More about

Sickle Cell Disease

News
July 06, 2020
3 min read
Save

Negative perceptions of ED care a barrier for patients with sickle cell disease

Negative perceptions of ED care a barrier for patients with sickle cell disease

Negative perceptions of care in the ED setting appeared to be a barrier to seeking care among adolescents and adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a prospective survey-based study published in JAMA Network Open.

News
June 24, 2020
2 min read
Save

Escalated hydroxyurea dosing more effective for Ugandan children with sickle cell disease

Escalated hydroxyurea dosing more effective for Ugandan children with sickle cell disease

Escalated dosing of hydroxyurea had greater clinical efficacy than fixed dosing of the drug for children with sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa, according to randomized study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

News
June 19, 2020
1 min read
Save

9 important updates for World Sickle Cell Day

World Sickle Cell Day is held every June 19.

News
May 26, 2020
3 min read
Save

Gene therapy appears to reduce sickle cell disease-related complications

Gene therapy appears to reduce sickle cell disease-related complications

LentiGlobin gene therapy led to reductions in sickle cell disease-related complications and hemolysis, according to results of a phase 1/phase 2 trial presented at the virtual American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Annual Meeting.

News
May 12, 2020
50 min listen
Save

Health Care in a COVID-19 World

Health Care in a COVID-19 World

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the lives of individuals from across the globe. In this episode, Kelly Cawcutt, MD, an assistant professor of medicine and board-certified infectious disease and critical care physician at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, shares her expertise on the ongoing pandemic and its impact on health care.

News
April 06, 2020
2 min read
Save

Global Blood Therapeutics commits $250,000 to support sickle cell disease community amid COVID-19

Global Blood Therapeutics committed $250,000 to support the sickle cell disease community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

News
April 02, 2020
6 min read
Save

Guidelines aim to ensure proper care of patients with sickle cell disease amid COVID-19 pandemic

Guidelines aim to ensure proper care of patients with sickle cell disease amid COVID-19 pandemic

Acute and chronic complications of sickle cell disease necessitate frequent interaction with the medical system.

News
February 22, 2020
3 min read
Save

LentiGlobin gene therapy shows promise for severe sickle cell disease

ORLANDO — LentiGlobin gene therapy led to substantial reductions of sickle hemoglobin and considerable improvement in key markers of hemolysis, according to updated results from the phase 1/phase 2 HGB-206 study presented at TCT | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings.

News
January 22, 2020
4 min read
Save

Recommendations seek ‘similarity across trials’ of therapies for sickle cell disease

Recommendations seek ‘similarity across trials’ of therapies for sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease, the most common inherited red blood cell disorder in the United States, is associated with debilitating physical symptoms, including acute pain crises, joint and organ damage, diminished cognitive function and decreased life expectancy.

News
January 10, 2020
1 min read
Save

FDA grants rare pediatric disease designation to gene therapy for sickle cell disease

The FDA granted rare pediatric disease designation to ARU-1801, an investigational autologous gene therapy, for the treatment of sickle cell disease, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

View more