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PYRUVATE KINASE DEFICIENCY | FDA Approves First Drug For The Rare Inherited Anemia
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…
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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…
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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…
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TIF Releases New Scientific Bulletin To Highlight Research On Haemoglobin Disorders
A key objective of the Thalassaemia International Federation is to inform and update regularly the global haemoglobinopathies family, both patients and physicians, on the progress and new developments that arise…
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UK & Wales: NICE Recommends First Treatment In Two Decades For Sickle Cell Disease
For the first time in 20 years, a new therapy for sickle cell disease is to be made available on the UK National Health Service (NHS). Crizanlizumab (Adakveo) by Novartis…
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MITAPIVAT | FDA Grants Priority Review To New Drug For Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
The NDA was granted a Priority Review designation and has been given a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of February 17, 2022, accelerating the review time from…
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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…
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Clinical Trials Update: The June 2021 Edition
TIF provides you with comprehensive and up-to-date information on developing drugs and therapies for thalassaemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) currently in clinical trials. Our most recent June 2021 update…
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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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The Lancet: Russian Coronavirus Sputnik V Vaccine Achieves Over 90% Efficacy
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine was 91.6% effective in preventing people from developing Covid-19, according to peer-reviewed results from its late-stage clinical trial published yesterday in The Lancet international medical journal.…
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