Anemia
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CHMP endorses drug delivery system
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended a label variation for Neulasta® (...
Conference Coverage
Expanded UCB product can stand alone
SALT LAKE CITY—The expanded umbilical cord blood (UCB) product NiCord can be used as a stand-alone graft, according to research presented at the...
Conference Coverage
Minihaplo-BMT can cure severe hemoglobinopathies
SALT LAKE CITY—Cure of severe hemoglobinopathies is now possible for most patients, according to a speaker at the 2018 BMT Tandem Meetings....
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NK-cell therapy in resistant MDS, AML
Results of a phase 1/2 trial suggest treatment with haploidentical natural killer (NK) cells can be effective against relapsed/refractory...
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Young kids with SCA not receiving recommended prophylaxis
Many young children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) may not be taking the recommended antibiotics to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD),...
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Azacitidine now available in China
Azacitidine for injection (Vidaza®) is now available in China. The nucleoside metabolic inhibitor was approved in China to treat patients with...
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FDA expands approved use of ferumoxytol injection
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approved indication for ferumoxytol injection (Feraheme®). The drug is now approved to...
From the Journals
Children with sickle cell anemia fall short on antibiotic adherence
Identify barriers to prophylactic antibiotics for sickle cell patients at the time of health care interventions.
CME
Iron deficiency anemia: Disease heterogeneity and the rapid evolution of traditional diagnosis and treatment paradigms
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FDA places T-cell therapy on clinical hold
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed BPX-501, a T-cell therapy being evaluated in patients who undergo haploidentical...
From the Journals
Sotatercept promising for treatment of anemia in MDS
The phase 2 trial included patients who did not respond to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.