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Evaluation of anti‐factor VIII antibody levels in patients with haemophilia A receiving immune tolerance induction therapy or bypassing agents

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Bleeding episodes in patients who have haemophilia A (HA), a hereditary bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in factor VIII (FVIII), are treated or prophylactically prevented with infusions of exogenous… Click to show full abstract

Bleeding episodes in patients who have haemophilia A (HA), a hereditary bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in factor VIII (FVIII), are treated or prophylactically prevented with infusions of exogenous FVIII. Neutralizing antibodies, referred to as inhibitors, against infusion products are a major complication experienced by up to 30% of patients who have severe HA. Bypassing agents (BPA), a class of therapeutics given to patients who have inhibitors, bypass the need for FVIII in the coagulation cascade, and long‐term inhibitor eradication is accomplished using immune tolerance induction therapy (ITI). Data examining the antibody levels in patients receiving BPA and ITI are limited.

Keywords: patients haemophilia; immune tolerance; factor viii; induction therapy; tolerance induction; bypassing agents

Journal Title: Haemophilia
Year Published: 2020

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