Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
METHODS FOR TREATING INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE AND ASSESSING EFFICACY

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for assessing the efficacy in a patient having suffered from intracranial hemorrhage while undergoing an anticoagulation treatment with a factor Xa (fXa) inhibitor. The method can include administering to the patient a fXa derivative that has reduced catalytic activity as compared to the wild-type fXa protein, is capable of binding to the factor Xa inhibitor and cannot assemble into a prothrombinase complex; obtaining a blood sample from the patient following the administration; and measuring an anti-fXa activity in the sample, wherein the anti-fXa activity reflects the hemostatic efficacy in the patient. Once the assessment is made, suitable medical interventions can be implemented.