
ASH and FDA Unveil New Recommendations to Guide Clinical Development of Sickle Cell Disease Therapies
Joint FDA/ASH Led Initiative Highlights Importance of Using Patient Reported Outcomes and Biomarkers in Clinical Trials to Advance SCD Therapies (WASHINGTON,... Continue Reading

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

New Hope for a Sickle Cell Cure
How gene therapy is helping children with this devastating disease. By Joy Harrington, Writer When Mr. and Mrs. Jones married and left... Continue Reading

FDA Approves Global Blood Therapeutics Sickle Cell Disease Drug
(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
Nov 19, 2019 CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Announce Positive Safety and Efficacy Data From First Two Patients Treated With Investigational CRISPR/Cas9... Continue Reading

US approves new drug to manage sickle cell disease
By LINDA A. JOHNSON | November 15, 2019 | APNews.com U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new medicine that can help... Continue Reading

Novartis Adakveo approved by FDA for Sickle Cell Disease
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

New Children’s Book Aims to Inspire Children with SCD
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

SCDAA President and CEO Receives Award from National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. (SCDAA) is proud to announce that SCDAA President and CEO Beverley Francis-Gibson was honored... Continue Reading

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