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ArticleBMC pediatrics2022

Emicizumab in children: bleeding episodes and outcome before and after transition to Emicizumab.

Hannah Glonnegger, Felicia Andresen, Friedrich Kapp, Stefano Malvestiti, Martin Büchsel, Barbara Zieger

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In one paragraph

Article in BMC pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Impact of Family History of Haemophilia on Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes in Severe Haemophilia.Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia · 2025
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Contemporary approaches to treat people with hemophilia: what's new and what's not?Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025
    Review
  6. Review
  7. Article
  8. Serious bleeds in pediatric persons with hemophilia A on emicizumab prophylaxis.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2023
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hannah GlonneggerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. hannah.glonnegger@uniklinik-freiburg.de.
Felicia AndresenDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Friedrich KappDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Stefano MalvestitiDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Martin BüchselInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Barbara ZiegerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
University of Freiburg · DEUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeReal-world data and study data regarding therapy with Emicizumab in pediatric cohorts with haemophilia A is scarce. Especially, data on previously untreated pediatric patients (PUPs) and minimally treated patients (MTPs) are missing.

methodsThirteen pediatric patients with haemophilia A and treatment with Emicizumab were retrospectively evaluated for Annual Bleeding Rates (ABR) pre-and post-Emicizumab treatment. Safety data and data on management of minor surgery as well as laboratory results were collected. Additionally, we describe the clinical features of two PUPs and one MTP that are included in our cohort.

resultsMedian age at initiation of Emicizumab was 5.3 (range: 0.26-17.5) years, three patients were younger than one year at initiation of treatment with Emicizumab. Median follow-up time on Emicizumab was 23.8 (range: 0.7-40) months. Total ABR (p = 0.009) as well as spontaneous (p = 0.018), traumatic (p = 0.018), and joint (p = 0.027) ABR reduced significantly post-Emicizumab transition. Safety profile was favourable as only one local site reaction occurred; no cessation of treatment was necessary. Surgery was successfully performed in three patients receiving rFVlla pre- and post-surgery. Emicizumab trough levels showed a median of 43.2 μg/ml (range: 23.9-56.8) after three doses of 3 mg/kg and 51.9 μg/ml (range: 30.4-75) at first follow-up with 1.5 mg/kg.

conclusionEmicizumab is safe and efficient in pediatric patients with and without inhibitors. More data on larger multicenter cohorts and especially on PUPs/MTPs are still needed.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificHemophilia AAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedChildHumansRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, BispecificAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedemicizumabAnnual bleeding rateChildrenEmicizumabHemlibra

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PMID35965332
PMCPMC9377120
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