Eurordis, a Paris-based coalition of national rare disease associations across Europe, hosted its first all-virtual conference, bringing some 1,500 delegates from 57 countries together online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD2020) — which was set for May 14–15 in…
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Three hemophilia B patients said they were able to lead a relatively normal life, including being more active and participating in sports, about three years after receiving the investigational gene therapy AMT-060 in a clinical trial. Their experiences were reported in the study, “The Patient…
A single dose of the experimental gene therapy AMT-180 continues to be well-tolerated and to enhance blood clotting activity independent of factor VIII levels in mouse and primate models of hemophilia A, a study shows. Titled, “Human Dose Prediction of a Novel Factor IX Variant Gene Therapy…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, BioMarin Pharmaceutical‘s application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an experimental gene therapy for adults with severe hemophilia A, remains on track. During a conference call, the company also said that if approved, the…
The Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) has opened an online survey to better understand how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting people with rare diseases, their families, and caregivers. Survey questions cover a patient’s physical and mental health, supply of treatments, and access to healthcare, among other…
The risk of spontaneous bleeding episodes in patients with severe hemophilia A receiving preventive treatment changes over time and can be influenced by treatment history and other patient-related factors, a study has found. As such, the choice of an individual preventive — or prophylactic — regimen should take…
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announced the U.S. launch of a generic version of DDAVP (desmopressin acetate), used to control bleeding in people with mild hemophilia A. The generic is available under the name Desmopressin Acetate Injection USP, 4 micrograms/mL, in a carton of 10 single-dose ampules…
Europeans with severe hemophilia are largely satisfied with available treatments and able to maintain active lives, according to a survey of healthcare professionals by the biopharmaceutical company Sobi. Results also showed that 23 countries across Africa, South America, and Asia rely entirely on the World Federation of Hemophilia…
Switching from on-demand to preventive treatment — or prophylaxis — significantly reduces bleeding in adults with hemophilia A, including the elderly, a real-life study shows. The study, “Long‐term analysis of the benefit of prophylaxis for adult patients with severe or moderate haemophilia A,”…
Catalyst Biosciences has received a European Union patent for its investigational hemophilia B treatments, including its lead therapy candidate, dalcinonacog alfa (DalcA) and a preclinical gene therapy candidate called CB…
