<strong>Haema<strong>to</strong>logica</strong> IMMUNE TOLERANCE IN HEMOPHILIA AND THE TREATMENT OF HEMOPHILIACS WITH AN INHIBITOR Palermo, Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 1999 Foreword Mariani, G. (Palermo, Italy), Brackmann, H.H. (Bonn, Germany) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Epidemiology and Treatment of FVIII and IX Inhibi<strong>to</strong>rs FVIII Inhibi<strong>to</strong>rs with Recombinant Products Lusher, J.M. (Detroit, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Risk Fac<strong>to</strong>rs for Inhibi<strong>to</strong>r Development Oldenburg, J., Schwaab, R. (Bonn, Germany). 7-14 Strategies for the Treatment of Inhibi<strong>to</strong>r Patients Ingerslev J. (Aarhus, Denmark). . . . . . . . . . 15-20 Porcine FVIII, Past, Present and Future Hay, C. (Manchester, UK). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25 Mapping Fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII Inhibi<strong>to</strong>r Epi<strong>to</strong>pes Using Hybrid Human/Porcine Fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII Molecules Lollar, P. (Atlanta, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-30 Antibodies <strong>to</strong> FIX Warrier, I. (Detroit, USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-34 Clinical and Organisational Aspects Related <strong>to</strong> Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance Pro<strong>to</strong>cols Regimes of fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII Administration: Continuous vs. Bolus Bern<strong>to</strong>rp, E. (Malmoe, Sweden). . . . . . . . . . . . 69-72 Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance by Intermittent Fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII Boluses in two High Responder H.A. Patients Landolfi, R. (Rome, Italy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-74 Side Effects Brackmann, H.H. (Bonn, Germany). . . . . . . . . 75-77 Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance: A Nursing Perspective Butler, R.B. (Philadelphia, USA). . . . . . . . . . . . 78-80 Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance: The Parent’s Perspective Gargallo, B. (Rome, Italy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-82 Immune Tolerance Induction: Treatment Duration Analysis and Eco<strong>no</strong>mic Considerations Aledort, L.M. (New York, USA), Kroner, B. (Rockville, USA), Mariani, G. (Palermo, Italy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-<strong>85</strong> <strong>2000</strong> vol. <strong>85</strong> <strong>supplement</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>no</strong>. <strong>10</strong> CONTENTS (indexed by Current Contents/Life Sciences and in Faxon Finder and Faxon XPRESS, also available on diskette with abstracts) 1 Inhibition of CD40 ligand (CD154) in the treatment of fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII inhibi<strong>to</strong>rs Ewenstein, B.M. (Bos<strong>to</strong>n, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-39 Registries of Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance Pro<strong>to</strong>cols The Maintenence of Tolerance after Successful ITT induction in Hemophilia A and B: The North American Registry Di Michele, D. (New York, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-44 The German Registry of ITT in Hemophilia: 1999 Update Lenk, H. ( Dresden, Germany) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-47 Malmoe Pro<strong>to</strong>col Update Bern<strong>to</strong>rp, E. (Malmoe, Sweden). . . . . . . . . . . . 48-51 Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance Induction: Prospective Clinical Trials Hay, C.R.M. (Manchester, UK). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-56 Acquired Fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII Inhibi<strong>to</strong>rs Acquired Fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII Au<strong>to</strong> Antibody Inhibi<strong>to</strong>rs: Current Concepts and Potential Therapeutic Strategies for the Future Kessler, C.M. (Washing<strong>to</strong>n, USA). . . . . . . . . . . 57-63 New Pro<strong>to</strong>col for Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance Induction in Acquired Hemophilia Nemes, L. (Budapest, Hungary). . . . . . . . . . . . 64-68 Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance: Molecular and Biological Aspects Characterisation of Antibodies <strong>to</strong> FVIII in Hemophilia Patients Treated by Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance Therapy Scandella, D. (Rockville, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-88 FVIII Inhibi<strong>to</strong>r with Catalytic activity <strong>to</strong>wards FVIII Lacroix-Desmazes, S. Kazatchkine M.D. (Paris, France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-92 B and T Cell Tolerance: From Basic Concepts <strong>to</strong> Clinical Practice Saint Remy, J.M. (Leuven, Belgium) . . . . . . . . 93-96 Idiotypic Regulation of Anti Fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII Antibodies Kazatchkine, M.D., Lacroix Demazes, S. (Paris, France). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-99 Immune Response <strong>to</strong> Fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII in Hemophilia A Mice Hoyer, L. (Rockville, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>10</strong>0-<strong>10</strong>2 Animal Models <strong>to</strong> Explore Tolerance Induction <strong>to</strong> FVIII Gilles, J. (Leuven, Belgium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>10</strong>3-<strong>10</strong>7 Gene Therapy, Fac<strong>to</strong>r VIII Inhibi<strong>to</strong>rs and Immune<strong>to</strong>lerance: Hopes and Concerns Lillicrap, D. (Kings<strong>to</strong>n, Canada) . . . . . . . . . . <strong>10</strong>8-112 Immu<strong>no</strong>logical Tolerance: A Clinical Perspective White, G. (Chapel Hill, USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113-116
Ack<strong>no</strong>wledgments We wish <strong>to</strong> thank the Authors for their contributions and all those who made the publication of the Proceedings possible, in particular Mr. Michael Briggs for his help in the transcription/revision work. The editing of the Proceedings of the III Workshop on Immune Tolerance was supported by an unrestricted grant by Baxter. The Publication costs were supported by an unrestricted grant by Aventis Behring. Forthcoming Workshop The fourth Workshop on Immune Tolerance will take place in Bonn, Germany, Thursday August 30th through September 1st 2001. Information concerning the site and the programme will be circularized later