Thank goodness for the great friendships that we forge along the way. Those of us who live with chronic illnesses learn the most about caring for our loved ones from those who are in our communities. While teaming with medical staff is crucial to the diagnosis and treatment…

Cell therapy with endothelial progenitor cells and stem cells genetically engineered to produce a functional clotting factor VIII (FVIII) may provide a stable and long-term treatment for hemophilia A, a mouse study has found. The study shows that the transplant of cells…

Administering low doses of Feiba, or activated prothrombin complex concentrate (aPCC), as a prophylactic (preventive) treatment after acute bleeding events reduces the risk of relapse in patients with acquired hemophilia A, a study shows. The study “Low dose of IPCC after the initial treatment in acquired…

The International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) created a Bleeding Assessment Tool (BAT) that is useful to identify and assess disease severity in people with hemophilia, both  newly diagnosed patients and those who had a prior diagnosis, a study found. The study, “Application of the ISTH bleeding score in hemophilia,”…

Sigilon Therapeutics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will work together to develop programmable cell therapeutics for the treatment of hemophilia, lysosomal storage diseases, and other serious chronic illnesses. The collaboration will combine Sigilon’s proprietary cell technology with synthetic biology approaches developed by Ron Weiss, PhD, a…

Past infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, a large study analyzing more than 18,000 U.S. inpatients with hemophilia reported.

I’ve been cleaning up my computer files and finding pictures everywhere except where they are supposed to be stored. One photograph caught me by surprise. My mighty warrior, Caeleb, went to a monster truck rally in 2014. He took a great picture with the driver of the monster…

A single dose of BIVV001 significantly increased levels of factor VIII for a week in the blood of people with severe hemophilia A, according to early results of a Phase 1/2a study. The treatment increased the half-life of factor VIII to 44 hours and showed no side effects or development…

Long-term treatment with Novoeight (turoctocog alfa) is safe and effective at preventing bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia A of all ages who had already received prior treatment, a Phase 3b extension trial shows. The study, “Long‐term safety and efficacy of turoctocog alfa in prophylaxis and treatment…

Sangamo Therapeutics has dosed the first patient in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial testing its investigational genome-editing therapy, SB-FIX, for patients with severe hemophilia B. The Georgetown University and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital are conducting the study, which is still recruiting participants in nine sites across the United…