title: Prophylactic treatment of a small child with severe factor VII deficiency using repeat dosing from a single vial of recombinant activated factor VII.
abstract: We report our experience with a small child with severe factor VII deficiency and a history of frequent and spontaneous life-threatening hemorrhage. The patient has received several years of successful prophylactic treatment with an every 3-day infusion program in which she receives recombinant activated factor VII (rVIIa) using multiple doses from a single reconstituted vial over a 72-hr period. Comparison is made to prophylactic treatment in this same patient using plasma-derived factor VII (PDVII) using a prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC).
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. michaela@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Michaels
authors.forename: Claire S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Philipp
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eisele
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pappas
authors.forename: Parvin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saidi
mesh_terms: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005167:Factor VII / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005168:Factor VII Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015942:Factor VIIa; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011292:Premedication; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C025667:prothrombin complex concentrates; D005167:Factor VII; C103587:recombinant FVIIa; D015942:Factor VIIa