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ASH and FDA Unveil New Recommendations to Guide Clinical Development of Sickle Cell Disease Therapies

  • December 13, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

Joint FDA/ASH Led Initiative Highlights Importance of Using Patient Reported Outcomes and Biomarkers in Clinical Trials to Advance SCD Therapies (WASHINGTON,... Continue Reading

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GBT’s Oxbryta™ (voxelotor) tablets is approved for the treatment of sickle cell disease

  • December 3, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

Oxbryta™ (voxelotor) tablets Now Approved On behalf of GBT, we are happy to share that Oxbryta (pronounced ox-brye-ta) is now approved... Continue Reading

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New Hope for a Sickle Cell Cure

  • December 2, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

How gene therapy is helping children with this devastating disease. By Joy Harrington, Writer When Mr. and Mrs. Jones married and left... Continue Reading

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FDA Approves Global Blood Therapeutics Sickle Cell Disease Drug

  • November 26, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it approved a drug from Global Blood Therapeutics Inc to... Continue Reading

CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Announce Positive Safety and Efficacy Data

  • November 19, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

Nov 19, 2019 CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Announce Positive Safety and Efficacy Data From First Two Patients Treated With Investigational CRISPR/Cas9... Continue Reading

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US approves new drug to manage sickle cell disease

  • November 18, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

By LINDA A. JOHNSON | November 15, 2019 |  APNews.com U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new medicine that can help... Continue Reading

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Novartis Adakveo approved by FDA for Sickle Cell Disease

  • November 16, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

New Novartis medicine Adakveo® (crizanlizumab-tmca) approved by FDA to reduce frequency of pain crises in individuals living with sickle cell disease Sickle... Continue Reading

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New Children’s Book Aims to Inspire Children with SCD

  • September 19, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

Two health educators have written a children’s book about living with sickle cell disease (SCD). I’m No Different Than You tells... Continue Reading

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SCDAA President and CEO Receives Award from National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)

  • September 16, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. (SCDAA) is proud to announce that SCDAA President and CEO Beverley Francis-Gibson was honored... Continue Reading

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Donate Blood to Support Sickle Cell Patients

  • September 10, 2019
  • Burrell Jacqueline

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month; Red Cross blood and platelet donations needed for patients This school year students battling sickle... Continue Reading

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