Note: This story was updated March 28, 2024, to clarify the gene therapy delivers the mRNA of the Cas9 enzyme. Intellia Therapeutics is ending its collaborative agreement with Regeneron, which had the two companies working together in developing hemophilia B gene-editing therapies, according to a securities and exchange…
After I had spent a few days lobbying legislators in Washington, D.C., my youngest son, Caeleb, joined me for some much-needed time together. I met him at the airport to start our madcap adventures. He was in a wheelchair due to chronic pain from numerous spontaneous bleeding…
AlphaNine SD (human coagulation factor IX) is a highly purified, plasma-derived clotting factor IX (FIX) concentrate that's approved to prevent and control bleeding in people with hemophilia B.
Creating personalized hemophilia B care is an important part of hemophilia B management.Your healthcare team can set up a treatment plan based on your specific needs and the severity of your symptoms.
ReciBioPharm and GeneVentiv Therapeutics are teaming up to advance the development of GENV-HEM, a gene therapy for all hemophilia patients, including those who have developed inhibitors against their missing clotting factors. Developing a gene therapy requires efficient, flexible, and fast manufacturing, and each step…
Rixubis (nonacog gamma) is a replacement therapy approved to prevent and treat bleeds, including those occurring during surgery, in adults and children with hemophilia B.
Last Thursday, I visited Washington, D.C., to join my fellow blood brothers and sisters in lobbying legislators regarding issues that directly affect the bleeding disorders community. I must admit that I was a little nervous. Several times, I wondered, “What in the world am I doing here? I’m only…
There’s a pilgrimage site less than 10 minutes from my home in central New Mexico. That site, El Cerro de Tomé (Tomé Hill), is a natural landmark that’s served El Camino Real travelers for centuries. People journey to the top of the hill, 400 feet above the Rio Grande…
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