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On Location ASH Annual Meeting samples detected 17 total muta- tions as clonal hematopoiesis in 15 patients (23%); during a median follow-up of 14.8 years, five patients (7%) developed t- MNs after a median of 5.4 years post-treatment. Clonal hematopoiesis was detected in four of five patients (80%) who developed t-MNs and in 11 of 69 patients (16%) who did not (p=0.005). The rate of t-MN development at 10 years also was significantly higher in patients with clonal hemato- poiesis, compared with patients without (29% [95% CI 12-59] vs. 0%; p=0.001). Overall, the positive and nega- tive predictive values of clonal hematopoiesis in the validation cohort were 26.7 percent (95% CI 7.8-55.1) and 98.3 percent (95% CI 90.9-99.9), respectively. “Genetic mutations that are present in t-MN leukemia samples actually could be found in blood samples obtained at the time of their original cancer diagnosis,” Dr. Takahashi added. “The data suggest potential ap- proaches of screening for clonal hematopoiesis in cancer patients PAGE 2 that may identify patients at risk of developing t-MNs.” REFERENCES • Takahashi K, Wang F, Kantarjian HM, et al. Clonal he- matopoiesis increases risk of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms. Abstract #38. Presented at the 2016 ASH Annual Meeting, December 3, 2016; San Diego, California. • Takahashi K, Wang F, Kantarjian HM, et al. Preleukae- mic clonal haemopoiesis and risk of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms: a case-control study. Lancet Oncol. 2017;18:100-11. T:1 S:1 Designed with his future in mind Proven efficacy and safety in adolescents and adults with prophylaxis using as few as 2 infusions per week 1 LEOPOLD I Trial 1,2 Study description Multinational, open-label, prospective trial evaluating pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, and perioperative management of bleeding with KOVALTRY ® Previously treated male patients (PTPs) aged 12 to 65 years with severe hemophilia A (<1% FVIII) (n=73) studied for 1 year Dosing Dosing regimens were determined by the investigators to meet individual patients’ needs 2x/week prophylaxis: 20-50 IU/kg (n=18) 3x/week prophylaxis: 20-50 IU/kg (n=44) Primary efficacy endpoint Annualized bleed rate (ABR) at 12 months (n=62 for efficacy analysis) After a single 50 IU/kg dose of KOVALTRY ® , the demonstrated half-life [mean ± standard deviation (SD)] in 26 previously treated adolescent and adult patients was: Pharmacokinetics 12 to 17 years (n=5) Chromogenic Assay One-stage Assay 14.4 ± 5.5 hours 11.7 ± 1.1 hours ≥18 years (n=21) 14.2 ± 3.5 hours 14.3 ± 3.7 hours LEOPOLD=Long-Term Effi cacy Open-Label Program in Severe Hemophilia A Disease. SELECTED IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, are possible with KOVALTRY ® . Early signs of hypersensitivity reactions, which can progress to anaphylaxis, may include chest or throat tightness, dizziness, mild hypotension and nausea. Discontinue KOVALTRY ® if symptoms occur and seek immediate emergency treatment. KOVALTRY ® may contain trace amounts of mouse and hamster proteins. Patients treated with this product may develop hypersensitivity to these non-human mammalian proteins. Please see additional Important Safety Information on following pages. For additional important risk and use information, please see Brief Summary on following pages.