Betibeglogene autotemcel gene therapy for non–β<sup>0</sup>/β<sup>0</sup> genotype β-thalassemia
Issued Date
2022-02-03
Resource Type
ISSN
00284793
eISSN
15334406
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85124056002
Pubmed ID
34891223
Journal Title
New England Journal of Medicine
Volume
386
Issue
5
Start Page
415
End Page
427
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
New England Journal of Medicine Vol.386 No.5 (2022) , 415-427
Suggested Citation
Locatelli F. Betibeglogene autotemcel gene therapy for non–β<sup>0</sup>/β<sup>0</sup> genotype β-thalassemia. New England Journal of Medicine Vol.386 No.5 (2022) , 415-427. 427. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2113206 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/86120
Title
Betibeglogene autotemcel gene therapy for non–β<sup>0</sup>/β<sup>0</sup> genotype β-thalassemia
Author(s)
Author's Affiliation
Ramathibodi Hospital
Bluebird Bio, Inc.
UCSF Benioff Children‘s Hospital
Sapienza Università di Roma
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hopital La Timone
Hannover Medical School
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Institute of Experimental Hematology
Oncology
Bluebird Bio, Inc.
UCSF Benioff Children‘s Hospital
Sapienza Università di Roma
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hopital La Timone
Hannover Medical School
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Institute of Experimental Hematology
Oncology
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
BACKGROUND Betibeglogene autotemcel (beti-cel) gene therapy for transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia contains autologous CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells transduced with the BB305 lentiviral vector encoding the β-globin (βA-T87Q) gene. METHODS In this open-label, phase 3 study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of beti-cel in adult and pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia and a non–β0/β0 genotype. Patients underwent myeloablation with busulfan (with doses adjusted on the basis of pharmacokinetic analysis) and received beti-cel intravenously. The primary end point was transfusion independence (i.e., a weighted average hemoglobin level of ≥9 g per deciliter without red-cell transfusions for ≥12 months). RESULTS A total of 23 patients were enrolled and received treatment, with a median followup of 29.5 months (range, 13.0 to 48.2). Transfusion independence occurred in 20 of 22 patients who could be evaluated (91%), including 6 of 7 patients (86%) who were younger than 12 years of age. The average hemoglobin level during transfusion independence was 11.7 g per deciliter (range, 9.5 to 12.8). Twelve months after beti-cel infusion, the median level of gene therapy–derived adult hemoglobin (HbA) with a T87Q amino acid substitution (HbAT87Q) was 8.7 g per deciliter (range, 5.2 to 10.6) in patients who had transfusion independence. The safety profile of beti-cel was consistent with that of busulfan-based myeloablation. Four patients had at least one adverse event that was considered by the investigators to be related or possibly related to beti-cel; all events were nonserious except for thrombocytopenia (in 1 patient). No cases of cancer were observed. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with beti-cel resulted in a sustained HbAT87Q level and a total hemoglobin level that was high enough to enable transfusion independence in most patients with a non–β0/β0 genotype, including those younger than 12 years of age. (Funded by Bluebird Bio; HGB-207 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02906202.).