Presentations Demonstrate Promising Advances in Blood Cancers and Blood Disorders

According to a story from PR Newswire, presentations at the 60th annual American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition are highlighting the results of four large scale clinical trials that…

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Experimental Gene Therapy for Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gets Priority Review

According to a story from BioPortfolio, the drug developer Novartis recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company's investigational gene therapy AVXS-101, also known…

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A Recently Approved Drug for Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Could Cause Costs to Skyrocket
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A Recently Approved Drug for Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Could Cause Costs to Skyrocket

According to a story from statnews.com, the recent FDA approval of a new treatment for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome could actually be bad news for patients. As it turns out, the…

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This Company Will Work With Nonprofit Organizations to Develop New Treatment for Epidermolysis Bullosa
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This Company Will Work With Nonprofit Organizations to Develop New Treatment for Epidermolysis Bullosa

According to a story from PR Newswire, the biopharmaceutical company Constant Pharmaceuticals recently announced that it plans to develop its experimental compound TXA127 as a therapy for epidermolysis bullosa (EB).…

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Genome Sequencing Offers Promise for Children with Rare Developmental Delays and Other Genetic Rare Diseases
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Genome Sequencing Offers Promise for Children with Rare Developmental Delays and Other Genetic Rare Diseases

  For many families, when their child is born with developmental delays, there may be weeks, months, or even years that go by without a diagnosis. During this time, parents…

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Experimental Treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Gets FDA Fast Track Designation
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Experimental Treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Gets FDA Fast Track Designation

According to a story from Digital Journal, the biopharmaceutical company Acceleron Pharma, Inc., recently announced that its investigational drug candidate ACE-083 was granted Fast Track designation from the US Food…

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Enrollment is Complete for Trial of Experimental Multiple Myeloma Treatment
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Enrollment is Complete for Trial of Experimental Multiple Myeloma Treatment

According to a story from BioPortfolio, Celgene Corporation and bluebird bio, Inc., have recently announced that enrollment for a pivotal Phase 2 study testing an experimental therapy for relapsed/refractory multiple…

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Clinical Trial Testing Experimental Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Begins
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Clinical Trial Testing Experimental Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Begins

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2b clinical trial of the company's…

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Single Use Gene Therapy Approved in the EU for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis
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Single Use Gene Therapy Approved in the EU for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis

According to a story from pm360online.com, the drug developer Novartis has recently announced that the company's gene therapy Luxturna has gained approval in the EU as a treatment for Leber's…

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