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Wolfgang Miesbach: How Should We Monitor FVIII Expression After AAV5-Based Gene Therapy?
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Jun 3, 2026, 09:14

Wolfgang Miesbach: How Should We Monitor FVIII Expression After AAV5-Based Gene Therapy?

Wolfgang Miesbach, Professor of Medicine at Frankfurt University Hospital, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by Flora Peyvandi et al, published in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, adding։

“How should we monitor FVIII expression after AAV5-based gene therapy (valoctocogene roxaparvovec)?

In 4 adults with severe haemophilia A treated with a single infusion of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, the authors collected 182 plasma samples over a median of 61 weeks.

Measurement of FVIII activity using:

  • one-stage clotting assay (OSA)
  • chromogenic substrate assay (CSA)
  • FVIII antigen using an ELISA specifically optimised for B‑domain–deleted FVIII (the transgene product)

What they found:

  • The one-stage assay (OSA) consistently reported around 1.6–2.0 higher FVIII activity than the chromogenic assay (CSA) across follow-up.
  • FVIII antigen levels showed a strong correlation with chromogenic FVIII activity, suggesting that the CSA more accurately reflects the functional expression of the AAV5-delivered FVIII transgene.
  • The combined use of FVIII activity (CSA) and FVIII antigen provided a coherent picture of transgene expression, synthesis and secretion over time.

For haemophilia centres implementing post–gene therapy monitoring algorithms, these data support:

  • Using the chromogenic FVIII assay (CSA) as the primary functional readout after AAV5 FVIII gene therapy
  • Adding FVIII antigen measurement to improve biological interpretation (e.g. distinguishing true biological changes from assay-related variability)

Congratulations to the authors on a very timely and practice-relevant contribution to post–gene therapy monitoring in haemophilia A.”

Title: Correlation between Factor VIII chromogenic activity and antigen levels in patients treated with adeno-associated virus 5-mediated gene therapy for hemophilia A

Authors: Flora Peyvandi, Isabella Garagiola,  Cristina Novembrino, Lucia Schiavone, Massimo Boscolo-Anzoletti, Alessandro Ciavarella, Vincenzo La Mura

Wolfgang Miesbach: How Should We Monitor FVIII Expression After AAV5-Based Gene Therapy?

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