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Patients with primary immunodeficiency (PI) taking CUVITRU® may be able to experience more of these moments, with weekly or every-other-week infusions.1 

In the North American clinical study1:

0.012

0.012 acute serious bacterial infections*
(annual rate per patient/year)

99.8%

99.8% of infusions completed without interruptions

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The North American study was a prospective, open-label, noncontrolled, multicenter clinical trial to determine the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of CUVITRU in 77 adult and pediatric patients ≥2 years of age with PI. The primary outcome measure was the annualized rate of acute serious bacterial infections (ASBIs), which was evaluated in 74 patients for a median treatment duration of 380.5 days (range, 30–629 days). The annual rate of ASBIs was 0.012 per patient-year (upper limit of 99% CI: 0.024), which is significantly lower (P<0.0001) than the threshold of 1.0 per patient-year and provides substantial evidence of efficacy.1

IVIG=intravenous immune globulin; SCIG=subcutaneous immune globulin.

*Upper limit of 99% CI, 0.024; P<0.0001; 1 ASBI occurred.

Proven protection against infection1

In the North American clinical study:

0.012

ASBIs

The annual rate of acute serious bacterial infections (ASBIs) was 0.012 (upper limit of 99% CI, 0.024; P<0.0001*) per patient-year

  • 1 ASBI occurred

2.41

infections

The annual rate of infections of any kind was 2.41 (95% CI: 1.89-3.03) per patient year

*Significantly lower than the threshold of 1.0 per patient-year which provides substantial evidence of efficacy.1

Pneumonia was reported in a 78-year-old patient who had a specific antibody deficiency and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. 

CUVITRU was shown to significantly improve patient quality of life vs IVIG1 

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In terms of convenience (TSQM-9*) 

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In terms of treatment interference (LQI*) 

Treatment satisfaction was measured using the Life Quality Index questionnaire (LQI) and the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM-9). The LQI was assessed for the age group 2 years to 12 years (observer: parent) and the age group 13 years and older (observer: subject) in 3 domains: Treatment Interference, Therapy-Related Problems, and Therapy Settings. The TSQM-9 was assessed in subjects aged 2 to 12 years (observer: parent) and 13 years and older (observer: subject) in 3 domains: Effectiveness, Convenience, and Global Satisfaction. Differences between scores during the intravenous study part and subcutaneous 20% study part were calculated for selected domains of the instruments.1

LQI=Life Quality Index; TSQM=Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication. 

*TSQM-9, P<0.001; LQI, P=0.008. Both TSQM-9 and LQI were assessed in patients aged 2 to 12 (with a parent observer), and in patients aged ≥13 (with the patient as the observer).

Demonstrated tolerability

In the North American clinical study1:

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99.8% of infusions were completed without a reduction, interruption, or discontinuation due to tolerability

  • No patients discontinued due to local adverse reactions (ARs)
  • 0 serious ARs related to CUVITRU were reported
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The systemic AR rate was ~7 times lower than IVIG

(0.042 ARs per CUVITRU infusion vs 0.302 ARs per IVIG infusion)

Of the 278 nonserious ARs (excluding infections), 83% (n=231) were rated as mild, 16% (n=45) were rated as moderate, and 1% (n=2) were rated as severe (hemoptysis and abdominal pain).

The most common adverse reactions observed in clinical trials in ≥5% of patients were: local adverse reactions including mild or moderate pain, erythema, and pruritus, and systemic adverse reactions including headache, nausea, fatigue, diarrhea, and vomiting.

ARs can be defined as serious and non-serious, with the non-serious being mild, moderate, or severe. Mild: transient discomfort that resolves spontaneously or with minimal intervention. Moderate: cause limited impairment of function, may require therapeutic intervention, do not interfere significantly with the subject’s normal functioning level, and produce no sequelae. Severe: result in marked impairment of function that may lead to temporary inability to resume usual life pattern and/or produces sequelae which require (prolonged) therapeutic intervention.2

A SCIG with flexible dosing and administration1,2

Fastest infusion rates: 

<1 hour*

Highest SCIG infusion volumes: 

≤60 mL/h/site†‡

Fewest needlesticks: 

1-2§

*The median duration of once-weekly infusions was <1 hour (0.95 hours; range, 0.2-6.4 hours) in the North American study.

Infuse first 2 infusions at 10 to 20 mL/h/site.

60 mL/h/site is the highest volume compared to any other conventional SCIG option.

§84.9% of infusions (N=4314) were administered using only 1 or 2 infusion sites (18.5%=1 site; 66.4%=2 sites) in the North American clinical study.

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References

  1. CUVITRU. Prescribing information. Baxalta US Inc.; 2021.
  2. Data on File.