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Novo Nordisk Presents Positive Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Results for Denecimig (Mim8) In Phase 3 Hemophilia a Frontier Extension Study
Novo Nordisk unveiled new data from the phase 3 FRONTIER4 extension study evaluating the long-term safety and efficacy of investigational denecimig (Mim8) subcutaneous prophylaxis in children, adolescents, and adults with hemophilia A, with or without inhibitors, across a range of dosing frequencies including once-monthly, once-every-two-weeks, and once-weekly administration. Interim analyses from the open-label, phase 3 FRONTIER4 long-term safety and efficacy study included 426 people with hemophilia A aged 1 year and older on denecimig prophylaxis (365 adults and adolescents with a median observation period of 0.50 years; 61 children with a median observation period of 0.33 years). For the primary study endpoint of safety, denecimig was found to be consistent with findings previously shared from the FRONTIER research program. Injection-site reactions (ISR) were reported at low rates in children (2.0% of injections) and in adolescents and adults (1.8% of injections), and all were mild and transient. No clinical evidence of neutralizing antibodies was observed. For the secondary study endpoints of efficacy, estimated mean annualized bleeding rates (ABRs) were consistent with findings from the FRONTIER research program across all dosing regimens and regardless of inhibitor status (ABRs: 0.75; 95% CI 0.60, 0.93 for adults and adolescents; 0.37; 95% CI 0.17, 0.76 for children). Across all doses, approximately 71% of adults and adolescents and 89% of children experienced zero treated bleeds while receiving denecimig. The interim assessment of exploratory patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from the long-term FRONTIER4 study showed findings from prior FRONTIER trials were maintained long-term in all dosing frequencies studied, including improved joint pain for people aged 12 and older (Joint Pain Rating Scale, JPRS) and reduced treatment burden for those aged one and older (Hemophilia Treatment Experience Measure, Hemo-TEM). Across all age groups and dosing frequencies, 94.1% of 185 participants found the denecimig pen-injector easy or very easy to use, and 89.7% found it quick or very quick to prepare and inject (Hemophilia Device Assessment Tool, HDAT). New post hoc analyses of participants aged 12 and older with available thrombin generation data from the phase 3 FRONTIER2 and FRONTIER5 studies found that denecimig prophylaxis increased thrombin generation, a measure of the body's ability to form clots, into the normal reference range in adolescents and adults without excessive response. In September 2025, Novo Nordisk submitted denecimig for review to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through a Biologics License Application (BLA). In addition to the latest denecimig data, Novo Nordisk is also presenting first-time results from the phase 3 open-label concizumab explorer10 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of concizumab prophylaxis in 24 children below the age of 12 living with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors. In the trial, the estimated mean ABR on concizumab prophylaxis was 2.08 (95% CI 1.27, 3.41) compared to 11.51 (95% CI 7.75, 17.09) for previous on-demand treatment and the ABR ratio was 0.18 (95% CI 0.11, 0.29), representing an 82% reduction in ABR with concizumab compared to prior on-demand treatment. Eighty-three percent of the participants reported at least one on-treatment adverse event. Most events were mild in severity (152 out of 192 events) and with reported outcome as recovered (178 out of 192 events). Injection site reactions were infrequent, with 0.1 events per patient years of exposure. Twenty-nine percent of the participants reported serious adverse events. Denecimig is an investigational, bispecific antibody Factor VIIIa (FVIIIa) mimetic, designed as a routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adults, adolescents, and children with hemophilia A (congenital FVIIIa deficiency), with or without inhibitors. Intended to be administered under the skin, denecimig bridges Factor IXa and Factor X. This action mimics FVIIIa function, which helps restore the body's thrombin generation capacity, helping blood to clot. Concizumab is an anti-tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) monoclonal antibody designed to block a protein in the body that stops blood from clotting. By blocking TFPI, concizumab leads to downstream production of thrombin, which helps to clot the blood and to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes. Concizumab is currently approved under the name Alhemo in India, Brazil, and Switzerland for the treatment of adolescents and adults (12 years or older) with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors. In the US, Europe, Japan, and Australia, Alhemo is currently approved for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adolescents and adults (12 years or older) with hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors. It is not known if Alhemo is safe and effective in people receiving ongoing immune tolerance induction or in children younger than 12 years of age. The use of concizumab in children below 12 years of age with hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors, is investigational, safety and efficacy are not established and concizumab is not approved by regulatory authorities or available anywhere in the world. The FRONTIER clinical program investigates denecimig as a prophylaxis treatment for adults, adolescents, and children with hemophilia A, with or without inhibitors. The program includes FRONTIER1, FRONTIER2, FRONTIER3, FRONTIER4, and FRONTIER5. FRONTIER4 is the largest ongoing phase 3 trial of the FRONTIER program evaluating denecimig across all dosing frequencies in people of all ages, regardless of inhibitor status. The open-label trial aims to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of denecimig prophylaxis treatment in participants from across all FRONTIER trials who chose to continue on denecimig for the extension study. The FRONTIER4 long-term extension study includes 426 patients who decided to continue denecimig treatment after participating in the FRONTIER1, FRONTIER2, FRONTIER3, and FRONTIER5 studies. The current interim analysis covers a median observation period of 0.50 years in adults and adolescents and 0.33 years in children across the extension study, after patients have been in the pivotal phase 3 trials for a minimum of 26 to 52 weeks, depending on the FRONTIER trial they transitioned from. The 52-week phase 3 FRONTIER2 study compared the efficacy and safety profile of once-monthly and once-weekly denecimig versus on-demand clotting factor treatment and versus prior coagulation factor prophylaxis treatment in people aged 12 and older living with hemophilia A, with or without inhibitors.