Clinical efficacy in bleeding and surgery in von Willebrand patients treated with Fanhdi a highly purified, doubly inactivated FVIII/VWF concentrate

Haemophilia. 2008 Sep;14(5):963-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2008.01784.x. Epub 2008 Jul 9.

Abstract

Therapy with factor VIII/von Willebrand factor (FVIII/VWF) concentrate is the mainstay therapy in patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) unresponsive to desmopressin. There are several commercially available FVIII/VWF concentrates that have been tested in VWD patients. We retrospectively analized the clinical efficacy in bleeding episodes and surgery of a highly purified FVIII/VWF complex with two inactivation steps (Fanhdi) in VWD patients. Sixty patients were included in the study. Treatment schedule consisted of one or more doses (standard dose 40 IU/kg body weight of FVIII) of Fanhdi. One hundred and fifty bleeding episodes were treated. These were: 28 serious bleedings; 92 moderate and 30 mild. An excellent clinical efficacy in almost 95% of cases was observed. Fanhdi was administered during 66 surgical procedures (38 major and 28 minor) with an overall efficacy of 98%. Fanhdi a highly purified, doubly virus-inactivated FVIII/VWF concentrate, with a high content of active VWF and an excellent record of clinical safety, is a valid choice in treating VWD.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Combinations
  • Drug Evaluation
  • Factor VIII / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hemostasis, Surgical / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Virus Inactivation
  • Young Adult
  • von Willebrand Diseases / complications
  • von Willebrand Diseases / drug therapy*
  • von Willebrand Factor / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • von Willebrand Factor
  • Factor VIII