Chugai Pharmaceutical Files New Drug Application for Hemophilia A Treatment Emicizumab
Chugai Pharmaceutical filed a New Drug Application for the use of emicizumab as a…
Articles by Joana Fernandes, PhD
Emicizumab Shows Promise in Trials as Preventive Treatment in Hemophilia A for All Ages
Results from two Phase 3 trials support the use of emicizumab for the preventive treatment of hemophilia A in children,…
Spark to Update Results from Trial Assessing SPK-9001 in Hemophilia B Patients
Spark Therapeutics will present novel results regarding the ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial (NCT02484092) investigating SPK-9001 in hemophilia…
Aging Hemophilia Patients Pose a New Challenge for Doctors, Researchers Say
Decades ago most hemophilia patients died young. Advances in treatment have led to them living about as long as the…
Survey Sheds Light on Why Some Hemophiliacs Have Yet to Use Cellphones to Deliver Records
Cellphones are a good way for hemophiliacs receiving care at home to relay information that doctors need to stay on…
FDA Decision Nears on Novo Nordisk’s Coagulation Factor IX for Hemophilia B
Novo Nordisk expects a decision this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its product N9-GP  (nonacog…
Bioverativ’s Therapy Donations Are Part of Buzz for World Hemophilia Day
More than 12,300 hemophilia cases in developing countries were treated with therapy donations from Bioverativ and its partner Sobi in 2016, Bioverativ…
Doctors Treat Rare Case of Bleeding in Newborn with Hemophilia A
An infant was diagnosed with severe hemophilia A after developing splenic injury (injury to the spleen), a rare condition among…
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Probably Not the Link Between Hypertension and Hemophilia, Study Says
The high incidence of hypertension among hemophilia patients may not be associated with common cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity,…
Can Hemophilia B Be Treated with an Oral Capsule? Researchers Hope So
Researchers have developed a biodegradable capsule to deliver a protein missing in patients with hemophilia B, according to a new…