A multicenter study to describe the immunogenic epitope(s) of factor VIII in previously treated patients with congenital hemophilia A who develop de novo factor VIII inhibitors while receiving factor ...

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Reference: EUCTR2004-000219-24

A multicenter study to describe the immunogenic epitope(s) of factor VIII in previously treated patients with congenital hemophilia A who develop de novo factor VIII inhibitors while receiving factor VIII infusion therapy

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Extract

The objective of this study is to describe the patterns of antibodies and associated epitopes in a subset of patients with hemophilia A, who meet the protocol entry criteria, using the methodology described in the protocol.


Inclusion criteria

  • Haemophilia A is an X-linked recessive clotting disorder in which the clotting factor, factor VIII (FVIII), is deficient or inactive. Patients with low levels of FVIII have an increased tendency to bleed and is characterised by recurrent haemorrhages due to trauma, surgery or spontaneous haemorrhaging when the condition is severe