Switching to a different clotting factor VIII (FVIII) product was not linked to a greater risk of developing neutralizing antibodies against FVIII, or FVIII inhibitors, in people with hemophilia A, a recent study reported. Changing treatment also had no impact on a patient’s immune profile or on therapy efficacy.
Incidences of bleeding from playing sports are rare among people with hemophilia, and more likely to occur in those with lower levels of clotting factors — proteins that play a key role in promoting blood clotting — a study in the Netherlands has found. More specifically, the study reveals…
Despite preventive treatment, people with hemophilia A or B report lower quality of life, mainly due to poor joint health, a study in Sweden shows. No significant difference was found between these two patient groups, who report high frequency of pain, mobility problems, and mental health issues like anxiety…
MRI screening can identify subclinical joint bleeding in some patients with severe hemophilia A on preventive treatment, according to a study in the Netherlands. Subclinical bleeds occur without symptoms and usually cannot be detected by standard physical and ultrasound examinations. “These MRI findings support the hypothesis that subclinical…
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended Hemlibra’s (emicizumab) approval be expanded to include people with moderate hemophilia A without inhibitors. “We’re very pleased that the CHMP’s recommendation brings us closer to potentially transforming the day-to-day lives of people in the…
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