Pub Date : 2026-02-02DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.036
Dallas Vanderheyden, Ernest E Moore, Hunter B Moore, James Chandler, Anika Khakoo, Angela Sauaia
Background: Depletion of fibrinogen is an early event in trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC), while hyperfibrinogenemia increases thrombotic risk in end stage renal disease (ESRD). Viscoelastic tests aim to provide rapid fibrinogen estimates, yet their accuracy to define abnormal fibrinogenemia remains debated.
Objectives: We assessed the accuracy of thrombelastography (TEG) -TEG® 5000, TEG® 6s-in measuring normal and abnormal fibrinogen levels across healthy volunteers, ESRD, and trauma patients at risk for TIC.
Patients/methods: We compared the von Clauss functional fibrinogen (gold standard) with TEG®5000 functional fibrinogen level(FLEV) in 118 healthy volunteers, 52 patients with ESRD undergoing arteriovenous fistula (AVF) surgery and 265 severely injured patients. We compared Clauss fibrinogen with TEG®6s citrated functional fibrinogen (CFF) in 140 trauma patients at high risk for TIC. Pearson correlation was used.
Results: Clauss fibrinogen correlated moderately with TEG®5000-FLEV in healthy volunteers (r=0.52, p<0.0001) and ESRD patients overall (r=0.62, p<0.0001). Correlation, however, deteriorated and became non-significant in ESRD patients with fibrinogen >500 mg/dl. Trauma patients showed moderate overall correlation (r=0.58, p<0.0001), but it decreased substantially with fibrinogen<150 mg/dl (r=0.20, p=0.29). TEG®6s-CFF had better overall correlation (r=0.66, p<0.0001), though decreased at fibrinogen<200mg/dl (r=0.39, p=0.04).
Conclusions: Both TEG®5000-FLEV and TEG®6s-CFF correlated moderately with Clauss fibrinogen but decreased in correlation in both hyperfibrinogenemia and hypofibrinogenemia. Thus, we caution relying on TEG®5000 or TEG®6s to be the only laboratory measurement to guide fibrinogen replacement when resuscitating trauma patients at risk for TIC and TEG®5000-FLEV for assessing fibrinogen in patients with ESRD at risk for thrombotic events.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.09.011
Antoine Rauch , Guillaume Lebreton , Mouhamed D. Moussa , André Vincentelli , Erwan Flecher , Olivier Bouchot , Camille Dambrin , Laurent Barandon , Bertrand Rozec , Emmanuelle Jeanpierre , Nadine Ajzenberg , Yohann Repessé , Emmanuel De Maistre , Elodie Boissier , David M. Smadja , Mathieu Fiore , Fabienne Nedelec , Sophie Voisin , Peter J. Lenting , Silvy Laporte , Sophie Susen
Background
Bleeding complications are frequent under left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. LVAD-associated high shear stress induces increased proteolysis of circulating von Willebrand factor (VWF), which may contribute to this high bleeding rate.
Objectives
To assess if a prophylactic administration of a VWF concentrate could reduce bleeding rate in LVAD patients
Methods
In this multicenter open-label randomized controlled study, we investigated the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetic of a plasma-derived VWF concentrate (WILFACTIN, LFB), administered prophylactically twice-weekly at 50 IU.kg-1 for 3 months after LVAD implantation, compared with standard of care. The efficacy end points were the difference in the incidence rate of any, clinically significant or major bleeding postrandomization. Bleeding and thrombotic events were reviewed at weeks 1 and 2 and then every 2 weeks. The study ended prematurely due to deficient recruitment and drug supply constraints, leading to prioritization of prescriptions for von Willebrand disease patients. We present the available data.
Results
Twenty-nine adult patients (166 planned) were randomized and analyzed. VWF prophylaxis resulted in a nonsignificant 55% reduction in bleeding incidence rate compared with standard of care (risk ratio, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.18-1.04; P = .06). Accordingly, there was a similar reduction of clinically relevant and major bleeding in VWF arm. Severe adverse events were similar postrandomization between VWF arm and control arm including deaths (2 and 4, respectively) and thrombotic events (2 in each arm). In pharmacokinetic analysis, a rapid degradation of WILFACTIN occurred within 24 hours.
Conclusion
The lack of observed therapeutic efficacy of VWF prophylaxis in LVAD setting is likely due to a short-lived prohemostatic effect due to rapid degradation of VWF concentrate.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.09.041
Caroline M.A. Mussert , Wolfgang Miesbach , Pratima Chowdary , David Lillicrap , Johnny Mahlangu , Flora Peyvandi , Steven W. Pipe , Alok Srivastava , Jan Voorberg , Glenn F. Pierce , Radoslaw Kaczmarek , Paul Batty , Ilaria Cutica , Amit Nathwani , Frank W.G. Leebeek
Background
Gene therapy for hemophilia has recently been implemented as standard clinical care, requiring organizational and multistakeholder preparedness and clear guidelines. In addition to pharmaceutical summaries of product characteristics (SMPCs), various (inter)national guidance documents have been published. However, no guidance document or SMPC covers the entire gene therapy care pathway.
Objectives
This study provides a complete and comprehensive overview of current guidance documents and SMPCs to develop a comprehensive care pathway for hemophilia gene therapy delivery.
Methods
Published gene therapy guidance documents and collected SMPCs were complemented by a selective search in online databases, including PubMed and scientific societies’ websites. Reference lists were checked for additional relevant articles.
Results
Four SMPCs and 11 (inter)national guidance documents and recommendations were collected. The documents were focused on either the intervention or the care pathway, and none were comprehensive covering all aspects of hemophilia gene therapy delivery. Considerable differences were found between the 2 approved gene therapy products and between the SMPCs issued by the 2 regulatory authorities, the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency. (Inter)national guidance documents provided additional information and recommendations not covered in SMPCs.
Conclusion
Based on SMPCs and (inter)national guidance documents and recommendations a care pathway has been developed and visualized in a Metro Map. This provides a clear and comprehensive overview of all activities, contact moments, and responsibilities within the longitudinal gene therapy treatment process. This comprehensive care pathway may help navigate gene therapy implementation, providing guidance to clinicians, patients, and caregivers.
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by mucosal inflammation and ulceration. While von Willebrand factor, typically cleaved by ADAMTS13 from ultralarge multimers into smaller fragments, has been found to accumulate in the inflamed lesions of the ADAMTS13-deficient colitis model, the association between aberrant thrombus formation in lesional microvessels and colitis exacerbation remains unclear.
Objectives
We investigated potential linkages between microthrombus formation and colitis progression.
Methods
Plasma and inflamed colonic tissues from patients with UC were analyzed. We employed intravital multiphoton microscopy to reveal the real-time structural dynamics of the mucus layer and mucosal vasculature at single-cell spatial resolution in a dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis model of wild-type and ADAMTS13–deficient green fluorescent protein-expressing mice.
Results
Patients with UC exhibited significantly reduced plasma ADAMTS13 activity and excessive von Willebrand factor deposition in inflamed colonic tissues. In dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis mice, ADAMTS13 deficiency showed heightened disease activity and increased mucosal erosion in histochemical analysis compared with wild-type mice. A novel methodology appraised colonic mucus barrier integrity by visualizing fluorescent dextran penetration from the colonic lumen to crypts. ADAMTS13 deficiency accelerated mucus layer disruption, leukocyte recruitment, and microthrombus formation, particularly in periepithelium regions. Vessel-specific analyses demonstrated that obstructive microthrombi were most prominent in the mucosal layer, contributing to local ischemia and mucosal erosion. Recombinant human ADAMTS13 alleviated microthrombus formation, improved mucosal integrity, and mitigated colitis severity in both wild-type and ADAMTS13–deficient mice.
Conclusion
Advanced intravital imaging analysis revealed that obstructive thrombi formed in mucosal vessels due to impaired ADAMTS13 activity were essential for colitis severity.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.012
Marcus Lehmann , Katrina Ashworth , Marilyn Manco-Johnson , Jorge Di Paola , Keith B. Neeves , Christopher J. Ng
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Evaluation of a microfluidic flow assay to screen for von Willebrand disease and low von Willebrand factor levels”","authors":"Marcus Lehmann , Katrina Ashworth , Marilyn Manco-Johnson , Jorge Di Paola , Keith B. Neeves , Christopher J. Ng","doi":"10.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17326,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis","volume":"24 2","pages":"Page 786"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145900589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.001
Marilyn Manco-Johnson , Paul Brons , Paul Knoebl , Michael Wang , Csaba Siffel , Peter L. Turecek , Hanna T. Gazda
{"title":"Corrigendum to ‘Real-world use of protein C concentrate for the treatment of patients with protein C deficiency: an international registry’","authors":"Marilyn Manco-Johnson , Paul Brons , Paul Knoebl , Michael Wang , Csaba Siffel , Peter L. Turecek , Hanna T. Gazda","doi":"10.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17326,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis","volume":"24 2","pages":"Page 785"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145794257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.11.002
Coen Maas , Philip J. Hogg
{"title":"Factor XII locking in (for contact activation through disulfide control)","authors":"Coen Maas , Philip J. Hogg","doi":"10.1016/j.jtha.2025.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtha.2025.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17326,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis","volume":"24 2","pages":"Pages 384-386"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146102414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.09.045
Annie M. Apffel, Emily Mosher, Matthew D. Neal
{"title":"Racing toward a common biology of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: the small interfering RNA fibrinogen knockdown strategy","authors":"Annie M. Apffel, Emily Mosher, Matthew D. Neal","doi":"10.1016/j.jtha.2025.09.045","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtha.2025.09.045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17326,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis","volume":"24 2","pages":"Pages 372-374"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146102415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.09.026
Larissa A. de Lucena , Amanda G. Duarte , Larissa C. Hespanhol , Juliana Muniz , Nicole Félix , Kleyton Medeiros , C. Michael Gibson
Background
Patients with cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at high risk of recurrent thrombosis and bleeding during prolonged anticoagulation. While full-dose direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are widely used, the safety and efficacy of reduced-dose regimens for extended treatment remain uncertain.
Objectives
This study compared the safety and efficacy of reduced-dose vs full-dose DOACs in the extended treatment of cancer-associated VTE.
Methods
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing reduced- and full-dose DOACs in adults with active cancer and VTE. Searches were performed in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. The primary outcomes were a composite of VTE recurrence, major bleeding, or clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding, and the combined risk of major or clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding.
Results
Three randomized controlled trials comprising 2361 patients were included. Two trials evaluated apixaban 2.5 mg vs 5 mg twice daily, and 1 evaluated rivaroxaban 10 mg vs 20 mg once daily. Reduced-dose DOACs were associated with a lower risk of the composite outcome (relative risk, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.64-0.93; P = .006) and reduced bleeding (relative risk, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.62-0.93; P = .008) than full-dose DOACs. No significant differences were observed in major bleeding, clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding, VTE recurrence, or all-cause mortality when analyzed individually.
Conclusions
Reduced-dose DOACs appear as effective as full-dose regimens for extended treatment of cancer-associated VTE, with a lower risk of bleeding. These findings support their use as a safer long-term anticoagulation strategy in selected patients.
导论:癌症相关性静脉血栓栓塞(VTE)患者在长期抗凝治疗期间血栓复发和出血的风险很高。虽然全剂量直接口服抗凝剂(DOACs)被广泛使用,但减少剂量方案用于长期治疗的安全性和有效性仍不确定。目的:比较减少剂量与全剂量DOACs在癌症相关性静脉血栓栓塞延长治疗中的安全性和有效性。方法:我们对随机对照试验(rct)进行了系统回顾和荟萃分析,比较了活动性癌症和静脉血栓栓塞的成人减少剂量和全剂量DOACs。检索在PubMed、Embase和Cochrane图书馆进行。主要结局是静脉血栓栓塞复发、大出血或临床相关的非大出血,以及大出血或临床相关的非大出血的综合风险。结果:纳入3项随机对照试验,共2361例患者。两项试验评估阿哌沙班2.5 mg与5 mg每日两次,一项试验评估利伐沙班10 mg与20 mg每日一次。与全剂量DOACs相比,减少剂量DOACs与较低的复合结局风险(RR 0.77; 95% CI 0.64-0.93; p=0.006)和减少出血(RR 0.76; 95% CI 0.62-0.93; p=0.008)相关。单独分析时,在大出血、临床相关的非大出血、静脉血栓栓塞复发或全因死亡率方面没有观察到显著差异。结论:对于癌症相关性静脉血栓栓塞的延长治疗,减少剂量的doac与全剂量方案一样有效,且出血风险更低。这些发现支持它们作为一种更安全的长期抗凝策略在特定患者中使用。
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