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DRUGS | EU Pulls Authorization of Adakveo for Sickle Cell Disease
The decision comes after the Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended in May 2023 to pull the approval following a review of additional Phase III data. The EC’s decision…
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OPINION | Proposed SoHO Legislation Could Transform Blood Sustainability in Europe
In this article, she reflected on the importance of EU’s SoHO Regulation – read TIF’s Position Paper on the Regulation here – proposing updated rules on blood, tissue and cells,…
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TOP STORY | EU Approves Luspatercept for Anemia in Patients with Non–Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassaemia
The approval was based on findings from the phase 2 BEYOND trial, which demonstrated that 77.1% of patients treated with luspatercept (n = 74/96) experienced a mean haemoglobin (Hb) increase…
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TOP STORY | EMA Validates Vertex’s/CRISPR Submission Of Exa-Cel For β-Τhal And SCD
The Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel), marks the first regulatory submission in the EU for a CRISPR-based medicine. Through the validation, exa-cel is indicated for the…
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DRUGS | EMA Starts Pilot To Collect Information On Ongoing/Potential Shortages
To help address this issue, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is starting a pilot to collect information on ongoing or potential shortages, according to the following criteria: The shortage…
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SAFER BLOOD | EU Patients Have Begun Receiving Transfusions With Hemanext ONE® RBC Processing & Storage System
Doctors have begun transfusing patients suffering from hematological malignancies using RBCs processed and stored with the Hemanext ONE® system, as part of a post-market clinical study in Bergen, Norway. This is…
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POLICY NEWS | TIF Issues Statement On The New EU Regulation For Blood, Tissues And Cells
This single Regulation, once approved by Member States, will replace all existing EU Directives on Blood, Tissues and Cells and will be equally applicable in the EU territory. The proposal…
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THALIA2018-2021 | Europe Is Seeing A Surge In Thalassaemia, Project Results Show
“Although thalassemia has always been endemic in Europe, especially in southern European countries such as Cyprus, Greece and Italy, the disease now knows no borders and constitutes an increasing health,…
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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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