Phase I Study of Human Von Willebrand Factor for Von Willebrand's Disease

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the effect of a new von Willebrand factor concentrate on bleeding time, in vivo recovery, and circulating half-life of the infused factor in patients with von Willebrand's disease. II. Assess the safety of von Willebrand factor in these patients.

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Start

1993-10

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Publications

• Background Menache D, Aronson DL, Darr F, Montgomery RR, Gill JC, Kessler CM, Lusher JM, Phatak PD, Shapiro AD, Thompson AR, White GC 2nd. Pharmacokinetics of von Willebrand factor and factor VIIIC in patients with severe von Willebrand disease (type 3 VWD): estimation of the rate of factor VIIIC synthesis. Cooperative Study Groups. Br J Haematol. 1996 Sep;94(4):740-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1860.x.

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