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HIGH EXPRESSION RECOMBINANT FACTOR VIII

Award Number: R41HL090112
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/15/2008
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/14/2009

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HIGH EXPRESSION RECOMBINANT FACTOR VIII - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The hemophilias (A and B) are rare bleeding disorders toward which much scientific and medical effort has been devoted. In 1840, blood transfusion was used for the first time to stop post-operative bleeding in a hemophilia patient and in 1968 the first commercial coagulation factor concentrate became available. The cloning of the fVIII gene in 1984 facilitated the development of recombinant fVIII protein products that became commercially available in 1992. This was viewed as a dramatic therapeutic improvement due to the perceived safety advantage recombinant products have over plasma-derived products, which proved responsible for the infection of thousands of patients with hemophilia with human immunodeficiency virus and/or hepatitis C virus during the 1980's. Since the development of recombinant fVIII, progress in the treatment of hemophilia A has slowed. The limitations of current treatment are 1) access to fVIII-replacement products, 2) the cost of fVIII- replacement products, 3) the development of humoral anti-fVIII immune responses that block treatment efficacy and 4) morbidity due to joint disease. State of the art treatment multiple infusions per week of fVIII product. However, many patients are treated only after the initiation of a bleeding episode and these patients typically develop joint arthropathy due to repeated bleeding into a target joint, e.g. knee. Unless the worldwide fVIII supply increases and prices drop significantly, hemophilia A will remain an important heath burden to human society. Therefore, the search for improved therapeutics is warranted. One strategy for improving hemophilia A care is to develop improved recombinant-protein products, e.g. manufactured more efficiently or have increased hemostatic efficacy. The mission of Expression Therapeutics is to develop products that will improve the treatment of individuals with hemophilia A. Our technology is based on the identification of sequence elements within fVIII that can be modified to increase its biosynthesis. The goal of the current study is to provide feasibility data supporting the concept that a high-expression fVIII-replacement product can be manufactured more efficiently than traditional human recombinant fVIII products. These data will support the development of a novel fVIII-replacement product that will improve the treatment of hemophilia A. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Hemophilia A is a bleeding disorder caused by the insufficiency of a blood clotting factor, designated factor VIII (fVIII). Current treatment for hemophilia relies on infusion of plasma-derived or recombinant fVIII products to restore circulating fVIII activity. Currently, treatment is offered to less than one-third of all patients with hemophilia A patients due to product cost. Unless the worldwide fVIII supply increases and prices drop significantly, hemophilia A will remain an important heath burden to human society and therefore the search for improved therapeutics is warranted. Public Health Relevance: This Public Health Relevance is not available.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $100,000 )
2008	2008	EXPRESSION THERAPEUTICS	1441 LOGAN CIRCLE	MARIETTA	GA	30062	COBB	USA	Blood Diseases and Resources Research	000	1	4/7/2008	NEW	$100,000
														Subtotal = $100,000

Grand Total All Awards = $100,000

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HIGH EXPRESSION RECOMBINANT FACTOR VIII

Award Number: R41HL090112

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/15/2008

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/14/2009

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