Quality of life in a large multinational haemophilia B cohort (The B-Natural study) – Unmet needs remain

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  • Erik Berntorp
  • Petra LeBeau
  • Margaret V. Ragni
  • Munira Borhany
  • Yasmina L. Abajas
  • Michael D. Tarantino
  • Katharina Holstein
  • Stacy E. Croteau
  • Raina Liesner
  • Cristina Tarango
  • Manuela Carvalho
  • Catherine McGuinn
  • Christine L. Kempton
  • Christoph Bidlingmaier
  • Alice Cohen
  • Johannes Oldenburg
  • Susan Kearney
  • Christine Knoll
  • Philip Kuriakose
  • Suchitra Acharya
  • Ulrike M. Reiss
  • Roshni Kulkarni
  • Michelle Witkop
  • Stefan Lethagen
  • Rebecca Krouse
  • Amy D. Shapiro
  • Jan Astermark

Introduction: The B-Natural study is a multicentre, multinational, observational study of haemophilia B (HB) designed to increase understanding of clinical manifestations, treatment and quality of life (QoL). Aim: To characterise and compare QoL in HB across disease severity groups and individuals with inhibitors to identify gaps in treatment. Methods: A total of 224 individuals from 107 families were enrolled from a total of 24 centres in North America (n = 16), Europe (n = 7) and Asia (n = 1). Of these, 68 (30.4%) subjects had severe (<1 IU/dL), median age 15.6 years, 114 (50.9%) moderate (1–5 IU/dL), age 13.3 years, and 42 (18.8%) mild (>5–< 40 IU/dL), age 12.1 years, disease. Twenty-nine participants had inhibitors or a history of inhibitors. Three versions of the EQ-5D instrument were used as a measure of QoL: proxy (ages 4–7), youth (ages 8–15) and self (age 16+). Each instrument included a visual analogue scale ranging from 100 (best health) to 0 (worst health) to assess current day's health (EQ VAS). Range-of-motion (ROM) for elbows, knees and ankles was assessed using a four-point scale, from which a composite score was calculated. Results: In all severity groups, a proportion of subjects showed less than optimal QoL. The majority of the mild and moderate severe participants reported a normal EQ-5D health profile (79% and 72%, respectively), whereas about half (47%) of the severe participants and only 13% of the inhibitor participants reported this profile. Conclusion: The B-Natural study reveals impacted QoL in all disease severities of HB including those with inhibitors. Unmet needs remain and include nonsevere HB.

Original languageEnglish
JournalHaemophilia
Volume28
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)453-461
Number of pages9
ISSN1351-8216
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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© 2022 The Authors. Haemophilia published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

    Research areas

  • EQ-5D, FIX, haemophilia B, inhibitor, prophylaxis, QoL

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