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

Implanting 3D Bioscaffolds in Rats Works to Trigger FVIII Production

Implanting bioscaffolds — 3D biological scaffolds made up of collagen and other molecules — carrying transformed liver cells into rats successfully triggered the production of factor VIII (FVIII), the clotting protein missing in people with hemophilia A. According to researchers, these bioscaffolds may be a therapeutic alternative to FVIII…

Patients on Prophylactics Maintain Pain Thresholds Over Year Study

Differences in sensory detection and pain thresholds were found in hemophilia patients taking prophylactics, compared to healthy individuals, and these differences did not change over the course of a one-year follow-up study. These findings indicate that “under prophylactic treatment, the existing difference in the pain profile between [people with…

Case Series: Plasma Exchange Can Help Reduce Bleeding in AHA

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) was found to reduce bleeding and ease disease symptoms in six people with acquired hemophilia A (AHA), a case series reported. These findings support TPE — in which the liquid part of blood is replaced with substitute plasma — as an alternative treatment option in…

FDA Puts Hold on SIG-001 Phase 1/2 Trial for Hemophilia A

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a clinical hold on Sigilon Therapeutics’ Phase 1/2 study evaluating the investigational therapy SIG-001 in adults with severe or moderately severe hemophilia A. The move comes after a serious adverse event (SAE) occurred involving one of the three participants…

Gene Therapy Roctavian Prevents Bleeds Over 5 Years, Data Show

The investigational gene therapy Roctavian continues to effectively and safely prevent bleeding episodes and the need for clotting factor VIII replacement therapy in adults with severe hemophilia A, five-year data from a Phase 1/2 study show. BioMarin Pharmaceutical, the therapy’s developer, plans to share the data in…

First Patient Dosed in Open-label Trial of MarzAA

The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating marzeptacog alfa activated (MarzAA) to treat bleeding episodes in patients with factor VII (FVII) deficiency, Glanzmann thrombasthenia, and hemophilia A with inhibitors receiving treatment…