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BioMarin Hemophilia A Clinical Development Program: An Update for the Hemophilia Community

Industry News & Research

BioMarin is committed to updating the community regarding our ongoing gene therapy clinical trial program in hemophilia A. BioMarin’s investigational gene therapy…

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FDA Recommends Additional Data for BioMarin’s Investigational Gene Therapy

Gene Therapy, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder

Biomarin announced that they received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 18th for their…

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Novo Nordisk Announces Near Resumption of Concizumab Trials

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Novo Nordisk has announced that clinical trials for their investigational subcutaneous therapy concizumab will resume after an approximate five month pause, initiated…

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Medical Advisory #427: Stimate Recall Update

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August 13, 2020 CSL Behring and Ferring Pharmaceuticals have announced additional information about a recent recall of lots of Stimate® that was…

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A New Study of Hemophilia Occurrence Finds Many More Cases in the United States

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Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly due to a lack or decrease in a…

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MASAC Encourages People with Bleeding Disorders to be Included in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

COVID-19, Industry News & Research

Individuals with inherited and acquired bleeding disorders, including hemophilia have substantial deficits in coagulation, for which they receive a variety of protein…

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New Online Space for Black/African Americans with Bleeding Disorders

Industry News & Research

In 2019, the National Hemophilia Foundation conducted a series of listening sessions and guided conversations with Black and African American members of…

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Stimate Recall Update – CSL Behring & Ferring Pharmaceuticals Response to HFA-NHF Letter, Voluntary Recall Due to “Superpotency”

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

Ferring Pharmaceuticals issued a voluntary recall of Stimate (desmopressin) nasal spray due to “superpotency” – in other words, amounts of desmopressin being higher than…

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HFA and NHF Respond to Stimate Drug Recall

Industry News & Research

On July 21, CSL Behring and Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced a recall of multiple lots of Stimate (desmopressin) in the United States and in other countries…

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Alex Borstein Brings Star Power to Raise Awareness of VWD

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The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and Takeda have teamed up to launch a series of PSAs and resources that hope to increase…

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A New Path Forward in Research

Industry News & Research

At the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF) Bleeding Disorders Conference, held virtually this year, NHF president and CEO Leonard Valentino, MD, asked each…

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Establishing a New Paradigm to Realize Health Equity in Hemophilia

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A paper published in the journal Haemophilia, suggests that clinical expectations for people with hemophilia have remained relatively static for years, falling…

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Irish Investigators Review Fetal Precautions and Delivery Mode in Congenital Bleeding Disorders

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It is well established that the clinical management of pregnant women with congenital bleeding disorders (CBDs) is challenging, as healthcare providers, including…

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Stimate Recall: NHF and HFA Seek Answers

Advocacy & Legislation, Industry News & Research

Immediately following the issuance of medical advisories to the community regarding the recall of Stimate® (desmopressin nasal spray ) a product used to control…

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NHF Medical Advisory: CSL Behring and Ferring Pharmaceuticals have announced a recall of lots of Stimate®

Industry News & Research

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. is initiating a precautionary voluntary recall of all batches of Stimate® Nasal Spray (desmopressin acetate) 1.5 mg/mL. During testing…

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New Data From Phase IIIb Study Reinforces Safety Profile of Genentech’s Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) in People With Hemophilia A

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Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced results from the second interim analysis of the…

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New Partners Module Explores Home Treatment Logs

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The Partners in Bleeding Disorders Education Program has announced the launch of a new online learning module, “Accounting for Home Care: The Role…

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CSL Acquires Hemophilia B Gene Therapy Candidate from uniQure

Gene Therapy, Industry News & Research, Living with a Bleeding Disorder

CSL Behring recently announced that it has agreed to acquire exclusive global license rights from uniQure, to commercialize etranacogene dezaparvovec (AMT-061), an…

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Sanofi and Sobi Make Additional Factor Donation to Aid Program

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Sanofi and Sobi, along with the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) and WFH USA recently announced as extension of the two companies’…

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Sanofi and Sobi Make Additional Factor Donation to Aid Program

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Sanofi and Sobi, along with the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) and WFH USA recently announced as extension of the two companies’…

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Hemophilia History the Focus of New Partners Modules

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The Partners in Bleeding Disorders Education Program has announced the launch of two new online learning modules that speak to the history of…

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BioMarin Releases Trial Updates in Lead Up to WFH Virtual Summit

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BioMarin has released updates on the ongoing clinical trial program for their investigational gene therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec, which is intended for the…

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Investigators Look at Hematuria as Hypertension Risk Factor in Hemophilia Patients

Industry News & Research

Findings from an international study published in the journal Medicine suggest that the visible presence of blood in urine (macroscopic hematuria) could represent increased…

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Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Industry News & Research

Letter of Intent Deadline: July, 5, 2020 Application Deadline: August 16, 2020 Award Start Date: December 2020 NHF’s premier research fellowship program is named in honor…

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