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Top 10 hemophilia stories of 2023

Hemophilia News Today brought you coverage of the latest developments in research and advances in treatments for hemophilia in 2023. Here we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 most-read articles published on our site last year. We hope to continue being a resource for the hemophilia community…

Device developed that can diagnose hemophilia A in emergencies

Scientists in Taiwan have created a new point-of-care device to diagnose hemophilia type A and determine a person’s blood type using just a small sample of blood. The device “is especially suitable for usage in emergency or natural disasters to provide quantitative testing in rescue and relief operations,” the…

Hemgenix lowers bleeding rates, replacement therapy use

Bleeding rates and the use of replacement therapies among men with severe or moderately severe hemophilia B remain low at least three years after a single dose of the approved gene therapy Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec). That’s according to updated data from the Phase 3 HOPE-B clinical trial…

Marstacimab up for approval for hemophilia in US, Europe

The once-weekly injection therapy marstacimab is being considered for approval in both the U.S. and Europe for people with hemophilia A and hemophilia B who don’t have inhibitors. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to decide on it in late 2024, while a decision from the European…