Hemophilia Federation of America is a national nonprofit organization that assists, educates and advocates for the bleeding disorders community.
On June 28, 2016, the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee (MASAC) issued a recommendation following the published results of the聽Survey of Inhibitors in Plasma Products Exposed Toddler (SIPPET)聽The SIPPET study was published in the聽New England Journal Of Medicine (NEJM)聽in May 2016. The full text of the SIPPET study is available for a […]
On May 26 2016, the聽New England Journal Of Medicine (NEJM)聽published the results of the聽Survey of Inhibitors in Plasma Products Exposed Toddler (SIPPET)聽study. Investigators found that in a randomized study, when previously-untreated patients (PUPs) were treated with recombinant factor VIII, there was an 87% higher incidence of inhibitor development than when treated with plasma-derived factor VIII. […]
This past weekend, the聽American Society of Hematology (ASH), a worldwide organization of 15,000+ medical and scientific experts on blood diseases,聽held their 57th Annual Meeting to discuss new treatments and research methods. During this meeting, a group of doctors from around the globe presented the findings of the Survey of Inhibitors in Plasma-Product Exposed Toddlers (SIPPET). […]
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