View clinical trials related to Hemophilia A.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to examine the safety, tolerability and the way the body handles various single and multiple doses of ARC19499 in patients with hemophilia.
Patients with severe haemophilia A lack clotting factor FVIII and suffer from spontaneous and traumatic bleeds. In the absence of treatment, frequent bleeds in joints lead to severe joint destruction. In 1960s, prophylactic therapy was developed involving the infusion of clotting factor on a regular schedule in order to keep clotting levels sufficiently high to prevent spontaneous bleeding episodes. Prophylaxis is started at an early age before the age of 2 years or after the first joint bleed. The Malmö experience indicates that treatment is most effective when administered in large doses at least 3 times weekly. However, such an intensive treatment in young boys may be very difficult to carry out for home treatment. Currently, there is no international recommendation on prophylactic therapy regimens. Because of the high cost and limited availability of factor concentrates, dosing is an important issue in prophylaxis therapy. It was recently shown that 24 hours after FVIII concentrate administration, in patients presenting similar FVIIII levels, thrombin generation capacity may be significantly different. In addition, independently of the FVIII level, a correlation was found between severe clinical bleeding phenotype and thrombin generating capacity. The aim of the present clinical study is to assess the thrombin generation test as the main surrogate marker to evaluate the coagulating capacity of haemophiliacs on prophylaxis regimen. Optimizing prophylactic therapy to patient's phenotype with no loss of clinical effectiveness can significantly improve patients' quality of life, protect haemophilic children against arthropathy and possibly limit the cost of the prophylaxis therapy.
Hemophilia A (HA) and hemophilia B (HB) are inherited bleeding disorders caused by mutations in the gene for factor VIII (FVIII) and factor IX (FIX), respectively. These proteins are essential for blood clotting. The lack of FVIII/FIX can produce bleeding episodes that cause damage of the bone, muscles, joints, and tissues. A specific type of mutation, called a nonsense (premature stop codon) mutation, is the cause of the disease in approximately 10-30% of participants with hemophilia and results in severe manifestations. Ataluren (PTC124) is an orally delivered, investigational drug that acts to overcome the effects of the premature stop codon, potentially enabling the production of functional FVIII/FIX. This study is a Phase 2a trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of ataluren in participants with HA or HB due to a nonsense mutation. The main purpose of this study is to understand whether ataluren can safely increase FVIII/FIX activity levels.
The study will be investigating safety in patients who switch to ReFacto AF from ReFacto and other Factor VIII products.
The purpose of this study is to collect safety information associated with the use of Xyntha in a usual care setting. Upon meeting eligibility criteria, patients will be required to have approximately 5 study visits over a 2 year period. Procedures completed throughout the study include collection of vital signs, physical exams, and laboratory assessments. Patients will be required to complete an infusion log for each Xyntha infusion.
This study will be investigating the safety and efficacy of Xyntha (moroctocog alfa (AF-CC)) in male patients less than 6 years old. Annualized bleeding rates and physician / caregiver assessments of responses to treatment will be characterized. FVIII inhibitor levels will be assessed throughout the study.
A study to assess treatment with a new formulation of recombinant factor VIII reconstituted with liposomes (BAY79-4980) to evaluate whether a once-a-week treatment is safe and can prevent bleeds in subjects with severe haemophilia A.
Most transient inhibitor formation, if any, will develop within the first 4 weeks. The study is to further monitor whether participants with severe Hemophilia A will develop inhibitors or antibodies at the later stage when switched from their current recombinant therapy produced from Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell line to Kogenate-FS raised in a Baby Hamster Kidney cell line.
Background: Over 80% of the hemophiliac population who became infected with HIV prior to 1985 are also co-infected with HCV. Thus, hemophiliacs represent an important population for studies of the natural history of these chronic viral infections. Moreover, the high rate of co-infection makes it an ideal group for assessing the interaction between the viruses and the relationship between viral specific immune responses and clinical progression. Although the hemophiliac poulation is unique, co-infection by these chronic viral pathogens is becoming increasingly common, particularly amongst intravenous drug users, who account for approximately 25% of the HIV-1 epidemic in the United States. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine if polymorphism in the promoter region of TH1 and Th2 cytokines are associated with (1) intracellular cytokines levels in CD4 + Tcells, (2) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral loads, and (3) clinical progression of HIV1 to AIDS in hemophiliacs. Eligibility: The current proposal will investigate host genetic factors related to HIV-1 and HCV immunopathogenesis by studying children and adolescents enrolled in the Hemophilia Growth and Development Study (HGDS). Design: This study is in collaboration with the principle investigators of the Hemophilia Growth and Development Study (HGDS) as part of a grant "Pathogenesis of HIV and HCV in Hemophilia: HGDS-3" with funding support by NIH/NICHD for the period 9/25/01 through 8/31/2005. This multicenter, United States study represents a well-characterized, prospectively followed cohort of HCV-infected hemophiliacs, of whom 207 are HIV-1 co-infected. Enrollment of the hemophiliac cohort was completed between 3/89 and 6/90. The final observation of the cohort (follow-up 16) was concluded during 7/98. No new samples or clinical data will be collected on this population. The LGD plays two roles in this project: (1) an administrative role overseeing the withdrawal, handling, and transport of samples from the HGDS/LGD and central repositories at the NCI-Frederick, and (2) a scientific role continuing investigations to determine the role of host genetic factors in Th1 and Th2 immune response and regulation of HCV and HIV viral replication..
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the rate of response when administering rituximab to suppress or eliminate the anti-body in a patient's blood that inhibits the effectiveness of their factor replacement product compared to treatment using cyclophosphamide. This is a Phase 2/3 study to find out what effects (good and bad) and response rituximab has on a patient and their anti-Factor VIII antibodies. Also, to compare the effect (good and bad) of the rituximab with cyclophosphamide on a patient and their anti-Factor VIII antibodies to see which is better. This research is being done because we do not know which treatment regimen (rituximab or cyclophosphamide) is more effective in eliminating or suppressing the anti-Factor VIII antibody in patients with acquired Hemophilia A.