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BREAKING NEWS | Bluebird’s Gene Therapy For β-Thalassaemia Wins US Approval
The green light is “monumental” for both patients and the company itself, Tom Klima, Bluebird’s Chief Commercial Officer, said in an interview. Bluebird has endured its share of “bumps and…
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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…
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Bluebirdbio Announces The Lifting Of FDA Clinical Hold for Sickle Cell Disease And β-Thalassaemia Studies
bluebird bio, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the clinical holds on the Phase 1/2 HGB-206 and Phase 3 HGB-210 studies of LentiGlobin…
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Ali Sattarpour: “Thalassaemia did not stop me from living a normal life“
In occasion of the International Thalassaemia Day 2021, Ali Sattarpour, 45, France, Fédération SOS GLOBI Vice President and TIF’s Thalassaemia Patient Advocacy Group (T-PAG) Member, recounts a life of struggles,…
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Press Releases
TIF’s Statement on Accessibility of Gene Therapy for Thalassaemia
The Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) expresses its disappointment about the outcome of the reimbursement negotiation process concerning gene therapy (Zynteglo™) for transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients, announced last week. The Federation’s distress…
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A Head-to-Head Comparison of BMT, Gene Therapy & Gene Editing Through A Brand New TIF Infographic
The expansion of management options and therapies for patients with thalassaemia is nowadays a reality, thanks to the application of new, revolutionary scientific procedures. However, patients‘ understanding on the distinct…
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TIF’s Submission To The UK NICE’s Consultation Document For Zynteglo®
On February 12, in an appraisal consultation document, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended against the use of Bluebird Bio’s Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel) gene therapy for the…
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GoCART Coalition: EHA and EBMT Join Forces To Position Europe In The Lead Of The Global Cellular Therapy Field
The European Hematology Association (EHA) and the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) announce a strategic partnership to empower Europe to become a global leader in the cellular…
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Advances in the Care & Cure of Thalassaemia: New Hopes & Challenges
TIF, in collaboration with Thalassemics India and Thalassemia Patients Advovacy Group – India, conducted on June 12, 2020 a Webinar on the novel treatments emerging for thalassaemia and the hopes…
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