Abstract Number: PB0651
Meeting: ISTH 2022 Congress
Theme: Hemophilia and Rare Bleeding Disorders » Hemophilia - Clinical
Background: Hemophilia A (HA) is a congenital bleeding disorder. Understanding the impact of the disease is critical, and improvement in the quality of life from treatments that significantly reduce bleeds is of high interest.
Aims: The following study was conducted to determine the outcome of Emicizumab (Hemlibra) prophylaxis on the Health-Related Quality-Of-Lives in HA patients.
Methods: This study was conducted from January to December 2021. Hemlibra dose was 3mg/kg in the first 4 weeks and the maintenance dose was started at week 5 at 6mg/kg/month. Quality of life and disability in these patients was assessed using EQ-5D-5L and FISH questionnaires.
Results: A total of 36 male HA patients with ABR >8 were enrolled in the study, among them 14(38.8%) patients had positive inhibitor. Median age of the patients was 18 years (IQR-18) with history of consanguinity in 30(83.3%) and family history of bleeding in 29(80.5%) patients. Health related quality of life (Figure 1) was assessed at different time points i.e. baseline, at 6 months and at 12 months after prophylactic treatment. The scores marked by the patients after treatment using visual analog scale (VAS) indicated < 60% of health status of 3(8.3%), 60-80% of 28(77.8%) and >80% of 5(13.9%) patients. Frequency of bleeding symptoms; hemarthrosis, gums bleeding and bruising were also reduced during the follow-up (up to 8.3% vs 2.8 vs 2.8%). Moreover, FISH was also assessed to measure the disability (Table 1). Median (IQR) FISH scores noted were 8.0(5) vs 12.0(16) vs 30(2) with significant change (p value=0.000) in functional independence after Hemlibra. The treatment frequency was observed in 78% patients at baseline which was reduced to 22.8% at 6 months and 8.3% at 12 months.
Conclusion(s): Our results suggest that patients on prophylactic treatment with Hemlibra were less restricted and had improved quality of life, especially improved health and social lives
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Assessment of health related quality of life
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Functional independence score of Hemophilia patients
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Borhany M, Abid M, Zafar S, Ahmed R, Jamal A, Nadeem R. Health-Related Quality-of-Lives in Hemophilia A patients on prophylactic therapy of Emicizumab (Hemlibra) [abstract]. https://abstracts.isth.org/abstract/health-related-quality-of-lives-in-hemophilia-a-patients-on-prophylactic-therapy-of-emicizumab-hemlibra/. Accessed September 27, 2023.« Back to ISTH 2022 Congress
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