Steve Bryson, PhD, science writer —

Steve holds a PhD in biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. As a medical scientist for 18 years, he worked in both academia and industry, where his research focused on the discovery of new vaccines and medicines to treat inflammatory disorders and infectious diseases. Steve is a published author in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals and a patented inventor.

Articles by Steve Bryson

Rebinyn Compares Well to Two Other FIX Therapies: Real-life Study

Hemophilia B patients who switched to Rebinyn (nonacog beta pegol), an extended half-life factor IX (FIX) replacement therapy, had similar or better responses than with their previous standard or extended half-life FIX replacement therapies, a real-world study in Canada suggested. The study, “Switching to nonacog beta…

Enrollment Complete for GENEr8-3 Trial of Roctavian Plus Steroids

BioMarin Pharmaceutical has completed enrollment in GENEr8-3, a Phase 3b study evaluating its investigational gene therapy Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec) in combination with corticosteroids in men with severe hemophilia A. Top-line data from the 52-week (one year) study are expected to be released in early 2023, according to a…

Preventive Esperoct Plus Surgery Reduces Joint Bleeds, Aids Mobility

Preventive treatment with Esperoct (turoctocog alfa pegol) plus joint surgery significantly decreased annual joint bleeding rates, reduced pain, and improved mobility in hemophilia A patients, according to an analysis of Pathfinder trial data. “Our results therefore support the notion that patients with haemophilia A being treated with [Esperoct]…