Haematologica
Haematologica
4 years ago

Analyses of the FranceCoag cohort support immunogenicity differences among one plasma-derived and two recombinant factor VIII brands in boys with severe hemophilia A.

Around one third of boys with severe hemophilia A develop inhibitors (neutralizing antibodies) against their therapeutic factor VIII product. This adverse effect may result in more life-threatening bleeding, disability, impaired quality of life, and costly care. We compared the inhibitor incidence in boys treated with the three factor VIII products most used in France: one plasma-derived (Factane) and two recombinant products (Advate and Kogenate Bayer). A previously untreated patient cohort was created in 1994 to investigate risk factors for inhibitor development. We selected boys with severe hemophilia A (factor VIII <1 IU/dL) first treated with one of the three factor VIII products studied. Details of product infusions, inhibitor assays and main fixed and time-varying inhibitor risk factors were recorded for the first 75 exposure days. Three outcomes (all inhibitors, high-titer inhibitors and subsequently treated inhibitors) were analyzed by uni- and multivariate Cox models. We studied 395 boys first treated between 2001 and 2016 (131, 137, and 127 with Factane, Advate, and Kogenate Bayer, respectively). Clinically significant inhibitors were diagnosed in 121 patients (70 high-titer). High-titer inhibitor incidence was significantly associated with the factor VIII product received (P=0.005): cumulative incidence at 75 exposure days was 12.7% (95% CI, 7.7-20.6) with Factane, 20.4% (14.0-29.1) with Advate, and 31.6% (23.5-41.7) with Kogenate Bayer. The low inhibitor incidence observed with Factane is concordant with recent findings from the SIPPET randomized trial. These consistent results from observational and experimental studies should lead to improved care for previously untreated patients and cost savings for healthcare systems worldwide.

Publisher URL: http://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2017.174706

DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2017.174706

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