Treating haemophilia A with recombinant blood factors: a comparison

Autor: Natalya M. Ananyeva, Alexey V. Khrenov, Evgueni L. Saenko, Robert Summers, Andrey Sarafanov, Fred Darr
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 5:1061-1070
ISSN: 1744-7666
1465-6566
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.5.5.1061
Popis: The mainstay in the treatment of haemophilia A is replacement therapy with repeated infusions of plasma-derived Factor VIII (FVIII) concentrates or recombinant FVIII products. While modern plasma-derived FVIII concentrates have an excellent safety profile, there is an inexorable shift towards the use of recombinant products, especially in affluent countries. Recombinant FVIII products have demonstrated excellent haemostatic efficacy and higher safety with regard to the transmission of blood-borne pathogens. The experience in haemophilia A treatment with five currently available recombinant FVIII products, including the first third-generation product, Advate®, which is completely free from human or animal proteins, is summarised. Some unresolved problems concerning the efficacy and assaying of recombinant factors and future perspectives of both recombinant and plasma-derived FVIII products in global haemophilia care, are also discussed.
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