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Mitapivat Receives FDA Approval For Haemolytic Anaemia From Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
فبراير 18, 2022
Mitapivat Receives FDA Approval For Haemolytic Anaemia From Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of Mitapivat (PYRUKYND®) tablets as treatment for haemolytic anemia in adults with pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency. The oral PK…
What’s New In Clinical Trials For Thalassaemia/Sickle Cell Disease Drugs And Therapies?
يناير 13, 2022
What’s New In Clinical Trials For Thalassaemia/Sickle Cell Disease Drugs And Therapies?
Many pharmaceutical companies are making remarkable progress in their research into candidate treatments for these diseases and 2022 is expected to be yet another eventful year for haemoglobin disorders! Check…
SCD Drug Oxbryta Receives CHMP Positive Opinion For Approval In The EU
يناير 7, 2022
SCD Drug Oxbryta Receives CHMP Positive Opinion For Approval In The EU
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Oxbryta® (voxelotor) tablets for the treatment of hemolytic…
FDA Grants Priority Review to Luspatercept-aamt for Anemia in Adults With NTD β-Thalassaemia
ديسمبر 6, 2021
FDA Grants Priority Review to Luspatercept-aamt for Anemia in Adults With NTD β-Thalassaemia
The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of March 27, 2022. In addition, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Type II variation…
La Repubblica: Gene Editing Cured Two Siblings With Thalassaemia In Italy
نوفمبر 10, 2021
La Repubblica: Gene Editing Cured Two Siblings With Thalassaemia In Italy
Cured of thalassemia, thanks to gene editing. According to a recent news report published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Erika and Emanuele Guarini, two siblings from Pistoia, Tuscany, aged…
TIF Position Statement: Demanding Access To Existing And Upcoming Gene Therapies For β-Thalassaemia
أغسطس 24, 2021
TIF Position Statement: Demanding Access To Existing And Upcoming Gene Therapies For β-Thalassaemia
The Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) is expressing its grave disappointment over the recent announcement of Bluebird Bio regarding the “wind-down” of its operations in Europe and the exclusive disposal of…
Mitapivat Granted Priority Review By The FDA For Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency
أغسطس 19, 2021
Mitapivat Granted Priority Review By The FDA For Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Agios’ New Drug Application (NDA) for Mitapivat for the treatment of adults with pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency. The NDA was granted…
CDC, FDA Authorize Third Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccines For The Immunocompromised In The US
أغسطس 17, 2021
CDC, FDA Authorize Third Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccines For The Immunocompromised In The US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have both recommended on August 16 that certain immunocompromised people receive a third…
Global Blood Submits US Application For Expanded Use Of SCD Drug, Oxbryta, In Patients Aged 4-11 Years
يوليو 30, 2021
Global Blood Submits US Application For Expanded Use Of SCD Drug, Oxbryta, In Patients Aged 4-11 Years
Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) as young as age 4 could be prescribed Oxbryta (Voxelotor) if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) submitted by…
Bluebird Bio Resumes Marketing Of Gene Therapy Zynteglo For β-Thalassaemia In Europe
يوليو 12, 2021
Bluebird Bio Resumes Marketing Of Gene Therapy Zynteglo For β-Thalassaemia In Europe
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s safety committee (PRAC) has concluded that there is no evidence Zynteglo causes a blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Zynteglo, a gene therapy…