Well: Stemming A Stream Of Pain For Children With Sickle Cell Disease

By RONI CARYN RABIN, NY Times: Health
Mon, 10/20/2014 - 4:59pm

Sickle cell disease, a debilitating and sometimes life-threatening blood disorder, is relatively rare, so doctors may not know how to treat it.

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A 12-Year-Old Is First to Start New Sickle Cell Treatment
He's the first patient outside of a clinical trial to start a new genetic treatment that was shown in clinical trials to cure 88% of people of the hallmark symptoms of sickle cell disease.
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First patient, age 12, begins newly approved sickle cell gene therapy
A 12-year-old boy in the Washington, D.C., area faces months of procedures to remedy his disease. “I want to be cured,” he said.
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Bluebird preps for first commercial use of sickle cell gene therapy
A 12-year-old boy in the Washington, D.C., area is set become the first patient treated with Lyfgenia since its U.S. approval last December.
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First Patient Begins Newly Approved Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
A 12-year-old boy in the Washington, D.C., area faces months of procedures to remedy his disease. “I want to be cured,” he said.
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12-year-old is 1st to receive newly approved sickle cell therapy
Bluebird estimates it can only treat 85 to 105 patients each year with sickle cell or beta thalassemia, who can receive a similar gene therapy. Children's National, meanwhile, said it can accept only ...
05/6/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
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