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Benefits of prophylactic emicizumab in enhancing immune tolerance induction in a hemophiliac boy with very high inhibitor titer
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  • Nongnuch Sirachainan,
  • Ampaiwan Chuansumrit,
  • Surapan Parapakpenjune,
  • Pakawan Wongwerawattanakoon,
  • Surapong Lertthammakiat,
  • Praguywan Kadegasem,
  • Werasak Sasanakul
Nongnuch Sirachainan
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Department of Pediatrics

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Ampaiwan Chuansumrit
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Department of Pediatrics
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Surapan Parapakpenjune
Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital
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Pakawan Wongwerawattanakoon
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
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Surapong Lertthammakiat
Mahidol University Ramathibodi Hospital
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Praguywan Kadegasem
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Department of Pediatrics
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Werasak Sasanakul
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Department of Pediatrics
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Abstract

A 12-year-old severe hemophilia boy had developed inhibitor since he was two. At 10 years of age, he received high dose factor VIII after plasma exchange in addition to bypassing agents for treatment of CNS bleeding, causing peak inhibitor titer of 3,360 BU. ITI was initiated when his inhibitor was decreased to 140 BU, and the prophylactic emicizumab had been added since the second year of ITI. After 3.5 years of ITI and emicizumab, his inhibitor titer was down to 0.56 BU (factor VIII recovery was 60% and half-life 5.5 hours). His QoL was remarkedly improved and without bleeding.