Takeda Pharmaceuticals has decided to discontinue Hemofil M (human antihemophilic factor) and Recombinate (recombinant antihemophilic factor), both of which are approved as replacement therapies to prevent and control bleeding episodes in children and adults with hemophilia A. “This was not a decision we made lightly,” Anthea Cherednichenko,…

Obizur (susoctocog alfa), a pig-derived replacement therapy, can be used to prevent bleeding in people with acquired hemophilia A who need to undergo surgery, a new case report highlights. The report, “Successful perioperative prophylaxis with susoctocog alfa in a patient with acquired haemophilia A: A…

Poseida Therapeutics and Takeda are working together to develop non-viral gene therapies for hemophilia and other genetic diseases. “Together with Takeda, we look forward to developing potential cures for a number of genetic diseases with high unmet need,” Eric Ostertag, MD, PhD, Poseida’s CEO, said in a press…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has restored its approval of BeneFIX as a routine prophylactic, or preventive, treatment for bleeds in children and adolescents under 16 with hemophilia B. Marketed by Pfizer, BeneFIX is a lab-made version of factor IX (FIX), the blood clotting protein that…

Continuous into-the-vein (intravenous) infusions of Advate immediately before and after major orthopedic surgery is as safe and effective as standard, short, bolus infusions at preventing bleeds in men with moderate-to-severe hemophilia A. That finding from a Phase 3/4 clinical trial — the first controlled trial to compare the two types…

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) announced that Takeda has joined its WFH Humanitarian Aid Program, agreeing to large, annual donations of treatments for people with inherited bleeding disorders like hemophilia in developing countries. Takeda,…

Enzyre is partnering with Takeda with a goal of developing at-home assays to help people with monitoring congenital bleeding disorders, including hemophilia, and to diagnose these disorders. This partnership builds on an existing, 2019 research collaboration between these…

Owing to conflicting market exclusivity rights, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has partially rescinded its decision to approve BeneFIX and Ixinity for additional indications both therapies received last year for the treatment of hemophilia B, according to the National Hemophilia Foundation. Pfizer’s BeneFIX and…

When given as a prophylactic, or preventive therapy, Advate worked better than on-demand treatment at lowering the number of spontaneous bleeds in people with moderate or severe hemophilia A, according to seven-year data from a real-world study. A separate analysis of the study, called AHEAD International (NCT02078427),…

Rixubis safely and effectively prevents and manages bleeding in children and adults with hemophilia B, a real-world study from South Korea reports. The study, “Safety and effectiveness of Rixubis in patients with hemophilia B: a real-world, prospective, postmarketing surveillance study in South Korea,” was published in the journal Blood…