Last month, biotechnology company BioMarin sought approval for an investigational gene therapy (valoctocogene roxaparvovec) for patients with hemophilia A. However, their approval was denied. Instead, the company was told that…
According to a story from hemophilia.org, the drug company Ferring Pharmaceuticals issued a recall of the nasal spray drug desmopressin (marketed as Stimate) on July 21st, 2020. This product is…
Last Tuesday, the FDA rejected BioMarin Pharmaceutical's gene therapy, Roctavian, for patients with hemophilia A. According to ABC News, the gene therapy infusion was meant to be a single treatment…
During the 2020 Virtual Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH 2020), which took place from July 12-14, participants discussed the latest in treatments, research, and…
According to a story from theindychannel.com, brothers Elias, age eleven, and Emmett, age seven, were both born with the rare bleeding disorder hemophilia A. However, this has not stopped them…
By Lauren Thayer from In The Cloud Copy Hemophilia is a medical condition in which a person’s blood clotting ability is severely reduced. This inability to properly clot leads to…
By Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy The cells of hemophilia A patients were taken and genetically modified so that they would create an active clotting factor VIII (or…
The medical realm is changing - but how does that impact patient care and clinical expectations? The National Hemophilia Foundation discusses how clinical expectations for patients with hemophilia don't necessarily…
Patients with hemophilia may experience sudden bleeding, joint pain and inflammation, and deep bruising. But according to Hemophilia News, two proteins may be the cause. Researchers found that patients…
Recently, Pfizer's Dr. Ian Winburn sat down with Europabio for an interview in honor of World Hemophilia Day, which just occurred on April 17. In his discussion, Dr. Winburn…
The Institute for Gene Therapies (IGT) is a new development, aimed at improving the speed of development and accessibility of gene therapies. Gene Therapy Many rare diseases are caused by…
Hemophilia A is the most common type of hemophilia, accounting for 8 of every 10 cases. Treatment in the past consisted of the administration of concentrated factor VIII through…
According to a story from biopharmadive.com, the race to a hemophilia A gene therapy continues to tighten following a recent release of early data from Sangamo Therapeutics and Pfizer. The…
By Caitlin Seida from In The Cloud Copy People living with the severe hemophilia A may soon see a new treatment option available thanks to the work of BioMarin Pharmaceuticals.…
According to a story from biopharmadive.com, the field of gene therapy has gained increasing relevance throughout 2019, and 2020 will likely be a continuation of this trend. An area of…
According to a story from MD Edge, a phase 2 clinical trial testing the drug concizumab as a treatment for hemophilia A and hemophilia B demonstrated substantial capability in reducing…
According to a publication from Fierce Biotech, Biotech company Sangamo recently updated investors on three trials it has underway testing experimental forms of gene and cell therapies. The trials are…
According to a publication from Reuters, based on early clinical data, American biotechnology company BioMarin Pharmaceuticals believes that a single injection of its experimental hemophilia A drug could relieve symptoms…
An article at ASH Clinical News recently detailed some of the history of genetic testing for bleeding disorders like hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease. Although true genetic screening has only…
According to an article from ReliaWire, a sizable portion of the global population is likely to have an immunity to the inert viruses scientists use to administer gene therapy in…
According to a release from Sangamo Therapeutics and published by PR Newswire, experimental severe hemophilia A drug SB-525 proved to be well-tolerated and generally safe in a phase 1/2 clinical…
According to a story from BioSpace, the genomic medicine company Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. and Pfizer, Inc. recently announced the release of interim data from a Phase I/II clinical trial. This…
According to a story from BioSpace, a recent study revealed that hemophilia A patients were less likely to experience bleeds when they used new, extended half-life therapies on a preventive…
According to a story from Hemophilia News Today, the drug developer Spark Therapeutics, Inc., has recently released several updates in regards to a number of its experimental gene therapies that…
According to a story from Scoop Independent News, citizens of New Zealand that have the rare bleeding disorder hemophilia A will soon have access to the drug emicizumab (marketed as…
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