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Fibrinogen Concentrate for Treatment of Bleeding and Surgical Prophylaxis in Congenital Fibrinogen Deficiency Patients Publisher Pubmed



Lissitchkov T1 ; Madan B2 ; Djambas Khayat C3 ; Zozulya N4 ; Ross C5 ; Karimi M6 ; Kavakli K7 ; De Angulo GR8 ; Almomen A9 ; Subramanian K10 ; Dsouza F5 ; Viswabandya A11 ; Hoorfar H12 ; Schwartz BA13 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Lissitchkov T1
  2. Madan B2
  3. Djambas Khayat C3
  4. Zozulya N4
  5. Ross C5
  6. Karimi M6
  7. Kavakli K7
  8. De Angulo GR8
  9. Almomen A9
  10. Subramanian K10
  11. Dsouza F5
  12. Viswabandya A11
  13. Hoorfar H12
  14. Schwartz BA13
  15. Solomon C14
  16. Knaub S14
  17. Peyvandi F15, 16
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Department of Hemorrhagic Diathesis and Anemia, Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment (SHAT) “Joan Pavel”, Sofia, Bulgaria
  2. 2. Centre for Haemostasis & Thrombosis, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
  3. 3. Hotel Dieu De France, Beirut, Lebanon
  4. 4. Federal State-Funded Institution “National Research Center for Hematology” of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
  5. 5. Department of Hematology, St. John's Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore, India
  6. 6. Dastgheib Hospital, Shiraz, Iran
  7. 7. Children's Hospital, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
  8. 8. Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, United States
  9. 9. Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis & Hemostasis, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  10. 10. Sahyadri Specialty Hospital, Pune, India
  11. 11. Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
  12. 12. Seyed Al Shohada Hospital, Isfahan, Iran
  13. 13. Clinical Research & Development, Octapharma, Hoboken, NJ, United States
  14. 14. Research & Development Department, Octapharma, Lachen, Switzerland
  15. 15. Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  16. 16. Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Published:2020


Abstract

Background: Congenital fibrinogen deficiency is an ultra-rare disorder in which patients can experience severe and/or frequent bleeding episodes (BEs). Here, we present the largest prospective study to date on the treatment of this disorder. Methods: Hemostatic efficacy of human fibrinogen concentrate (HFC; FIBRYGA®, Octapharma AG) for treatment of bleeding or surgical prophylaxis was assessed by investigators and adjudicated by an independent data monitoring and endpoint adjudication committee (IDMEAC) according to a four-point scale, using objective criteria. Thromboelastometry maximum clot firmness (MCF) was also determined. Results: Twenty-five afibrinogenemia patients were treated with HFC: 24 for on-demand treatment of 89 BEs, and nine as prophylaxis for 12 surgeries. For BEs, treatment success (rating of excellent or good) evaluated by investigators was 96.6% (90% confidence interval [CI], 0.92-0.99; two missing ratings, classified as failures) and by the IDMEAC was 98.9% (90% CI, 0.95-0.999). Mean ± standard deviation (SD) increase in MCF was 5.8 ± 2.5 mm one hour after the first HFC infusion (mean ± SD dose, 61.88 ± 11.73 mg/kg). For the 12 surgeries (median [range] HFC dose/surgery, 85.80 mg/kg [34.09-225.36]), intraoperative and postoperative treatment success were both rated 100% (90% CI, 0.82-1.00) by investigators and the IDMEAC. Three adverse events were possibly treatment related, including a moderate case of thrombosis. There were no deaths, no severe allergic or hypersensitivity reactions, and no clinical evidence of neutralizing antifibrinogen antibodies. Conclusions: Human fibrinogen concentrate was efficacious for on-demand treatment of bleeding and as surgical prophylaxis, with a favorable safety profile, in patients with congenital afibrinogenemia. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis