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Measuring the impact of changing from standard half-life (SHL) to extended half-life (EHL) FVIII prophylaxis on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in boys with moderate/severe haemophilia A: Lessons learned with the CHO-KLAT tool.

Manuel D CarcaoLaura ZuninoNancy L YoungSaunya DoverVanessa BouskillPamela HilliardVictoria E PriceVictor S Blanchette
Published in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia (2019)
Despite documenting several benefits of switching to EHL FVIII (less infusions, lower factor consumption with no increase in bleeding), our study did not demonstrate any improvement in HRQoL. We conclude that either the current CHO-KLAT tool is not optimized to measure burden of treatment administration in boys with low bleed rates switching from SHL to EHL FVIII CFCs or that a reduction of 1.2 infusions/week does not result in a meaningful change in HRQoL.
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