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322.O1.8 Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hemophilic Inhibitors

Monday, December 8, 2008: 7:00 AM-9:00 AM
3020-3022-3024 - West (Moscone Center)
Moderators:
David Lillicrap, MD and Alisa S. Wolberg, PhD
7:00 AM
Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying FVIII Antibody Production in Hemophilic Mice Following Recombinant and Plasma-Derived FVIII Infusion

Mohammad Qadura, BSc*, Braden Waters, BSc*, Erin Burnett, BSc*, Rouzbeh Chegeni, BSc, MSc, PhD*, Maha Othman, PhD, MD and David Lillicrap, MD

Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

7:15 AM
Requirements for Co-Stimulation in T-Cell Dependent and T-Cell Independent Re-Stimulation of FVIII-Specific Memory B Cells

Aniko Ginta Pordes1*, Christina Hausl, PhD1*, Peter Allacher2*, Rafi Uddin Ahmad, PhD2*, Eva M Muchitsch, PhD2*, Hartmut J Ehrlich, MD2*, Hans Peter Schwarz, MD2 and Birgit M Reipert, PhD2*

1BMT Research GesmbH, Vienna, Austria
2Baxter BioScience, Vienna, Austria

7:30 AM
Factor Xa Variants as Novel Bypass Agents for the Treatment of Hemophilia in Murine Models

Lacramioara Ivanciu, Ph.D., Raffaella Toso, Ph.D.*, Alexander Schlachterman, M.D.*, Harre Downey, B.S.*, Jian-Hua Liu, B.S.*, Valder R. Arruda, M.D., Ph.D. and Rodney M. Camire, Ph.D.

Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

7:45 AM
Zymogen-Like Factor Xa Variants Restore Thrombin Generation and Effectively Bypass the Intrinsic Pathway in Vitro

Matthew W Bunce, Ph.D.*, Raffaella Toso, Ph.D.*, Valder R. Arruda, M.D., Ph.D. and Rodney M. Camire, Ph.D.

Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

8:00 AM
Anti-CD3 Therapy Expands the CD4+CD25+ Compartment in Hemophilia a Mice Inducing Tregs That Potently Prevent Factor VIII Inhibitor Formation

Braden Waters, B.Sc.H*, Mohammad Qadura, B.Sc.H*, Erin Burnett*, Rouzbeh Chegeni, PhD*, Andrea Labelle*, Patrick Thompson* and David Lillicrap, MD

Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

8:15 AM
Presence of Factor V Leiden or Prothrombin Mutation Influence Inhibitor Development in Children with Severe Hemophilia A: Data of a Multicenter Cohort Study

Karin Kurnik, Dr.1*, Christoph Bidlingmaier, Dr.1*, Christine During2*, Susan Halimeh3*, Rosemarie Schobess4* and Ulrike Nowak-Gottl, MD5

1Pediatric Hemophilia Centre, Dr. v. Hauner's Children's University Hospital, Munich, Germany
2Ped. Hematol/Oncol, Univ. of Munster, Munster, Germany
3Hemophila treatment centre, MVZ Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany
4MVZ Leibzig, Leipzig, Germany
5Dept. of Pediatric Hem./Onc., University Children's Hospital, Munster, Germany

8:30 AM
Induction of Immune Tolerance to Canine FVIII in Hemophilia a Dogs with Inhibitors Using AAV-Mediated Expression of Canine FVIII

Jonathan D Finn, PhD1*, Denise E Sabatino, PhD2*, Margareth C Ozelo, MD3*, Shangzhen Zhou, MD1*, David Lillicrap, MD3, Haig H Kazazian, MD2*, Timothy C. Nichols, MD4 and Valder R. Arruda, M.D., Ph.D.5

1Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
3Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
4Francis Owen Blood Research Lab, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
5Hematology, University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

8:45 AM
IL-17 Is Secreted by T-Cell Clones Isolated Following An Initial Peak Inhibitor Response to Factor VIIII, Suggesting Th17 Cells Play a Role in Inhibitor Development

Ruth A. Ettinger, Ph.D.1*, Eddie James, Ph.D.2*, William W. Kwok, Ph.D.2*, Arthur R. Thompson, M.D., Ph.D.1 and Kathleen P. Pratt, Ph.D.1

1Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
2Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA

*signifies non-member of ASH