The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) is seeking a variety of historical artifacts and records to add to its archival project in honor of its upcoming 25th year of helping the bleeding disorders community. The nonprofit is collecting vintage medical equipment, supplies, rally posters, newsletters, documents, personal journals, diaries, and…
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The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) is collecting historical artifacts for its 25th anniversary. CVS Health donated over $260,000 to bleeding disorder programs. The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Shanghai RAAS are collaborating on hemophilia therapies. Additionally, uniQure's gene therapy, AMT-061, is in Phase 2b trials for hemophilia B and has shown effectiveness in increasing factor IX levels.
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The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and Shanghai RAAS Blood Products are working together on the development of new hemophilia and traumatic bleeding therapies. This is the first time OMRF has collaborated with a Chinese blood products manufacturer. In 2017, Shanghai RAAS was 25th on Forbes’ “Growth Champions”…
uniQure has treated the first patient in a Phase 2b dose-confirmation study of its investigational gene therapy, AMT-061, for people with severe and moderately severe hemophilia B. The trial is still recruiting participants. AMT-061 uses a viral vector, AAV5, to deliver the gene for a mutated clotting factor…
In honor of Bleeding Disorder Awareness Month, celebrated in March, CVS Health is donating more than $260,000 to national and local hemophilia and bleeding disorder programs across the United States. Although there’s no exact number of how many people are now living…
A single administration of AMT-061, an investigational gene therapy for people with severe and moderately severe hemophilia B, increased therapeutic levels of factor IX (FIX) in all patients enrolled in uniQure’s ongoing Phase 2b trial, the company announced. Ultimately, this trial’s purpose is to confirm the dose of AMT-061…
Shire and Rani Therapeutics have partnered to investigate the use of oral Rani Pill technology as the carrier system for clotting factor VIII in hemophilia A patients. As part of Shire’s commitment, the Irish pharmaceutical company made an equity investment in Rani. Under the agreement — whose terms weren’t…
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…
Hemophilia is a rare disorder in which a person’s blood is not able to clot properly, resulting in unusually easy and prolonged bleeding.
There are several types of hemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder wherein the blood fails to clot properly. Hemophilia A and B are the most common types, while hemophilia C is comparatively rare.