Could a single gene fix help stop bleeding in hemophilia a?
NCT ID NCT03818763
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a gene therapy for adults with severe hemophilia A who have or had Factor VIII inhibitors. Doctors take the patient's own blood stem cells, add a gene that makes Factor VIII, and return the modified cells. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and can help platelets produce the missing clotting protein on their own.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2020
- Expected to finish
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May 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Study population will include: adult males \>18 years of age with a diagnosis of severe hemophilia A and currently active or a history of FVIII inhibitors (≥0.6 BU). Females will be excluded because hemophilia A is an X-linked disorder that is extremely rare in females. 1. Confirmed diagnosis of severe hemophilia A by undetectable plasma factor VIII:C by a one-stage PTT-based assay and coatest chromogenic factor VIII assay. Subjects with currently active or a history of positive FVIII inhibitor titers (≥0.6 BU) irrespective of their titer or current inhibitor status will be included for enrollment. 2. Subject may be prescribed prophylactic therapy with factor VIII bypassing agents or factor VIII mimetics prior to referral for inclusion in the study. 3. Subjects who are treated on demand using factor VIII bypassing agents must have a history of four or more bleeding episodes requiring treatment in the six-month period prior to referral for inclusion in the study. 4. Adequate bone marrow reserve as demonstrated by ANC \>1.5/cu.mm; Hemoglobin \>9g/dL; Platelets \>100,000/microliter. 5. Adequate renal function, defined as creatinine clearance\>60 ml/min (Cockroft-Gault formula) 6. Adequate liver function, defined as defined as total bilirubin ≤1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) (excluding Gilbert's syndrome), both AST and ALT ≤3 times ULN at the time of screening, and no clinical signs or known laboratory/radiographic evidence consistent with cirrhosis. 7. Subject must sign an informed consent after explanation of the study and having questions answered. 8. Subject must be willing and able to document type of bleeding episodes and treatment in a paper or electronic diary during the study. 9. Subject must be willing to return for regular follow-up visits during the 15-year study. Exclusion Criteria: * A potential subject who meets any of the following exclusion criteria is ineligible to participate in the study. 1. Therapy with factor VIII with the intent of immune tolerance induction within 30 days prior to inclusion within the study. 2. Enrollment in another interventional clinical trial within 60 days prior to study inclusion. 3. Medical contraindication to PBSC cytokine mobilization, use of GCSF, PBSC apheresis procedure or conditioning regimen. 4. Medically significant organ dysfunction that would prevent compliance with conditioning or would severely limit the probability of survival based on clinical status. 5. Those with a known co-existing clinically significant thrombophilic disorder, or as determined by the presence of any of the below identified on screening laboratory assessments: * FV Leiden * Protein S deficiency * Protein C deficiency * Prothrombin mutation (G20210A) * D-dimer \>3 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) at Screening All known patients with the above and any patient with a personal or significant family history of thrombotic events (DVT, PE, arterial clots) as deemed by the principal investigator will be screened for the above disorders. 6. Active invasive malignancy (Non-melanoma skin cancers and carcinoma in situ are not excluded). 7. Known bone marrow disorders or abnormal bone marrow cytogenetics. 8. Fertile males who are unwilling to use contraceptive techniques during and for the twelve months following treatment. 9. Life expectancy severely limited by disease(s) other than hemophilia A. 10. Patients with HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C (with an AST/ALT \> 3 times the upper limit of normal). 11. Other active infectious disease that is a contraindicat ion for immunosuppressive therapy. 12. Patients who have elective surgery scheduled during the study period.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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