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Table 2 Clinical effectiveness of BPA during ITI therapy of patients with severe haemophilia A by treatment type

From: Assessing the value of bypassing agent therapy used prophylactic versus on-demand, during immune tolerance induction for treatment of inhibitors: a retrospective chart review

Clinical effectiveness

Outcomes during ITI alongside BPA

Outcomes during BPA only

BPA treatment type

Total

Statistical significance

BPA treatment type

Total

Statistical significance

Prophylactic (n = 31)

On-demand (n = 13)

n = 44

p-value* (< 0.05)

Prophylactic (n = 31)

On-demand (n = 13)

n = 44

p-value* (< 0.05)

Bleeding events (any type and of any severity), mean ± SD

1.5 ± 1.5

1.2 ± 0.8

1.4 ± 1.3

0.830

3.4 ± 5.5

1.4 ± 0.8

2.8 ± 4.7

0.191

Joint bleeding events (of any severity), mean ± SD

1.3 ± 1.8

1.1 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 1.6

0.746

2.5 ± 4.2

1.2 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 3.6

0.631

  1. n Sample size; mean Average value; SD Standard deviation; ITI Immune tolerance induction; BPA Bypassing agent
  2. *p-value < 0.05 (statistically significant)