FDA advisers review sickle cell treatment that could cure the disease
The FDA is reviewing a drug that could cure sickle cell anemia. Right now bone marrow or stem cell transplants are the only FDA-approved cures.
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The FDA is reviewing a drug that could cure sickle cell anemia. Right now bone marrow or stem cell transplants are the only FDA-approved cures.
The FDA panel is currently deliberating the potential of gene therapy as a groundbreaking cure for individuals suffering from the most severe cases of sickle cell disease.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has hailed its treatment as "transformative" for patients with sickle cell disease. The FDA will decide on approval soon.
(CNN) — At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, for the longest time, that she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The executive<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/fda-considers-first-crispr-gene-editing-treatment-that-may-cure-sickle-cell/">Read More</a>
(CNN) — At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew.