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Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox)Medica

Hemophilia A

Initial criteria

  • Patient is male
  • age ≥ 18 years
  • Patient has not received Roctavian in the past
  • Patient has severe hemophilia A as evidenced by a baseline uncorrected Factor VIII level < 1 IU/dL
  • Patient does not have detectable pre-existing antibodies to adeno-associated virus 5 (AAV5) by an FDA-approved test
  • Patient has a history of use of Factor VIII therapy for at least 150 exposure days
  • Factor VIII inhibitor titer testing has been performed within the past 30 days AND patient does not currently have an inhibitor to Factor VIII AND patient does not have a history of Factor VIII inhibitors
  • Prophylactic therapy with Factor VIII will not be given after Roctavian administration once adequate Factor VIII levels have been achieved (episodic therapy is acceptable for bleeds or procedures)
  • Patient does not have a known hypersensitivity to mannitol
  • Patient does not have chronic or active hepatitis B
  • Patient does not have active hepatitis C
  • Patient is not HIV positive
  • Patient does not have evidence of significant hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis
  • Patient has had liver function testing in the past 30 days showing alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transferase ≤ 1.25× upper limit of normal and INR < 1.4 OR a hepatologist has determined Roctavian use is clinically appropriate if lab values exceeded these limits
  • Platelet count within past 30 days ≥ 100 × 10⁹/L
  • Creatinine level within past 30 days < 1.4 mg/dL
  • Medication is prescribed by a hemophilia specialist physician
  • Current patient body weight has been obtained within past 30 days
  • If above criteria are met, approve one dose of Roctavian 6×10¹³ vector genomes/kg by intravenous infusion as a one-time (per lifetime) single dose

Approval duration

one-time (per lifetime)