Objective:
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant health problem for patients with bleeding disorders due to the absence of highly effective HCV screening of blood products prior to the early 1990s. The aim of this…
Objective:
Patient satisfaction with healthcare services is a measure of patient centeredness, influences treatment adherence, and increasingly affects reimbursement. In 2018, the US Hemophilia Treatment Center Network (USHTCN)…
Objective:
To examine whether a difference exists in factor consumption and cost after a person with factor VIII or factor IV switches from a standard half-life (SHL) factor product to an extended half-life (EHL) factor product…
Background:
Emicizumab was approved by the FDA in 2017 for routine prophylaxis in PwHA with inhibitors. HAVEN 1, a phase III study in adolescent and adult PwHA with inhibitors, demonstrated that emicizumab prophylaxis…
Objective:
As a single gene disorder of Factor VIII (FVIII), hemophilia A (HA) is an ideal candidate for gene therapy. We present results from an ongoing Phase 1/2 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec (BMN 270; AAV5-FVIII-SQ) gene…
Objective:
BAY 94-9027 is an extended–half-life recombinant factor VIII (FVIII) product. Efficacy in maintaining hemostasis during major surgery was evaluated in a subset of patients with severe hemophilia A in the phase 2/3…
Objective:
In the PROTECT VIII phase 2/3 trial, the extended–half-life recombinant factor VIII product BAY 94-9027 provided effective bleed protection with twice-weekly, every-5th-day, and every-7th-day prophylaxis for 36 weeks.…
Objective:
BAY 81-8973 (Kovaltry®) is a full-length, unmodified recombinant human factor VIII (FVIII) for prophylaxis and treatment of bleeds in patients with hemophilia A. Safety and efficacy of BAY 81-8973 in children,…