Tag Archives: Sickle cell

  FT-4202, FORMA Therapeutics’ experimental disease-modifying therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), shows a favorable safety and pharmacokinetic profile in healthy volunteers, according to data from a Phase 1 clinical trial. Patient recruitment is open for the second part of the trial (NCT03815695). Information about trial locations, all in the U.S., is available here. ...

  Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. announced only a few hours ago that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Oxbryta™ (previously known as Voxelotor) tablets for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) in adults and children 12 years of age and older. Oxbryta, an oral ...

A medication used to treat high blood pressure, called Valsartan, may help decrease the stickiness of red blood cells and reduce the risk of vaso-occlusive crisis in people with sickle cell disease (SCD), a research study suggests. The study, “Valsartan impedes epinephrine-induced ICAM-4 activation on normal, sickle cell trait and sickle cell ...