Efficacy and safety of marstacimab prophylaxis in hemophilia A/B with inhibitors: results from the phase 3 BASIS trial

D Davide Matino (Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada) S Suchitra S. Acharya (3Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY) C Carrie Turich Taylor (5Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA) P Pengling Sun (6Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA) D Delphine Agathon (7Pfizer Inc, Paris, France) S Sangeeta Raje (5Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA) T Travis Gould (8Pfizer Inc, New York, NY) A Andrew Palladino (5Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA) J Johnny Mahlangu (Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg) T Toshko Lissitchkov M Mariya Todorova A Anthony Chan M Manuel Carcao J Jing Sun R Renchi Yang (State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China) R Runhui Wu C Chenghao Jin X Xiaojing Zeng A Ana Boban E Ernest Bilic L Laurent Frenzel G Godfrey Chi Fung Chan C Chi Kong LI S Shashikant Apte N Nirmalkumar Choraria A Antonio Chistolini E Emanuela Marchesini F Flora Peyvandi T Teruhisa Fujii T Tadashi Matsushita (Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan) M Makoto Kaneda C Chuhl Joo Lyu (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea) Y Young Shil Park S Sungeun Kim L Laura Villarreal Martinez J Javier Morales Adrian Y Yasser Wali M Murtadha Al Khabori I Igor Kurtov H Hazzaa Alzahrani G Galila Zaher D Dragan Micic P Predrag Miljic G Gordana Kostic M Miodrag Vucic P Predrag Djurdjevic O Olga Benitez Hidalgo J Jose Gonzalez Porras V Víctor Jiménez-Yuste J Jose Manuel Calvo Villas M Maria Fernanda Lopez Fernandez C Canan Albayrak V Vahap Okan C Can Balkan F Fahri Sahin A Ali Antmen E Ekrem Unal N Nathan Visweshwar A Anjali Sharathkumar (3Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA) R Rebecca Kruse-Jarres

Abstract

Abstract Marstacimab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits tissue factor pathway inhibitor, is approved for prophylactic use in individuals with hemophilia A or B without inhibitors. We present efficacy and safety for individuals with inhibitors. The open-label, single-arm, phase 3 study evaluated once-weekly subcutaneous flat-dose marstacimab in males aged 12 to <75 years with severe hemophilia A or moderately severe to severe hemophilia B. Participants with inhibitors received bypassing agents (on-demand or routine prophylaxis) during a 6-month observational phase (OP) before entering a 12-month active treatment phase (ATP) with marstacimab. Primary end points were annualized bleeding rate (ABR) of treated bleeds and safety. Of 60 participants with inhibitors in the OP, 51 entered the ATP and received marstacimab. In the on-demand group (n = 48), mean estimated ABR declined from 19.78 (95% confidence interval [CI], 16.12-24.27) in the OP to 1.39 (95% CI, 0.85-2.29) during the ATP (ABR ratio, 0.07 [95% CI, 0.042-0.118]; 2-sided P< .0001). Results were consistent by hemophilia type (ABR ratio, 0.05 [hemophilia A, n = 40]; 0.13 [hemophilia B, n = 8]). Participants reported significant improvements in health-related quality of life. Adverse events were common but mostly mild; 1 treatment-related grade 3 skin rash led to discontinuation. Antidrug antibodies were detected in 19.6% of participants, with no apparent effect on efficacy or safety. In participants with inhibitors, marstacimab was associated with reduced bleeding rates and an acceptable safety profile, with no thromboembolic events. Marstacimab may be a viable treatment option for people with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT03938792. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03938792.

Article Details

Journal Blood
Volume / Issue Vol. 147, Issue 9
Published February 26, 2026
Pages 920-931
ISSN 0006-4971
Publisher Elsevier BV

Journal Info

Blood

Elsevier BV

ISSN: 0006-4971 Health Sciences

Authors (60)

D

Davide Matino

Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

S

Suchitra S. Acharya

3Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY

C

Carrie Turich Taylor

5Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA

P

Pengling Sun

6Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA

D

Delphine Agathon

7Pfizer Inc, Paris, France

S

Sangeeta Raje

5Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA

T

Travis Gould

8Pfizer Inc, New York, NY

A

Andrew Palladino

5Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA

J

Johnny Mahlangu

Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg

T

Toshko Lissitchkov

M

Mariya Todorova

A

Anthony Chan

M

Manuel Carcao

J

Jing Sun

R

Renchi Yang

State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China

R

Runhui Wu

C

Chenghao Jin

X

Xiaojing Zeng

A

Ana Boban

E

Ernest Bilic

L

Laurent Frenzel

G

Godfrey Chi Fung Chan

C

Chi Kong LI

S

Shashikant Apte

N

Nirmalkumar Choraria

A

Antonio Chistolini

E

Emanuela Marchesini

F

Flora Peyvandi

T

Teruhisa Fujii

T

Tadashi Matsushita

Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

M

Makoto Kaneda

C

Chuhl Joo Lyu

Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Y

Young Shil Park

S

Sungeun Kim

L

Laura Villarreal Martinez

J

Javier Morales Adrian

Y

Yasser Wali

M

Murtadha Al Khabori

I

Igor Kurtov

H

Hazzaa Alzahrani

G

Galila Zaher

D

Dragan Micic

P

Predrag Miljic

G

Gordana Kostic

M

Miodrag Vucic

P

Predrag Djurdjevic

O

Olga Benitez Hidalgo

J

Jose Gonzalez Porras

V

Víctor Jiménez-Yuste

J

Jose Manuel Calvo Villas

M

Maria Fernanda Lopez Fernandez

C

Canan Albayrak

V

Vahap Okan

C

Can Balkan

F

Fahri Sahin

A

Ali Antmen

E

Ekrem Unal

N

Nathan Visweshwar

A

Anjali Sharathkumar

3Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

R

Rebecca Kruse-Jarres