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I-Valoctocogene roxaparvovec iyindlela yokwelapha ngofuzo eshintsha umhlaba eyenzelwe ukwelapha i-hemophilia A ebucayi, isifo esingavamile sokopha. Lokhu kwelashwa okukodwa kusebenza ngokuletha ikhophi esebenzayo yofuzo olukhiqiza i-factor VIII, iphrotheni ebalulekile yokujiya kwegazi abantu abane-hemophilia A abangenayo noma abanayo ngamanani anganele.
Le ndlela yokwelapha entsha imelela ukuqanjwa okukhulu kwabantu abaphila ne-hemophilia A ebucayi. Esikhundleni sokudinga ukufakwa kwe-factor VIII njalo empilweni yabo yonke, iziguli zingathola ukukhiqizwa kwe-factor VIII okuqhubekayo kusuka esimisweni sokwelashwa esisodwa.
I-Valoctocogene roxaparvovec iyindlela yokwelapha ngofuzo esebenzisa igciwane elishintshiwe ukuletha imiyalelo yofuzo emangqamuzaneni akho esibindi. Ukwelashwa kwenzelwe ngokuqondile abantu abadala abane-hemophilia A ebucayi abaye bathuthukisa izithiyo ekwelashweni kwendabuko kwe-factor VIII noma abadinga ukufakwa kwe-factor VIII njalo.
Ukwelashwa kusebenza ngokwethula uhlobo lofuzo olusebenzayo oluyala isibindi sakho ukuthi sikhiqize iphrotheni ye-factor VIII. Leli fuzo lithwalwa yi-adeno-associated virus (AAV) ekhethekile eshintshiwe esebenza njengemoto yokuletha, ithutha ngokuphepha izinto zofuzo emangqamuzaneni akho esibindi lapho ingaqala ukukhiqiza i-factor yokujiya engashodayo.
Ngokungafani nokwelashwa kwendabuko kwe-hemophilia okudinga ukufakwa okuqhubekayo, lokhu ukwelashwa okukodwa okunikezwa ngokufakwa okukodwa kwe-intravenous. Umgomo uwukunikeza umzimba wakho ikhono lokukhiqiza i-factor VIII yawo, okungenzeka ukuthi kunciphise noma kuqede isidingo sokwelashwa okujwayelekile kokufaka esikhundleni.
Le gene therapy ivunyelwe ngokuqondile ukwelapha abantu abadala abane-hemophilia A eqinile. Yenzelwe abantu abamazinga omsebenzi we-factor VIII angaphansi kuka-1% wokujwayelekile, okubabeka engozini enkulu yezigameko zokuphuma kwegazi okungazelelwe.
Ukwelashwa kunenzuzo ikakhulukazi kulabo bantu abaye bathuthukisa ama-antibody ahlukanisayo (ama-inhibitors) ngokumelene nemikhiqizo yendabuko ye-factor VIII. Lawa ma-inhibitors enza ukwelashwa okujwayelekile kungasebenzi kahle, okushiya iziguli zinezinketho ezilinganiselwe zokuphatha isifo sabo sokuphuma kwegazi.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome le therapy uma udinga ukufakwa kwe-factor VIII njalo ukuvimbela izigameko zokuphuma kwegazi. Ukwelashwa kuhlose ukunciphisa ukuncika kwakho ekufakweni njalo ngokwenza umzimba wakho ukwazi ukukhiqiza i-factor VIII ngokwemvelo, okungenzeka ukuthi kuthuthukise izinga lempilo yakho futhi kunciphise umthwalo wokwelashwa.
Le gene therapy isebenza ngokuletha ikhophi esebenzayo yegene ye-factor VIII ngqo emangqamuzaneni esibindi sakho. Ukwelashwa kusebenzisa igciwane eliguquliwe elihlobene ne-adeno njengesistimu yokulethwa, okubhekwa njengendlela ephephile futhi esebenzayo yokulethwa kwe-gene.
Lapho igciwane lifinyelela esibindini sakho, likhipha imiyalelo yofuzo yokukhiqiza iphrotheni ye-factor VIII. Amangqamuzana esibindi sakho aqala ukukhiqiza le factor ebalulekile yokuqina kwegazi, engena emgudwini wakho wegazi futhi isize igazi lakho liqine ngokujwayelekile lapho kwenzeka ukulimala.
Ukwelashwa kubhekwa njengokwelashwa okuqinile futhi okungenzeka ukuthi kuyashintsha ngoba kubhekana nembangela eyinhloko ye-hemophilia A kunokumane kuphathe izimpawu. Ngokungafani nokufakwa kwendabuko kwe-factor VIII okunikeza ukukhululeka kwesikhashana, i-gene therapy ihlose ukuhlinzeka ngokukhiqizwa kwe-factor VIII okuhlala isikhathi eside okuvela ngaphakathi emzimbeni wakho.
Imiphumela ngokuvamile iqala kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa ngemva kokwelashwa, ngamazinga e-factor VIII anda kancane kancane ezinyangeni eziningana. Iningi leziguli libona umsebenzi we-factor VIII ophezulu phakathi kwezinyanga eziyi-6 kuya kweziyi-12 ngemuva kokuthola ukwelashwa.
I-Valoctocogene roxaparvovec inikezwa njengokufakwa okukodwa kwe-intravenous endaweni ekhethekile yezokwelapha. Ukwelashwa kufanele kunikezwe ochwepheshe bezempilo abanolwazi ngemithi yezakhi zofuzo nokuphathwa kwe-hemophilia.
Ngaphambi kokwelashwa kwakho, uzohlolwa ngokugcwele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ungumuntu ofanelekayo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuhlola ukusebenza kwesibindi sakho, isimo somzimba sokuzivikela ezifweni, namazinga e-factor VIII inhibitor. Udokotela wakho uzophinda ahlolisise noma yikuphi ukuzivikela okukhona ngaphambi kokuthumela igciwane.
Inqubo yokufaka ngokuvamile ithatha amahora amaningana futhi idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela kuyo yonke. Cishe uzodinga ukuhlala endaweni yezokwelapha ukuze ubuke ngemuva kokwelashwa ukuze ubheke noma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula ngokushesha. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ethile mayelana nokudla, ukuphuza, kanye nemithi ngaphambi nangemva kwenqubo.
Akukho imikhawulo ekhethekile yokudla ngokuvamile edingekayo, kodwa udokotela wakho angase ancome ukugwema utshwala nemithi ethile engase ithinte ukusebenza kwesibindi sakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
I-Valoctocogene roxaparvovec yakhelwe njengokwelashwa okukodwa okuhlose ukuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezihlala isikhathi eside. Ngokungafani nokwelashwa kwendabuko kwe-hemophilia okudinga ukufakwa okuqhubekayo, le mithi yezakhi zofuzo inikezwa kanye kuphela.
Imiphumela yokwelashwa ihloselwe ukuba ihlale unomphela, ngamaseli esibindi sakho aqhubeka ekhiqiza i-factor VIII iminyaka eminingi ngemuva kokufakwa okukodwa. Izifundo zemitholampilo zikhombise ukukhiqizwa kwe-factor VIII okuqhubekayo iminyaka eminingana ngemuva kokwelashwa, nakuba idatha yesikhathi eside isaqoqwa.
Noma kunjalo, uzodinga ama-aphoyintimenti okulandelayo njalo ukuqapha amazinga akho e-factor VIII nempilo yakho yonke. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kuqhubeka kusebenza ngempumelele futhi kuvumela ithimba lakho lezempilo ukuthi lilungise noma yikuphi ukwelashwa okwengeziwe uma kudingeka.
Ezinye iziguli zingase zidingeke ukuthi zithole ukumnika kwe-factor VIII ngezikhathi zokuhlinzwa, ukuhlukumezeka, noma uma amazinga e-factor VIII ehla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokuqapha nokuphatha olwenzelwe wena ngokuya ngempendulo yakho ngamunye ekwelashweni.
Njengazo zonke izindlela zokwelapha, i-valoctocogene roxaparvovec ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi bekubekezelela kahle ukwelashwa. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ingalawuleka ngokunakekelwa kwezempilo okufanele.
Ukuqonda imiphumela emibi engaba khona kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke futhi uqiniseke ngesinqumo sakho sokwelashwa. Nawa ama-effect avame kakhulu ukubikwa ukuthi iziguli ziwathola:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ngokuvamile ixazululwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini ngemva kokwelashwa futhi ngokuvamile ingalawulwa ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo nemithi.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kwenzeka ngesilinganiso esincane seziguli, kubalulekile ukuyazi:
Iqembu lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha ngokucophelela ukuze libone le miphumela ebucayi futhi linikeze ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma kwenzeka. Iningi leziguli ezithola imiphumela emibi ebucayi zithola ukululama ngokugcwele ngokuphathwa kwezokwelapha okufanele.
Ngenkathi le gene therapy inikeza ithemba kubantu abaningi abane-hemophilia A ebucayi, ayifanele wonke umuntu. Ezinye izimo zezokwelapha nezimo zingenza ukwelashwa kungaphephile noma kungasebenzi kahle.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo sakho sempilo yamanje ngaphambi kokuncoma le therapy. Nazi izizathu eziyinhloko zokuthi kungani lokhu kwelashwa kungenzeka kungafaneleki kuwe:
Ubudala kanye nesimo sempilo esiphelele nazo zidlala indima ebalulekile ekunqumeni ukuthi umuntu uyafaneleka yini. Ukwelashwa okwamanje kuvunyelwe kuphela kubantu abadala, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela isikhathi sakho sokuphila kanye nekhono lokubekezelela i-therapy.
Uma une-hemophilia A elula noma emaphakathi, le gene therapy eqinile kungenzeka ingadingeki njengoba ukwelashwa okungahlaseli kakhulu kungaphatha isimo sakho ngempumelelo. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngokuthi ngabe izinzuzo ezingaba khona zidlula izingozi esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Valoctocogene roxaparvovec ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Roctavian. Leli gama lomkhiqizo lisetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke ngenguqulo yezentengiso yale gene therapy.
Uma nixoxa ngale ndlela yokwelapha neqembu lakho lezempilo noma inkampani yomshuwalense, kungenzeka ukuthi nizwe kubizwa ngegama layo elivamile (valoctocogene roxaparvovec) noma ngegama layo lomkhiqizo (Roctavian). Womabili la magama abhekisela emuthini ofanayo.
Igama lomkhiqizo elithi Roctavian lenzelwe ukuthi libonakale kalula ngenkathi libonisa indima yokwelapha ekwelapheni i-hemophilia A. Ikhemisi lakho kanye nemibhalo yezokwelapha cishe izosebenzisa igama lomkhiqizo lapho kubhalwa ukwelashwa kwakho.
Ngenkathi i-valoctocogene roxaparvovec imelela inketho yokwelapha esezingeni eliphezulu, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ziyatholakala zokuphatha i-hemophilia A enzima. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inketho engasebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Ukwelashwa kwendabuko kokufaka esikhundleni se-factor VIII kuseyindlela yokwelapha ejwayelekile kubantu abaningi abane-hemophilia A. Lokhu kwelashwa kungasebenza kahle kakhulu futhi kufaka phakathi imikhiqizo ye-factor VIII etholakala nge-plasma kanye ne-recombinant efakwa ngokuqhubekayo.
Kubantu abaye bathuthukisa izithiyo ku-factor VIII, ukweqa ama-ejenti afana nama-concentrates e-prothrombin complex asebenzayo noma i-recombinant factor VIIa kungasiza ukulawula izigameko zokuphuma kwegazi. Lokhu kwelashwa kusebenza ngokweqa isidingo se-factor VIII enqubweni yokujiya kwegazi.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingezona eze-factor ezintsha njenge-emicizumab zinikeza enye indlela, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezithiyo. Lo muthi unikezwa njengesijovo esingaphansi kwesikhumba futhi usiza ukubuyisela ukusebenza kwe-factor VIII elahlekile ngendlela ehlukile.
Ezinye iziguli zingazuza futhi ekwelapheni ukubekezelelana komzimba, okuhlose ukuqeda izithiyo nokubuyisela ukusabela ekwelashweni kwe-factor VIII. Le ndlela idinga ukwelashwa okukhulu ezinyangeni noma iminyaka kodwa ingaphumelela ezimweni ezikhethiwe.
I-Valoctocogene roxaparvovec inikeza izinzuzo eziyingqayizivele ngaphezu kokwelashwa kwendabuko kwe-factor VIII, kodwa ukuthi "kungcono" kuncike ezimweni zakho ngazinye kanye nemigomo yokwelashwa. Zombili lezi zindlela zinezinzuzo ezihlukile kanye nezinto okufanele zicatshangelwe.
Inzuzo eyinhloko yokwelashwa ngomjovo wamagciwane ukulula kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwendlela yokuphila. Esikhundleni sokudinga ukufakwa njalo izikhathi eziningana ngesonto, uthola ukwelashwa okukodwa okuhlose ukuhlinzeka ngokukhiqizwa kwe-factor VIII okuqhubekayo. Lokhu kunganciphisa kakhulu umthwalo wokwelashwa futhi kuthuthukise izinga lempilo.
Ukwelashwa kwendabuko kwe-factor VIII, nokho, kunikeza ukuphepha okufakazelwe kwesikhathi eside kanye nekhono lokulungisa umthamo ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho. Lokhu kwelashwa kuneminyaka yokuphepha futhi kungashintshwa uma izimo zakho zishintsha, njengangesikhathi sokuhlinzwa noma ukugula.
Ukwelashwa ngomjovo wamagciwane kungase kube usizo ikakhulukazi uma uqhamuke nezithiyo ekwelashweni kwendabuko noma ulwa nohlelo lokufakwa njalo. Kodwa-ke, ukwelashwa kwendabuko kungase kukhethwe uma unokukhathazeka ngobuchwepheshe obusha noma izimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezenza ukwelashwa ngomjovo wamagciwane kube yingozi.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinto ngokusekelwe emlandweni wakho wezokwelapha, izintandokazi zendlela yokuphila, kanye nemigomo yokwelashwa. Ukukhetha okungcono kakhulu yilokho okulawula ngokuphepha nangempumelelo i-hemophilia yakho ngenkathi ilingana nezimo zakho siqu.
I-Valoctocogene roxaparvovec ngokuvamile ayinconywa kubantu abanezifo zesibindi ezisebenzayo noma ukulimala okukhulu kwesibindi. Njengoba ukwelashwa ngomjovo wamagciwane kuqondiswe ngqo emangqamuzaneni esibindi ukuze akhiqize i-factor VIII, ukusebenza kwesibindi okunempilo kubalulekile ekuphepheni nasekuphumeleleni.
Ngaphambi kokwelashwa, udokotela wakho uzoqhuba izivivinyo eziphelele zomsebenzi wesibindi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isibindi sakho singakwazi ukusingatha ukwelashwa ngokuphepha. Uma unezinkinga ezincane zesibindi, udokotela wakho angase asacabangela ukwelashwa kodwa uzokubheka eduze. Kodwa-ke, izimo ezinjengokuvuvukala kwesibindi okusebenzayo, i-cirrhosis, noma ukungasebenzi kahle kwesibindi okukhulu ngokuvamile kuqeda abantu ekutholeni lokhu kwelashwa.
I-Valoctocogene roxaparvovec inikezwa njengomthamo owodwa obalwe ngokucophelela endaweni yezokwelapha, okwenza ukweqisa ngengozi kungenzeki kakhulu. Ukwelashwa kunikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo abaqeqeshiwe abalandela imithetho eqinile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola inani eliqondile elibekiwe.
Uma unezinkathazo mayelana nomthamo wakho noma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingalindelekile ngemuva kokwelashwa, xhumana nethimba lakho lezempilo ngokushesha. Bangahlola isimo sakho futhi banikeze ukunakekelwa okufanele. Ukwelashwa ngomjikelezo wofuzo akunakwazi
Akufanele uyeke ukwelashwa kwakho kwamanje kwe-hemophilia ngaphandle kokuqondiswa ngokuqondile okuvela eqenjini lakho labanakekeli bezempilo. Ngemva kokuthola ukwelashwa ngomjovo wemvelo, udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-factor VIII njalo ukuze anqume ukuthi nini nokuthi kanjani ukunciphisa ukwelashwa kwendabuko.
Ushintsho ngokuvamile lwenzeka kancane kancane ezinyangeni eziningana njengoba amazinga akho e-factor VIII enyuka. Iziguli eziningi ziqhubeka nohlobo oluthile lokuqapha futhi zingase zidinge ukufakwa kwe-factor VIII ngezikhathi ezinobungozi obukhulu njengokuhlinzwa noma ukulimala. Udokotela wakho uzokwenza uhlelo olwenzelwe wena lokushintsha ngaphandle kokwelashwa okuvamile olusekelwe ekuphenduleni kwakho ngakunye ekwelashweni ngomjovo wemvelo.
Njengamanje, i-valoctocogene roxaparvovec yakhelwe njengokwelashwa kwesikhathi esisodwa, futhi ukulinganisa okuphindwayo akukhuthazwa. Ngemva kokuthola ukwelashwa ngomjovo wemvelo, amasosha akho omzimba akha ama-antibody ngokumelene negciwane lokulethwa, okungenzeka ukuthi kuzovimbela ukwelashwa kwesibili ukuthi kungasebenzi.
Uma amazinga e-factor VIII ehla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuze athuthukise amasu okuphatha ehlukile. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukubuyela ekwelashweni kwendabuko kwe-factor VIII noma ukuhlola ezinye izinketho zokwelapha. Ucwaningo luqhubeka ukuze kuqondwe ukuhlala isikhathi eside kokwelashwa ngomjovo wemvelo namasu angaba khona okuphinda ukwelashwa uma kudingeka esikhathini esizayo.