{"title":"Five decades of successive establishment of hemophilia care in Thailand.","authors":"Ampaiwan Chuansumrit, Thip Sriphaisal, Triroj Krutvecho, Nongnuch Sirachainan, Pimpun Kitpoka, Monratta Pitakcharoen, Suphaneewan Jaovisidha, Panyu Panburana, Monthon Suwannuraks, Nantana Sri-Udomporn, Chusak Kijkunasathian, Rungrote Nateserinilkul, Bunchoo Pongtanakul, Chanchai Traivaree, Patcharee Komvilaisak, Darintr Sosothikul, Yujinda Lektrakul, Thunyakorn Nuntiyagul, Pacharapan Surapolchai, Natsaruth Songthawee, Ekawat Suwantaroj, Pantep Angchaisuksiri, Theera Ruchutrakul, Ponlapat Rojnuckarin","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2025.2486378","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Management of patients with hemophilia in healthcare resource limited countries is challenging for healthcare providers.</p><p><strong>Area covered: </strong>Thai patients with hemophilia initially received episodic treatment of cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) in 1965. Home treatment using cryoprecipitate at early bleeding episodes was initiated in 1979 and replaced with fresh dry plasma in 1982. Heat-treated, lyophilized cryoprecipitate commenced in 1997, and factor concentrate was imported for clinical use in 2000. A healthy diet, limit weight gain and exercise for the prominent vein constitute a commitment among every hemophiliac. National advocacy of home treatment using factor concentrates at early bleeding episodes started in 2006 and nationwide low-dose prophylaxis in 2018. Immune tolerance induction (ITI) was initially attempted in 1997. The dental splint was invented as a local measure for dental procedures in 1979, and fibrin glue has been applied to surgical sites. A computerized program for hereditary bleeding disorders registry was initiated in 1999 and became nationwide in 2020. Finally, nationwide nonfactor therapy of monthly low-dose emicizumab prophylaxis will be established soon.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Hemophilia care in Thailand constitutes the real-world experience passing from generation to generation for five decades using our limited resources efficiently.</p>","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Expert Review of Hematology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2025.2486378","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"HEMATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Introduction: Management of patients with hemophilia in healthcare resource limited countries is challenging for healthcare providers.
Area covered: Thai patients with hemophilia initially received episodic treatment of cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) in 1965. Home treatment using cryoprecipitate at early bleeding episodes was initiated in 1979 and replaced with fresh dry plasma in 1982. Heat-treated, lyophilized cryoprecipitate commenced in 1997, and factor concentrate was imported for clinical use in 2000. A healthy diet, limit weight gain and exercise for the prominent vein constitute a commitment among every hemophiliac. National advocacy of home treatment using factor concentrates at early bleeding episodes started in 2006 and nationwide low-dose prophylaxis in 2018. Immune tolerance induction (ITI) was initially attempted in 1997. The dental splint was invented as a local measure for dental procedures in 1979, and fibrin glue has been applied to surgical sites. A computerized program for hereditary bleeding disorders registry was initiated in 1999 and became nationwide in 2020. Finally, nationwide nonfactor therapy of monthly low-dose emicizumab prophylaxis will be established soon.
Expert opinion: Hemophilia care in Thailand constitutes the real-world experience passing from generation to generation for five decades using our limited resources efficiently.
期刊介绍:
Advanced molecular research techniques have transformed hematology in recent years. With improved understanding of hematologic diseases, we now have the opportunity to research and evaluate new biological therapies, new drugs and drug combinations, new treatment schedules and novel approaches including stem cell transplantation. We can also expect proteomics, molecular genetics and biomarker research to facilitate new diagnostic approaches and the identification of appropriate therapies. Further advances in our knowledge regarding the formation and function of blood cells and blood-forming tissues should ensue, and it will be a major challenge for hematologists to adopt these new paradigms and develop integrated strategies to define the best possible patient care. Expert Review of Hematology (1747-4086) puts these advances in context and explores how they will translate directly into clinical practice.