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BSH 2022 | The impact of emicizumab prophylaxis on caregivers’ burden for patients with hemophilia A

Eman Hassan, MD, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK, gives an overview of some results from a study which assessed the impact of emicizumab prophylaxis on caregivers’ burden for pediatric patients with hemophilia A. Dr Hassan first explains the convenient route of administration of emicizumab, as well as its high efficacy and safety profile, which all provide numerous benefits. Following this, Dr Hassan discusses the main aims of this study, and some interesting results, which demonstrate that caregivers’ burden is reduced in all domains when emicizumab is administered. This interview took place at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society for Haematology (BSH) 2022, in Manchester, UK.