Facilitated subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment patterns in pediatric patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases.
Monika Mach-TomalskaAnna Pituch-NoworolskaEwa BienMagdalena MalanowskaEdyta MachuraAnna Pukas-BochenekEwelina ChrobakMałgorzata PacBarbara PietruchaSzymon DrygałaMarta KamieniakJakub KasprzakEdyta Heropolitanska-PliszkaPublished in: Immunotherapy (2024)
Aim: This retrospective study investigated real-world hyaluronidase-facilitated subcutaneous immunoglobulin (fSCIG) treatment patterns in pediatric patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) in Poland. Methods: Clinical and demographic information, fSCIG treatment parameters and clinical outcomes were extracted from medical records of 28 participants (aged ≤18 years) with PIDs who received fSCIG. Results: 18 participants (64.3%) started fSCIG with a ramp-up (median duration: 35.5 days). 27 patients (96.4%) were administered fSCIG every 4 weeks and one patient every 3 weeks. 25 patients (89.3%) used one infusion site. No serious bacterial infections occurred. Conclusion: Data support the feasibility of administering fSCIG to children and adolescents with PIDs every 3-4 weeks using a single infusion site and indicate flexibility in modifying fSCIG infusion parameters. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT04636502 (ClinicalTrials.gov).