Background: Clinical trials have shown success in bleed prevention with emicizumab, but real-world data on the effectiveness of emicizumab in preventing serious bleeds in the pediatric population are lacking.
Objectives: To report real-world data on the effectiveness of Emicizumab in pediatric persons with hemophilia A.
Methods: We completed a retrospective chart review of 37 pediatric male patients aged ≤18 years on emicizumab prophylaxis for a median duration of 30.5 months at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Results: We identified 4 pediatric persons with severe hemophilia A with and without inhibitors who experienced a provoked or unprovoked serious bleed requiring hospitalization.
Conclusion: This study highlights that serious bleeds, both provoked and unprovoked, can occur in pediatric persons with severe hemophilia A. These findings are important for clinicians to provide appropriate counseling/education and recommendation of treatment for pediatric persons with severe hemophilia A through shared decision making. Up-titration of emicizumab or factor VIII replacement needs consideration in persons with hemophilia with suboptimal bleeding control or who participate in activities categorized as moderate- to high-risk activities.
Keywords: bleed; emicizumab; hemophilia A; pediatric; prophylaxis.
© 2023 The Authors.