Personalizing Prophylaxis for Hemophilia A and B: A New Era in Treatment and Management

Friday, February 26, 2021, 8:00 AM - Friday, February 25, 2022, 11:59 PM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Designated (0.50 hours)

Hemophilia A and hemophilia B are congenital X-linked bleeding disorders caused by deficiency of coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) and IX (FIX). While the life expectancy of patients with hemophilia has dramatically increased over the past several decades, the hemophilia population still faces unique challenges that require appropriate use of effective strategies. The preferred treatment option for patients with hemophilia is replacement therapy. Prophylaxis with standard recombinant factor requires regular intravenous infusion at least two (FIX) to three (FVIII) times a week. Recombinant FVIII and FIX products with an extended half-life are currently available and newer strategies are on the horizon. With reported mean half-life extensions of 1.5–1.8 times that of standard products for FVIII and 3–5 times that of standard products for FIX, these therapies have the potential to address and individualize the needs of patients.

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1. Identify the barriers and challenges associated with the management of hemophilia A and hemophilia B;
2. Evaluate the clinical data of extended half-life factors and newer strategies to traditional replacement therapies and their potential to result in improved outcomes;
3. Develop a strategy for how to incorporate EHL and newer strategies as part of an individualized approach to prophylactic management of hemophilia.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Cincinnati and CORE Medical Education, LLC. The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Cincinnati designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Medical Director & Program Planners

CORE Medical Education, LLC
Otto Ratz, MD
Christina Culbert, MSc

CORE Medical Education staff have no relevant conflict of interest to report.

University of Cincinnati Continuing Medical Education Office
Bruce Gebhardt, MD, Professor, Physician Reviewer
Susan P. Tyler, PhD, MEd, CMP, CHCP, Director
Heather Muskopf, Program Manager

University of Cincinnati staff have no relevant conflict of interest to report.

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Steven W. Pipe, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, University of Michigan, disclosed the following relationships:  Apcintex, Bayer, Biomarink, Catalyst Biosciences, CSL, Behring, HEMA Biologics, Freeline, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Roche/Genetech, Sangamo Therapeurtics, Sanofi, Takeda, Spark Therapeutics, and uniQure (Consultant); Siemens (Research)

John R. Russell, MD, Program Host, ReachMD, disclosed the following relationships: Sanofi Pasteur (Advisory Board; Speaker's Bureau); GlaxoSmithKline (Advisory Board; Consultant)

This program is supported by an educational grant from Sanofi US and Novo Nordisk, Inc.