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ReviewInternational journal of hematology2009

Evolution of recombinant factor VIII safety: KOGENATE and Kogenate FS/Bayer.

Jeanne M Lusher, Inge Scharrer

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Review in International journal of hematology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeanne M LusherHemophilia and Hemostasis Program, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.
Inge ScharrerUniversity Hospital, Mainz, Germany. scharrer@3-med.klinik.uni-mainz.de.
Children's Hospital of Michigan · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of factor VIII (FVIII) concentrates in the treatment of hemophilia A has raised important safety issues, historically of pathogen transmission and increasingly of inhibitor development to FVIII treatment. While manufacturing processes of current recombinant FVIII products have been shaped entirely around preventing pathogen transmission, the same modifications that afford a greater margin of safety could affect immunogenicity of the product, consequences of which could only be seen through long-term clinical experience. This review summarizes pathogen safety and inhibitor reports from clinical trials, post-marketing surveillance studies, and study reports on KOGENATE and its successor, Kogenate FS/Bayer. Although KOGENATE and Kogenate FS/Bayer are nearly identical products, subtle manufacturing improvements to address the need for greater margins of safety from a pathogen transmission perspective have also led to a potentially improved immunogenicity profile (15% in previously untreated/minimally treated patients with severe hemophilia A for Kogenate FS/Bayer). Notably, there has been no occurrence of pathogen contamination, and minimal de novo inhibitor formation in previously treated patients throughout the use of both products. Overall, KOGENATE and Kogenate FS/Bayer have a long history of safety in a variety of clinical settings, including treatment of bleeding, surgical management, and prophylaxis therapy.

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Clinical Trials as TopicDisease Transmission, InfectiousFactor VIIIHemophilia AHumansRecombinant ProteinsTechnology, PharmaceuticalF8 protein, humanFactor VIIIRecombinant Proteins

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PMID19882376
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