for participation in this research study you should provide a 
written and dated notice of this decision to the principal investigator of this research study at the 
address listed on the first page of this form.
Your decision to withdraw your consent for participation in this research study will have no 
effect on your current or future relationship with the <INSERT LOCAL SITE>.  Your decision 
to withdraw your consent for participation in this research study will have no effect on your 
current or future medical care at <INSERT LOCAL SITE> or affiliated health care provider or 
your current or future relationship with a health care insurance provider.
If you withdraw, or the study doctor decides to discontinue, your study drug treatment, you may 
be asked to return for a follow-up visit.  If you leave this study, you will not lose any benefits to 
which you may be entitled.  
If I agree to take part in this research study, can I be removed from the study without my 
consent?
You may be withdrawn from this study by the study doctor or they may take you out of the study 
if there is a reason. Some of the reasons the doctor may take you out of the study include: your 
condition worsens; the study is stopped; you cannot meet all the requirements of the study; new 
information suggests taking part in the study may not be in your best interests; you decide to take 
back your permission for us to collect, use or share your health information. If you are unwilling 
to discontinue Emicizumab prior to randomization, you will no longer be eligible to participate in 
this study. You may also choose for you to leave the study at any time. Your participation in this 
study may be stopped by the study doctor at any time.  
A description of this clinical trial will be available on http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, as required 
by U.S. law. This Web site will not include information that can identify you. At most the Web 
site will include a summary of the results. You can search this Web site at any time.
****************************************************************************** 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 13 of 15
VOLUNTARY CONSENT 
 The above information has been explained to me and all of my current questions have been 
answered. I understand that I am encouraged to ask questions, voice concerns or complaints 
about any aspect of this research study during the course of this study, and that such future 
questions, concerns or complaints will be answered by a qualified individual or by the 
investigator(s) listed on the first page of this consent document at the telephone number(s) given. 
I understand that I may always request that my questions, concerns or complaints be addressed 
by a listed investigator. I understand that I may contact the Human Subjects Protection Advocate 
of the IRB Office, University of Pittsburgh (1-866-212-2668) to discuss problems, concerns, and 
questions; obtain information; offer input; or discuss situations in the event that the research 
team is unavailable. 
By signing this form, I consent to participate in this research study and provide my authorization 
to share my medical records with the research team. A copy of this consent form will be given to 
me.  
________________________________ 
 
Printed Name of Participant
________________________________ 
__________________________  
Participant’s Signature 
Date and Time
CERTIFICATION of INFORMED CONSENT 
I certify that I have explained the nature and purpose of this research study to the above-named 
individual(s), and I have discussed the potential benefits and possible risks of study participation. 
Any questions the individual(s) have about this study have been answered, and we will always be 
available to address future questions as they arise.  I further certify that no component of this 
protocol was begun until after consent was signed. 
___________________________________ 
_____________________________ 
Printed Name of Person Obtaining Consent 
Role in Research Study 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 14 of 15
_________________________________ 
_____________________________ 
Signature of Person Obtaining Consent 
Date and Time
 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 15 of 15
Table 1:  Schedule of Events
*Genotype, HLA are on buffy coat; **FVIII chromogenic is on aliquot of anti-FVIII; **ELISPOT is after 5 exposure days, in lieu of wk 
12 or 24, if closer.
Table 1
Schedule of Events
Study Week                        
Week 
0
Week 
4
Week
8
Week 
12
Week 
16
Week 
20
Week 
24
Week 
28
Week 
32
Week 
36
Week 
40
Week 
44
Week 
48
Study Visit
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Screening, consent
X
Initiate study arms
X
Initiate study diary
X
Clinical monitoring
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
End-of-study visit
X
Laboratory tests
Anti-FVIII NBU chromogenic
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hemophilia genotype*
X
HLA type*
X
FVIII chromogenic (trough)*
X
X
X
X
X
X
T cell (ELISPOT,Ig, RNA)**
X
X
X**
X**
X
X
Microbiome
X
Sample for storage
X
X
X
X
X
X


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
<INSERT LOCAL LETTERHEAD>
 
CONSENT FOR A CHILD TO ACT AS SUBJECT IN A RESEARCH STUDY
(Subjects < 18 years old)
Protocol Title: The Phase III Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Inhibitor Eradication Trial 
comparing Eloctate Immune Tolerance Induction (ITI) plus Emicizumab vs. Eloctate ITI alone to 
Eradicate Inhibitor Formation in Severe Hemophilia A.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: 
<INSERT LOCAL PI>
CO-INVESTIGATORS:
<INSERT LOCAL CO-INVESTIGATORS>
SOURCE OF SUPPORT:  HRSA, Health Resources Services Administration
Consent Version: 
v3.1  14 Oct 2021
   
Key Information:  Your child is being asked to take part in a research study. Your child’s 
participation is voluntary. The study team members will explain the study to you/ your child and 
answer any questions you/ your child may have. You/your child should take time to make your 
decision. 

Purpose of Research: The purpose of this research is to prevent and eradicate (destroy) 
inhibitor formation in severe hemophilia A patients through two linked studies.

Randomization: There is an equal chance of being randomized to one of two treatments 
like the flip of a coin. The two treatments are Eloctate ITI (immune tolerance induction) 
with Emicizumab vs. Eloctate ITI alone.

Specimen Collection: Blood draws will be collected at 6 time points: baseline, 4, 12, 24, 
36, and 48 weeks; samples will be frozen and stored indefinitely. A stool sample will be 
collected at baseline.

Collection of Medical Record Information and Subject Diary: Data collected will 
include hemophilia diagnosis, bleeding history, and medication used for bleeds. The 
subject diary will record the date and time of bleeds, and the medication used for bleeds 
and other medications, including date, time, and amount.

Risks of Study: The likely risks associated with this study include lightheadedness, 
bruising or bleeding from a blood draw, risk of minor pain, bleeding, or bruising 
following drug administration, allergic reaction to a study drug(s), risk of inhibitor 
formation, risk of blood clots, and the risk of breach of confidentiality of your/your 
child’s health information.

Benefit of Study: You may benefit from participation in this study, as the use of the 
study drugs may lead to fewer bleeding events; however, there is no guarantee.

Alternate Procedures: If you/your child decide not to participate, other choices include 
getting care and treatment without being in a study.


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 2 of 17
Why is this research being done?  
Your child is being asked to participate in this research study to eradicate inhibitors (antibodies 
to infused factor VIII) in severe hemophilia A. Hemophilia A is an inherited (genetic) disease in 
which a protein (factor VIII, FVIII) is missing or does not work properly, which results in 
bleeding with trauma or without trauma (spontaneous). Current treatment for hemophilia A is by 
infusing the missing clotting FVIII into a vein. To prevent spontaneous bleeding in patients with 
severe hemophilia A, regularly scheduled doses of FVIII called “prophylaxis” is recommended. 
However, in up to 30% of patients who receive factor VIII, an “inhibitor” can form. Inhibitors 
are proteins or antibodies made by the immune system to fight against foreign (not made in the 
body) proteins, but in this case the “inhibitor” is against infused factor VIII. These inhibitor 
antibodies prevent clotting factor VIII from working properly, so standard FVIII treatment is less 
effective. For this reason, bypass therapy (that is VIIa or activated IX (aPCC) is required, but 
bleeds are poorly controlled with these agents. As a result, patients with inhibitors have more 
hospitalizations and complications than those without inhibitors. At this time, it is not known 
how to prevent or eradicate inhibitors. Thus, a major goal of hemophilia treatment is to prevent 
and eradicate inhibitors. 
Two FDA-approved drugs will be studied in the proposed trial. These include 1) Eloctate 
(rFVIIIFc) or recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein, and 2) Emicizumab (Hemlibra), the 
bispecific monoclonal antibody that is a FVIII mimic. Eloctate increases the half-life (duration) 
of FVIII in the circulation, and, in small studies, may reduce the rate of inhibitor formation and 
shorten ITI (immune tolerance inhibition, i.e. inhibitor eradication) in inhibitor patients, even 
those refractory to ITI. Eloctate is safe and effective in preventing bleeds in adults, adolescents, 
and children. Emicizumab is a bispecific monoclonal antibody and FVIII mimic that substitutes 
for the missing or inhibited FVIII in the coagulation pathway, and in clinical trials has been safe 
and effective in preventing bleeds in adults, adolescents, and children with severe hemophilia A 
with and without inhibitors.
This Inhibitor Eradication Trial is a 48-week phase III trial. Children and adults with severe 
hemophilia A and inhibitors will be enrolled.  We will compare Eloctate ITI with or without 
Emicizumab in the eradication of inhibitors in children and adults with inhibitors, who may be 
either refractory or never tolerized, or whose inhibitors arise during the linked Prevention Trial. 
This Eradication Trial is expected to last a total of up to 7 years, or up to 48-weeks per subject. 
Procedures and visits are outlined below. The <INSERT LOCAL SITE> is one of up to 41+ sites 
in the U.S. where this study will be conducted.
Who is being asked to take part in this research study?
Children or adults with severe hemophilia A and an inhibitor, anti-FVIII > 5.0 B.U., who either 
are refractory to or were never tolerized (ITI) or who developed an inhibitor during the 
Prevention Trial and who are cared for at the <INSERT LOCAL SITE> will be recruited for this 
study. The total enrollment for this study will be up to 90 subjects including 2-4 subjects from 
this site.


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 3 of 17
What procedures will be performed for research purposes?
This is a 48-week outpatient study with approximately 13 study visits which include screening, 
follow-up, and end of study visits. The study involves two drugs; one is given IV (intravenously 
– injection directly into the vein) and one given SQ (subcutaneously – injection under the skin). 
If you agree for your child to participate in this study, your child will be screened for eligibility. 
Should your child be eligible, your child would be randomized into one of two treatment types. 
Blood draws will be performed at 6 time points: baseline, 4, 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks. Follow-up 
visits will be conducted throughout the duration of the study between screening and the end of 
study visit.
SCREENING VISIT
Study Visit 1: Screening 
If you agree for your child to participate in this study and have signed the informed consent, the 
study staff will complete the following tests and procedures during the screening period to 
determine if your child can participate in the study.  The screening procedures (listed below) will 
be completed within 24 hours of enrollment. 

Study staff will collect age, date of birth, race, and hemophilia genotype.

Study staff will ask about your child’s medical history, height, weight, past factor 
treatment, dose and frequency, circumcision and bleeding.

Hemophilia history and previous exposure to FVIII.

Medication history including medications within 4 weeks of starting study drug(s).

Brief physical exam including vital signs, height (cm) and weight (kg).

Blood draw: Your child will have ¾ tsp sample for FVIII, inhibitor, immunity, genotype, 
trough FVIII, and a sample will be stored for future studies in hemophilia. 

A stool sample will be collected at baseline (may be collected at home and mailed back 
into the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania {Coordinating Center}) to assess 
genes and bacteria in the gut (microbiome). 
Enrollment
If your child is currently receiving Emicizumab, you will be asked to discontinue the drug prior 
to randomization. No washout period is required. If you are unwilling to discontinue Emicizumab 
prior to randomization, you will no longer be eligible to participate in the study.
After the doctor determines your child is eligible, your child will  begin the study drug(s). 
Screening may occur on the same day, or this may be on a second visit, if necessary, to collect 
your child’s information or records. Your child will receive the study drug to which he is 
assigned and take it preferably between 7 am and 9 am on the assigned schedule for 48 weeks.
If your child is eligible, your child will receive Eloctate ITI at 100 IU/kg every other day plus 
Emicizumab 1.5/ mg/kg (after a 4-week induction at 3 mg/kg/week); or Eloctate ITI alone every 
other day during the 48-week study. Which drug your child receive is determined by 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 4 of 17
randomization, like a roll of dice. Subjects will use their own supply of Eloctate and/or 
Emicizumab. The dose used in this study is similar to the dose used in standard care. 

Eloctate will be given by IV (intravenously into a vein) by venipuncture using an infusion 
needle (butterfly) or by central line, if required; Emicizumab will be given by SQ 
(subcutaneous, under the skin) injection. It is anticipated that most if not all of your 
child’s study drug(s) will be administered by the nurse at the Hemophilia Center. If you 
have learned infusion or injection techniques, you may give the study drug(s) at home. If 
your child has bleeds, your child’s physician will discuss if dose frequency should be 
increased or if a central line is needed, which is anticipated in less than 1% of participant, 
but this will not change where the study drug(s) is/are given. 

All doses of study drug(s) will be given either by venipuncture, using a butterfly or 
central line, if required, or by subcutaneous injection. The study drug(s) will be given 
over about 5-10 minutes.

Your child will record all doses of study drug(s) that you take, including day, date, time, 
dose in a patient diary which will be given to your child by the study nurse. Your child 
will bring this back at all study visits to review with the study nurse.
The nurse will discuss the study visits with you/your child. The entire visit will last about 1 hour. 
In the event of a new bleed, bypass therapy (rFVIIa) may be given at the discretion of the 
hemophilia physician caring for your child, similar to what is done in standard care. Activated 
factor IX (aPCCs) will not be allowed in this trial, as it may cause complications when used with 
Emicizumab. (Note, at most hemophilia centers, the treating physician will be the study 
physician.) The trough factor VIII levels obtained during study will be for information only and 
not the basis for dose change. Only Eloctate and/or Emicizumab may be used during the study, 
and only rFVIIa may be used for breakthrough bleeds, as directed by your child’s physician. It is 
expected that the response of bleeds to rFVIIa will be the same as when this drug is used in 
clinical practice. 
If a bleeding episode occurs during study, your child’s physician will decide with you/your child 
the best dose and frequency to treat that bleed.  During the study, your child should only use the 
study drug(s) to which your child is assigned unless the inhibitor resolves (see below). Your 
child will be asked to record all your child’s bleeds and all study drug(s) use in a Subject Diary. 
You will be responsible for assuring your child has study drug(s) to allow for the prescribed 
dosing frequency, per the treating hemophilia physician at all times. Bleeding which occurs 
during the study will be managed as described above: if an inhibitor is present, rFVIIa will be 
given for bleeds, but if the inhibitor has resolved, Eloctate will be given for bleeds, as 
determined by your child’s physician. The study nurse will work closely with you/your child and 
review this information during this visit and throughout the study. 
If the inhibitor resolves, it will be confirmed by a repeat blood test within 4 weeks. If the two 
tests confirm the inhibitor is no longer detected, then your child’s physician will decide with 
you/your child the best treatment. Additional testing for factor peak and half-life, just as 
routinely done in ITI, may also be drawn to determine when it is safe to switch medications. 
Even if your child stops the study drug(s), your child will remain on study for collection of 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 5 of 17
information and follow up until the end of the study (48 weeks). If your child has no bleeding, 
then there will be no change in treatment until the second blood test confirms absence of the 
inhibitor: at that time your child’s doctor will decide with you/your child the best treatment 
approach. If your child has bleeding not responding to study drug, even before the inhibitor, your 
child may stop study drug and receive treatment at the discretion of your child’s physician but 
will continue to be followed on study until week 48. At no time will activated FIX (aPCCs) be 
allowed on this trial because of potential thrombosis (see above). The entire study schedule and 
procedures are outlined and in the Appendix of this consent form.
FOLLOW-UP VISITS:
At follow-up visits, you will review your child’s supply of study drug(s) with the hemophilia 
center nurse who will assist you in ordering additional doses to assure your child has enough for 
the study (or more, if prescribed by your child’s physician) until the next visit. Your child will 
need to record all your child’s bleeds and medication on the Subject Diary. For subjects who 
already have a supply of Eloctate and/or Emicizumab, the first dose may be given on the day of 
screening. For all other subjects, the first dose may be given as soon as the prescription is filled.  
Follow up visits will be monthly at <INSERT LOCAL SITE> at 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 
40, 44, and 48 weeks.
Study Visit 2: Week 4, Follow-up Visit

Your child’s diary will be reviewed for frequency, type and site of bleeds, and for date, 
time, and dose of study drug(s).

Study drug use will be reviewed and more ordered as needed.

All medications will be recorded and reviewed.

Assessment for adverse events (complications) will be completed.

Vital signs and weight (kg) will be obtained.

A ¾ tsp blood sample will be drawn for FVIII, inhibitor, immune studies, and a sample 
will be stored for future studies. All samples must be drawn prior to the study drug(s) 
dose.
Study Visits 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12: Monthly Follow-up Visits (Can be done remotely or in 
person)

Your child’s diary will be reviewed for frequency, type and site of bleeds, and for date, 
time, and dose of study drug(s).

Study drug use will be reviewed and more ordered as needed.

All medications will be recorded and reviewed.

Assessment for adverse events (complications) will be completed.
Study Visit 4, 7, 10:  Quarterly Follow-up Visit

Your child’s diary will be reviewed for frequency, type and site of bleeds, and for date, 
time, and dose of study drug(s).

Study drug use will be reviewed and more ordered as needed.

All medications will be recorded and reviewed.

Assessment for adverse events (complications) will be completed.


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 6 of 17

Vital signs and weight (kg) will be obtained.

A ¾ tsp blood sample will be drawn for FVIII, inhibitor, immune studies, and a sample 
will be stored for future studies. All samples must be drawn prior to the study drug(s) 
dose.
END-OF-STUDY VISIT:
Study Visit 13: Week 48, End-of-Study Visit

Your child’s diary will be reviewed for frequency, type and site of bleeds, and for date, 
time, and dose of study drug(s).

All medications will be recorded and reviewed.

Assessment for adverse events (complications) will be completed.

Vital signs and weight (kg) will be obtained.

A ¾ tsp blood sample will be drawn for FVIII, inhibitor, immune studies, and a sample 
will be stored for future studies. All samples must be drawn prior to the study drug(s) 
dose.
The total blood volume for all tests is 4½ tsp during the 48-week study. The blood samples will 
be de-identified and sent to the Hemostasis Laboratory, Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle WA, 
and to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD.
What are the possible risks, side effects, and discomforts of this research study?
As with any study drug(s), there may be side effects that are currently unknown, and it is 
possible these could be permanent, serious, or life threatening. This study involves FDA-
approved study drug(s) Eloctate and/or Emicizumab, each approved by the FDA for the 
prevention of bleeds for hemophilia. Each drug has been shown to be safe and effective in adults 
and children and are used as part of standard care. It is not known whether the study drug(s) will 
prevent or eradicate inhibitor formation in individuals with severe hemophilia A.
You should talk to the study doctor or your child’s regular doctor about these risks. Every effort 
will be made to reduce these risks. There are risks associated with receiving the study drug(s) 
and having blood drawn. You will be asked to report any safety problems or side effects 
associated with administration of study drug(s), whether given at <INSERT LOCAL SITE>, 
infusion center, emergency room, or at home. 
Discontinuing Emicizumab Prior to Randomization
There are no known risks associated with discontinuing Emicizumab.  It is possible that your 
child’s bleed frequency could increase if prophylaxis (eg. factor VIIa) is not given or 
infrequently given due to the more difficult intravenous route than Emicizumab. If a bleed 
occurs, factor VIIa will be given until it resolves and monitored by your treatment records and 
physician. 
Emicizumab
Common risks include injection site reactions, headache, and arthralgia (joint pain).


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 7 of 17
Eloctate
Common risks include chest pain, feeling cold, feeling hot, dizziness, dysgeusia (altered taste), 
headache, joint swelling, myalgia (muscle pain), abdominal pain – lower and upper, angiopathy 
(vascular pain after injection of study drug), hypertension, bradycardia (slowed heart rate), 
procedural hypotension, cough, and rash.
Inhibitor Development  
Inhibitor development occurs in 28-30% of individuals with severe hemophilia A (factor VIII 
deficiency). Among those who develop inhibitors 95% or more occur within 50 exposure days, 
usually in childhood after 10-20 exposure days, by the age of 2. Currently there is no known way 
to prevent inhibitor formation. Your child will be followed closely to monitor this risk, and 
samples to detect inhibitors will be taken at several time points in the study to monitor for this 
possibility. Should an inhibitor occur, treatment with factor VIIa (rFVIIa) will be determined at 
the discretion of your child’s physician. 
Allergic or Anaphylactic Reaction 
Allergic type reactions including anaphylaxis have only rarely, <0.001%, or less than 1 per 
100,000 people, been reported for factor VIII and other hemostatic drugs. Symptoms could 
include hives, rash, swelling, chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing, faintness, low blood 
pressure, rapid heartbeat, and anaphylaxis (a life-threatening condition). If this occurs, the 
infusion should be stopped, and you should contact us immediately. If your child’s symptoms are 
severe, call 911. Your child should receive immediate treatment. Should these symptoms occur, 
Benadryl, a medication which reduces inflammation, or an epi-pen, which improves vessel tone 
and lung function, may be given, with close monitoring of symptoms. Benadryl may cause 
drowsiness, dizziness or low blood pressure; an epi-pen may cause rapid heart rate, sweating, 
nausea, or anxiety. Your child will be monitored for these symptoms after receiving this drug. 
No one with a history of allergy to FVIII will be enrolled in these trials.
Thromboembolism/Thrombogenicity
Historically factor VIII products and other hemostatic agents are rarely, if ever, associated with 
the development of thromboembolic complications (blood clots). None have been detected in 
any of the studies of Emicizumab, or Eloctate, in adults or children, except when it is taken with 
activated factor IX (aPCCs) rarely, < 0.01% or less than 1 per 100 people. For that reason, 
aPCCs will not be allowed on this trial.  There is the unlikely possibility, < 0.001%, or less than 
1 per 100,000 people, that these drugs (in the absence of aPCCs) could cause a clot, swelling, or 
inflammation in a vein. This risk will be very carefully monitored clinically. Should these 
symptoms occur in your child, you should contact us immediately, or if the symptoms are severe, 
measures considered standard of care, including stopping the study treatment and/or removing 
the line in which it was given, if that is the source of the clot, should be done as soon as possible. 
Bleeding Events
Because your child has hemophilia, there is an additional risk of bleeding at the infusion site. 
Contact us if this occurs and seek medical attention. In the event that bleeding at the infusion site 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 8 of 17
cannot be stopped with pressure, it may be necessary to use a stitch or an adhesive material to 
stop the bleeding. The devices used to administer the stitch or adhesive may cause the following 
negative side effects: bleeding, a build-up of blood known as a hematoma, infection, allergic 
reaction, nerve injury, and swelling.
Venipuncture 
There may be discomfort with drawing your child’s blood, which is common, occurring in up to 
25%, or 25 in 100 people: this may include pain, lightheadedness, fainting, bruising, or bleeding 
or infection in the tissue around the vein.  This may be alleviated or reduced by applying 
pressure to the blood draw site for 5 minutes and having your child lie on his back. The risk of 
repeated blood draws is anemia, or a low blood count, but this will be carefully monitored. 
Injections may rarely, in less than 1%, or less than 1 in 100 people, cause pain, soreness, redness, 
warmth, itching, numbness, tenderness, swelling, skin changes (discoloration, breakdown, or 
thickening), or swelling or lymph nodes near the injection site. 
IV Placement
There may be discomfort during IV placement. Insertion of an IV line is typically a minimal risk 
procedure. However, taking blood or putting and intravenous catheter in people with hemophilia 
may increase chance of pain, bleeding or bruising at the spot where the needle enters your body, 
lightheadedness or fainting, swelling and redness at needle site, infection, or inflammation of 
vein. Emla cream (a skin-numbing medicine) may be used to minimize this discomfort.
Subcutaneous Injection
Subjects could develop a reaction at the site of the injection, which could include pain, 
tenderness, redness, swelling, itching, sores, skin color changes, or other reactions around the 
injection site.
Central Line Placement
In young children, difficulty obtaining venous access due to small veins may require the 
placement of a central line. The insertion of a central line may reduce the discomfort of needle 
sticks and will be suggested at the discretion of the treating physician. Placement of central lines 
may cause bleeding, and thus additional factor treatment may be necessary. There is also the risk 
of anesthesia required for the line placement procedure. In addition, central lines may be 
complicated by infections that require hospitalization, antibiotics, and/or removal and 
replacement of the line. The insertion of a central line is part of clinical care and not required for 
this study.  Placement of a central line could lead to an infection or pneumothorax (collapsed 
lung). 
Stool Collection
There are no known risks of stool sample collection
Collection of Medical Information and Subject Diary                                                                                             
Study participation and related data will be protected to maintain confidentiality.  There is a 
possibility that your child’s personal information could become generally known. In order to 
reduce risks of disclosure or breach of confidentiality, the research related documents, blood 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 9 of 17
samples and clinical information stored in your child’s research files will be assigned an 
alphanumeric (letters and numbers) identifier (that do not contain personal identifiers). A linkage 
key for linking this number and your or your child’s name will be kept at <INSERT LOCAL 
SITE> under lock and key by the research staff.  Any publication arising from this study will not 
contain names or other identification unless you give permission in another signed consent.
Future Genetic Testing of Stored Samples
There is the possibility that if the results of the research studies involving your child’s genetic 
material were to become generally known, this information could affect your or your child’s 
ability to be insured, employed, or influence plans for children or have a negative impact on 
family relationships, and/or result in paternity suits or stigmatization. 
In addition, there is a Federal law, called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 
(GINA), that generally makes it illegal for health insurance companies and group health plans to 
use genetic information in making decisions regarding your eligibility or premiums. GINA also 
makes it illegal for employers with 15 or more employees to use your genetic information when 
making decisions regarding hiring, promoting, firing, or setting the terms of employment. This 
new Federal law does not protect you against genetic discrimination by companies that sell life, 
disability, or long-term care insurance.
Your research data/samples may be shared with investigators conducting other research; this 
information will be shared without identifiable information.  These research data/samples may 
contribute to a new discovery or treatment.  In some instances, these discoveries or treatments 
may be of commercial value and may be sold, patented, or licensed by the investigators and the 
University of Pittsburgh for use in other research or the development of new products.  You will 
not retain any property rights, nor will you share in any money that the investigators, the 
University of Pittsburgh, or their agents may realize.
The data, samples, and genetic data generated from samples may be shared with other 
researchers and with federal repositories, in a de-identified manner without additional informed 
consent.
What are possible benefits from taking part in this study?
Currently there are no agents to eradicate inhibitors. Your child could benefit if the study finds 
that any of the study drug(s) will eradicate inhibitors in severe hemophilia A subjects. This could 
improve quality of life and decrease or prevent costs associated with inhibitor development or 
eradication. However, it is important to note that your child may not receive direct benefit from 
taking part in this research study and the only benefit may be that information obtained from 
your child’s participation may help others in the future.
Will my child receive any results from taking part in this study?
The results of inhibitor testing will be provided to you during the study.
What treatments or procedures are available if my child should not take part in this research 
study?


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 10 of 17
There are no known cures for those with hemophilia and inhibitors. Other alternative factor 
treatments (recombinant factor VIII, rFVIII for hemophilia, or rFVIIa for inhibitors) are 
available to your child to treat or prevent bleeds. 
If my child agrees to take part in this research study, will my child be told of any new risks that 
may be found during the course of the study?
You will be promptly notified if, during the conduct of this research study, any new information 
develops which may cause you to change your mind about continuing to participate.
Will my insurance provider or I be charged for the costs of any procedures performed as part 
of this research study?
Neither you, nor your insurance provider, will be charged for the costs of any of the procedures 
performed for the purpose of this research study (i.e., the Screening Procedures, Monitoring, and 
End of Study visits described above).  Neither the study nor the sponsor of the study will provide 
the Eloctate or Emicizumab as you will be using your own supply of drug. Should your child’s 
physician recommend central line placement, the costs will not be covered by this research study.
Will I be paid if I or my child takes part in this research study?
<INSERT LOCAL COMPENSATION>
Who will pay if my child is injured as a result of taking part in this study?
<INSERT LOCAL COMPENSATION FOR INJURY LANGUAGE>
Who will know about my child’s participation in this research study?
Any information about your child obtained from this research will be kept as confidential 
(private) as possible.  All records related to your or your child’s involvement in this research 
study will be stored in a locked file cabinet. Your child’s identity on these records will be 
indicated by a case number rather than by your child’s name, and the information linking these 
case numbers with your child’s identity will be kept separate from the research records. De-
identified information will also be stored in a secure database. The web-based data base is 
located at the Data Coordinating Center, Graduate School of Public Health, University of 
Pittsburgh. Your child will not be identified by name in any publication of the research results 
unless you sign a separate consent form giving your permission (release).
In addition to the investigators listed and their research staff, the following individuals may have 
access to your information related to your participation in this research study:

Authorized representatives of the study sponsor, federal regulatory agencies, Data Safety 
and Monitoring Board (DSMB) and the University of Pittsburgh Office of Research 
Protections may review your identifiable research information for purposes of monitoring 
the conduct of this research study. 

Information collected from this study may be shared with federal repositories and/or 
other investigators; however, this information will be shared in a de-identified manner 
(i.e., without identifiers).


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 11 of 17

De-identified blood samples in this study will be sent to the Hemostasis Laboratory, 
Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle WA, and to the Uniformed Services University of the 
Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD. 

If the investigators learn that your child or someone with whom your child is involved is 
in serious danger or potential harm, they will need to inform, as required by <INSERT 
LOCAL STATE> law, the appropriate agencies.

<INSERT ANY LOCAL ENTITIES>
<INSERT LOCAL DATA RETENTION PERIOD LANGUAGE>
HIPAA Authorization for Disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI)
<INSERT LOCAL HIPAA AUTHORIZATION LANGUAGE OR USE THE FOLLOWING>
As part of this research study, we are requesting your authorization or permission to review your 
child’s medical records to determine eligibility criteria for this study and any adverse events 
associated with testing. This information will be used for the purpose of determining the 
effectiveness and safety of the study drug(s) in individuals with hemophilia A.  This 
authorization is valid for an indefinite period of time.  We will obtain the following information: 
your child’s diagnosis, age, past medical history, diagnostic procedures, and results of any blood 
tests, including results of genetic tests that were already done as part of your standard medical 
care.
As part of this research study, some information that we obtain from you will be placed into your 
child’s medical records held at <INSERT LOCAL SITE>, including the results of tests related to 
effectiveness, safety, and information related to any adverse events your child may suffer during 
these tests.
This identifiable medical record information will be made available to members of the research 
team for an indefinite period of time.
Your child’s medical information, as well as information obtained during this research study, 
may be shared with other groups, possibly including authorized officials from the study sponsor, 
federal regulatory agencies, and the University of Pittsburgh Office of Research Protections, for 
the purpose of monitoring the study.  Authorized representatives of <INSERT LOCAL SITE> or 
affiliated health care providers may also have access to this information to provide services and 
addressing billing and operational issues.
We will protect your privacy and the confidentiality of your child’s records, as described in this 
document, but cannot guarantee the confidentiality of your child’s research records, including 
information obtained from your child’s medical records, once your personal information is 
disclosed to others outside <INSERT LOCAL SITE> or the University.
You can always withdraw your child’s authorization to allow the research team to review your 
medical records by contacting the investigator listed on the first page and making the request in 
writing.  If you do so, your child will no longer be permitted to participate in this study.  Any 
information obtained from your child up that point will continue to be used by the research team.


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 12 of 17
Is my or my child’s participation in this research study voluntary?
Your child’s participation in this research study, to include the use and disclosure of your child’s 
identifiable information for the purposes described above, is completely voluntary.  Whether or 
not you provide your consent for your child’s participation in this research study will have no 
effect on your child’s current or future relationship with the <INSERT LOCAL SITE>.  Whether 
or not you provide your consent for your child’s participation in this research study will have no 
effect on your child’s current or future medical care at <INSERT LOCAL SITE> or affiliated 
health care provider or your child’s current or future relationship with a health care insurance 
provider.
Your child’s doctor is involved as an investigator in this research study.  As both your doctor and 
a research investigator, s/he is interested both in your medical care and the conduct of this 
research study. Before your child agrees to participate in this research study, or at any time 
during your child’s study participation, you may discuss your child’s care with another doctor 
who is not associated with this research study. Your child is not under any obligation to 
participate in any research study offered by your child’s doctor.
May I later withdraw my permission for my child to participate in this research study?
You may withdraw, at any time, your child’s consent for participation in this research study, to 
include the use and disclosure of your identifiable information for the purposes described above.  
Any identifiable research or medical information recorded for, or resulting from, your child’s 
participation in this research study prior to the date that you formally withdrew your child’s 
consent may continue to be used and disclosed by the investigators for the purposes described 
above.
To formally withdraw your child’s consent for participation in this research study you should 
provide a written and dated notice of this decision to the principal investigator of this research 
study at the address listed on the first page of this form.
Your decision to withdraw your child’s consent for participation in this research study will have 
no effect on your current or future relationship with the <INSERT LOCAL SITE>.  Your 
decision to withdraw your child’s consent for participation in this research study will have no 
effect on your child’s current or future medical care at <INSERT LOCAL SITE> or affiliated 
health care provider or your or your child’s current or future relationship with a health care 
insurance provider.
If you withdraw, or the study doctor decides to discontinue, your child’s study drug treatment, 
your child may be asked to return for a follow-up visit.  If your child leaves this study, you will 
not lose any benefits to which you or he may be entitled.  
If my child agrees to take part in this research study, can he be removed from the study 
without our consent?
Your child may be withdrawn from this study by the study doctor or they may take your child 
out of the study if there is a reason. Some of the reasons the doctor may take your child out of the 
study include: your child’s condition worsens; the study is stopped; your child cannot meet all 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 13 of 17
the requirements of the study; new information suggests taking part in the study may not be in 
your child’s best interests; you decide to take back your permission for us to collect, use or share 
your child’s health information. If you are unwilling to discontinue Emicizumab prior to 
randomization, your child will no longer be eligible to participate in this study. You may also 
choose for your child to leave the study at any time. Your child’s participation in this study may 
be stopped by the study doctor at any time.  
A description of this clinical trial will be available on http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, as required 
by U.S. law. This Web site will not include information that can identify you. At most the Web 
site will include a summary of the results. You can search this Web site at any time.
******************************************************************************
PARENTAL PERMISSION
The above information has been explained to me and all of my current questions have been 
answered. I understand that I am encouraged to ask questions, voice concerns or complaints 
about any aspect of this research study during the course of this study, and that such future 
questions, concerns or complaints will be answered by a qualified individual or by the 
investigator(s) listed on the first page of this consent document at the telephone number(s) given. 
I understand that I may always request that my questions, concerns or complaints be addressed 
by a listed investigator. I understand that I may contact the Human Subjects Protection Advocate 
of the IRB Office, University of Pittsburgh (1-866-212-2668) to discuss problems, concerns, and 
questions; obtain information; offer input; or discuss situations in the event that the research 
team is unavailable. 
I understand that, as a minor (age less than 18 years), the below-named child is not permitted to 
participate in this research study without my consent. Therefore, by signing this form, I give my 
consent for his/her participation in this research study and provide my authorization to share 
his/her medical records with the research team. A copy of this consent form will be given to me.
__________________________________________ 
Printed Name of Child-Subject 
_________________________________________ ____________________________
Parent’s or Guardian’s Name (Print) 
Relationship to Participant (Child)
_________________________________________ __________________
Parent’s or Guardian’s Signature 
Date and Time
  
 
For children who are developmentally able to provide assent:
This research has been explained to me, and I agree to participate.
__________________________________ 


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 14 of 17
Printed Name of Child-Subject
___________________________________
__________________
Signature of Child-Subject 
Date and Time
 
 
VERIFICATION OF EXPLANATION
I certify that I have carefully explained the purpose and nature of this research study to the 
above-named child in age appropriate language. He/she has had an opportunity to discuss it with 
me in detail. I have answered all his/her questions and he/she has provided affirmative agreement 
(i.e., assent) to participate in this study.
__________________________________ 
__________________
Investigator’s Printed Name 
Date and Time
___________________________________
Investigator’s Signature 
CERTIFICATION of INFORMED CONSENT: 
I certify that I have explained the nature and purpose of this research study to the above-named 
individual(s), and I have discussed the potential benefits and possible risks of study participation. 
Any questions the individual(s) have about this study have been answered, and we will always be 
available to address future questions as they arise.
___________________________________ 
________________________ 
Printed Name of Person Obtaining Consent 
Role in Research Study 
_________________________________ 
__________________
Signature of Person Obtaining Consent 
Date and Time


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 15 of 17
CONSENT FOR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION 
I understand that I am currently participating in a research study. I further understand that 
consent for my participation in this research study was initially obtained from my parent because 
I was a minor at the time that this initial consent was requested. I have now turned 18 years old, 
and I am able to provide direct consent for continued participation in this research study. 
The above information has been explained to me and all of my current questions have been 
answered. I understand that I am encouraged to ask questions, voice concerns or complaints 
about any aspect of this research study during the course of this study, and that such future 
questions, concerns or complaints will be answered by a qualified individual or by the 
investigator(s) listed on the first page of this consent document at the telephone number(s) given. 
I understand that I may always request that my questions, concerns or complaints be addressed 
by a listed investigator. I understand that I may contact the Human Subjects Protection Advocate 
of the IRB Office, University of Pittsburgh (1-866-212-2668) to discuss problems, concerns, and 
questions; obtain information; offer input; or discuss situations in the event that the research 
team is unavailable. 
By signing below, I agree to continue my participation in this research study and provide my 
authorization to share my medical records with the research team. A copy of this consent form 
will be given to me. 
________________________________                           ___________________
Participant’s Signature                                                       Date and Time
CERTIFICATION of INFORMED CONSENT
I certify that I have explained the nature and purpose of this research study to the above-named 
individual(s), and I have discussed the potential benefits and possible risks of study participation. 
Any questions the individual(s) have about this study have been answered, and we will always be 
available to address future questions as they arise. I further certify that no research component of 
this protocol was begun until after this consent form was signed.
___________________________________              ________________________
Printed Name of Person Obtaining Consent              Role in Research Study


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 16 of 17
_________________________________                  ____________
Signature of Child-Subject                     
Date and Time


University of Pittsburgh MODCR20110361-015    Effective: 4/5/2022    Expires: 4/4/2023
Page 17 of 17
  
   
Table 1:  Schedule of Events
*Genotype, HLA are on buffy coat; **FVIII chromogenic is on aliquot of anti-FVIII; **ELISPOT is after 5 exposure days, in lieu of wk 
12 or 24, if closer.
Table 1
Schedule of Events
Study Week                        
Week 
0
Week 
4
Week
8
Week 
12
Week 
16
Week 
20
Week 
24
Week 
28
Week 
32
Week 
36
Week 
40
Week 
44
Week 
48
Study Visit
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Screening, consent
X
Initiate study arms
X
Initiate study diary
X
Clinical monitoring
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
End-of-study visit
X
Laboratory tests
Anti-FVIII NBU chromogenic
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hemophilia genotype*
X
HLA type*
X
FVIII chromogenic (trough)*
X
X
X
X
X
X
T cell (ELISPOT,Ig, RNA)**
X
X
X**
X**
X
X
Microbiome
X
Sample for storage
X
X
X
X
X
X