A new recombinant factor VIII: from genetics to clinical use

• Main Authors: Kannicht C, Kohla G, Tiemeyer M, Walter O, Sandberg H
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-07-01
• Series: Drug Design, Development and Therapy
• Online Access: http://www.dovepress.com/letter-a-new-recombinant-factor-viii-from-genetics-tonbspclini-peer-reviewed-article-DDDT

Christoph Kannicht,1 Guido Kohla,1 Maya Tiemeyer,2 Olaf Walter,3 Helena Sandberg4 1Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals GmbH, Molecular Biochemistry, Berlin, Germany; 2Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany; 3Octapharma AG, Lachen, Switzerland; 4CoaBio AB, Bromma, SwedenThe December 2014 issue of Drug Design, Development and Therapy included a review article by Santagostino entitled “A new recombinant factor VIII: from genetics to clinical use”.1 The article provided a timely review of recent advances and developments in the treatment of hemophilia A with recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII).1 However, when reviewing licensed rFVIII products, Santagostino1 did not include Human-cl rhFVIII (simoctocog alfa, Nuwiq®).2–4 Nuwiq® is a new-generation rFVIII protein produced in HEK 293 F cells that was approved by the European Medicines Agency in July 2014 for the prevention and treatment of bleeds in hemophilia A patients of all ages.5 Read the original article