Clinical trials of Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) continue to show significant reductions in bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia A with inhibitors, Genentech recently announced. Data from Hemlibra’s clinical development program were presented at the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. The results show that in hemophilia A patients with inhibitors…
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People with hemophilia may benefit from mild exercise to minimize their risk of bleeding according to a study published in the scientific journal Haemophilia.
The five adults with hemophilia A who died while using Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) to treat their disease did not die of causes related to the treatment, manufacturer Genentech said in a statement. “In each of these cases, the assessment of the treating physician or investigator was that the cause of death was unrelated to…
CSL Behring‘s new long-lasting recombinant factor VII single-chain therapy, Afstyla, for adults and children with hemophilia A, is now available nationwide. The drug, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDSA) in May, is the only single-chain product on the market specifically designed for reduction and control of…
Hemophilia News Today brought you daily coverage of important discoveries, treatment developments, clinical trials, and other key events related to hemophilia throughout 2019. As we look forward to bringing you more news in 2020, we would like to remind you of the 10 most-read stories of 2019. No.
A recent clinical trial indicates that replacement therapy with plasma-derived factor VIII is associated with lower incidence for development of inhibitors in patients with severe hemophilia A. The study,“A Randomized Trial of Factor VIII and Neutralizing Antibodies in Hemophilia A,” was published in The New England Journal of…
Hemlibra (emicizumab) continues to safely and effectively prevent bleedings in children and adults with hemophilia A, regardless of developing neutralizing inhibitors (antibodies) against synthetic factor VIII (FVIII), according to nearly three years of data from four Phase 3 clinical trials. These and preliminary real-world safety findings from a European…
The Phase 1/2 trial looking at the Factor VIII protein SHP656 as a long-acting therapeutic to treat hemophilia A did not meet a pre-defined once-weekly dosing criterion, according to Xenetic Biosciences and Shire, which are jointly developing the drug. The study demonstrated SHP656’s efficacy and pharmacokinetic data (the drug’s behavior once…
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What to Know About Hemophilia in Women
Hemophilia is a rare blood disease which usually occurs in males. In fact, it’s extremely rare for women to be born with the condition because of the way it’s passed down genetically. A female would need to inherit two copies of the faulty gene — one from each parent —…
Metagenomi, which is developing MGX-001, a gene-editing therapy for hemophilia A, is preparing to initiate investigational new drug (IND)-enabling activities that seek to support the therapy’s transition from preclinical to clinical testing. The move is backed by preclinical studies in nonhuman primates that show the treatment led to…