Oral hygiene among children and adults with severe hemophilia is poorer than in healthy controls, a single-center study suggests. The study, “Oral hygiene and dentition status in children and adults with hemophilia: A case–control study,” was published in the journal Special Care Dentistry. Dental care is a…
A new analysis of the Phase 3 HAVEN 2 study’s results shows that Genentech’s Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) prophylaxis (preventive treatment) leads to significant reductions in the number of bleeds among hemophilia A children younger than 12 with factor VIII inhibitors. The results showed that Hemlibra administered on different schedules — once a…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bayer’s Jivi, previously known as BAY94-9027, as a preventive therapy for hemophilia A in patients ages 12 and older, the company announced. The recommended regimen is for Jivi to be administered intravenously (into the blood) two times a week (30-40 IU/kg),…
Treatment with CB 2679d increased factor IX activity levels in the blood, bringing them closer to normal levels in the newest group of patients with severe hemophilia B in the Phase 1/2 FIX clinical trial, Catalyst Biosciences announced in a press release. Catalyst, the therapy’s maker, believes that the next-generation factor…
Since every hemophilia A patient responds differently to therapies, researchers are working to develop personalized preventive (prophylaxis) strategies with Nuwiq (antihemophilic factor [recombinant].) Octapharma, the treatment’s manufacturer, presented data showing that an individual’s pharmacokinetic (PK) profile (how the therapy works once inside the body) can be used to possibly…
Preliminary results from the U.S. part of Bayer’s global HemACTIVE patient survey show that a majority of hemophilia patients want to be more active but are limited in their capacity to perform outdoor activities. The data was shared by Bayer at the World Federation of Hemophilia 2018…
Should regulatory authorities agree with favorable results from Genentech’s ongoing Phase 3 studies of Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh), hemophilia A patients may have a treatment they can use regardless of inhibitor status, with a choice of three dosing schedules that might better match their lifestyle and preferences. “The ultimate goal for…
Data from ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials show that Genentech’s Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) prophylaxis — or preventive treatment — greatly outperforms current standard-of-care therapies, leading to significant reductions in the number of bleeds in hemophilia A patients regardless of inhibitor status. Promising results from these pivotal studies may lead…
A Phase 1/2 trial (NCT03520712) testing BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s investigational gene therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec in severe hemophilia A patients with pre-existing AAV5 antibodies has dosed its first participant. “Administration of valoctocogene roxaparvovec to this first patient seropositive for the AAV5 capsid is an important next step in our plan to…
Teaching hemophilia patients who have undergone joint replacement surgery how to administer their intravenous (IV) self-infusions in sterility, can decrease the rate of infections post-surgery significantly, a six-year education program shows. The program outcomes will be shared at the upcoming World Federation of Hemophilia 2018 World Congress May 20-24…
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