Emicizumab for acquired haemophilia A: A case series.
emicizumab
haemophilia A acquired
haemorrhage
recombinant FVIIa
Journal
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia
ISSN: 1365-2516
Titre abrégé: Haemophilia
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9442916
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
revised:
27
04
2023
received:
07
03
2023
accepted:
21
05
2023
medline:
21
7
2023
pubmed:
5
6
2023
entrez:
5
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Emicizumab is approved to prevent bleeding in patients with congenital haemophilia A with or without inhibitors. However, no randomized trials addressed the efficacy of emicizumab in acquired haemophilia A (AHA). To report the clinical and biochemical response of emicizumab in AHA. This single-centre retrospective study included seven adults with AHA between November 2020 and May 2022. We collected patient characteristics, laboratory coagulation parameters, the use of haemostatic agents, bleeds and thrombotic events. Treatment was monitored using chromogenic FVIII assays. The assay with human reagents assesses both the emicizumab FVIII-like-activity and native patient FVIII-activity. The assay with bovine reagents only measures the patients' native FVIII-activity as emicizumab does not bind to bovine reagents. Patients presented with spontaneous hematoma (n = 7), intramuscular bleeding (n = 2), haematuria (n = 2) and/or gastro-intestinal bleeding (n = 2). Six patients had major bleedings. At diagnosis, APTT was prolonged (91 seconds, IQR 73-103), FVIII activity was 0% (IQR 0-1) and FVIII inhibitor 182 BU/mL (IQR 104-228). Emicizumab was administered weekly (3 mg/kg) for 4 weeks, and thereafter every 2 weeks until regression of the inhibitor. Three patients received activated FVIIa (cumulative dose of 1.7 mg/kg, IQR 1.2-2.2). All bleedings were controlled after treatment initiation, without further bleeds. After starting emicizumab, FVIII-like activity reached ≥5% at 12 days (IQR 7-14), whereas recovery of the intrinsic FVIII-activity ≥5% occurred at 128 days (IQR 88-173), coinciding with the disappearance of the FVIII inhibitor. There were no safety issues. In this AHA case series, no new clinically relevant bleeds were observed after initiation of emicizumab in conjunction with standard immunosuppressive therapy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Emicizumab is approved to prevent bleeding in patients with congenital haemophilia A with or without inhibitors. However, no randomized trials addressed the efficacy of emicizumab in acquired haemophilia A (AHA).
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
To report the clinical and biochemical response of emicizumab in AHA.
METHODS
METHODS
This single-centre retrospective study included seven adults with AHA between November 2020 and May 2022. We collected patient characteristics, laboratory coagulation parameters, the use of haemostatic agents, bleeds and thrombotic events. Treatment was monitored using chromogenic FVIII assays. The assay with human reagents assesses both the emicizumab FVIII-like-activity and native patient FVIII-activity. The assay with bovine reagents only measures the patients' native FVIII-activity as emicizumab does not bind to bovine reagents.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Patients presented with spontaneous hematoma (n = 7), intramuscular bleeding (n = 2), haematuria (n = 2) and/or gastro-intestinal bleeding (n = 2). Six patients had major bleedings. At diagnosis, APTT was prolonged (91 seconds, IQR 73-103), FVIII activity was 0% (IQR 0-1) and FVIII inhibitor 182 BU/mL (IQR 104-228). Emicizumab was administered weekly (3 mg/kg) for 4 weeks, and thereafter every 2 weeks until regression of the inhibitor. Three patients received activated FVIIa (cumulative dose of 1.7 mg/kg, IQR 1.2-2.2). All bleedings were controlled after treatment initiation, without further bleeds. After starting emicizumab, FVIII-like activity reached ≥5% at 12 days (IQR 7-14), whereas recovery of the intrinsic FVIII-activity ≥5% occurred at 128 days (IQR 88-173), coinciding with the disappearance of the FVIII inhibitor. There were no safety issues.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
In this AHA case series, no new clinically relevant bleeds were observed after initiation of emicizumab in conjunction with standard immunosuppressive therapy.
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Bispecific
0
emicizumab
7NL2E3F6K3
Factor VIII
9001-27-8
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1049-1055Informations de copyright
© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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