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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov 16;9(11):e05086.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5086. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Patient and caregiver perspectives on transitioning to oral prophylaxis in the emerging hereditary angioedema treatment landscape

Daniel F Soteres  1 , Fellicia Grimes  1
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Case Reports

Patient and caregiver perspectives on transitioning to oral prophylaxis in the emerging hereditary angioedema treatment landscape

Daniel F Soteres et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

This report describes the successful transition of two familial patients with HAE from injectable to oral prophylaxis without tapering prior therapy or employing a complex transition protocol.

Keywords: Haegarda; berotralstat; hereditary angioedema; shared decision‐making; switching; treatment burden.

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Conflict of interest statement

Daniel F. Soteres, MD, MPH, is a clinical research investigator for Takeda and BioCryst and has accepted speaker or advisory board fees from Takeda, BioCryst, CSL Behring, and Pharming. Fellicia Grimes, BS, has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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