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Jasper Therapeutics has raised an additional $14.1 million to finance the development of its investigational conditioning therapy, JSP191, as a safer and more effective treatment to prepare patients for stem cell transplant. The investment, led by Roche Venture Fund and sponsored by other investors, increases the company…

A potential gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta-thalassemia, known as ARU-1801, has been named an  orphan drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a status that helps to advance and support its development. The FDA recently also designated ARU-1801 a potential…

FT-4202, FORMA Therapeutics’ experimental disease-modifying therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), shows a favorable safety and pharmacokinetic profile in healthy volunteers, according to data from a Phase 1 clinical trial. Patient recruitment is open for the second part of the trial (NCT03815695). Information about trial locations,…

For most of his 39 years, Charles Hough lived with extreme pain caused by sickle cell disease, which dramatically reduced blood flow throughout his body. But thanks to the gene therapy he received in 2017, Hough is now symptom-free. “I feel like I have…

To help empower individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), biopharmaceutical company Emmaus Life Sciences has teamed up with national specialty pharmacy US Bioservices on a treatment adherence program for patients. Through a team of clinicians, the new opt-in enhanced nursing program offers patients information and real-time…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted rare pediatric disease designation to ARU-1801, Aruvant’s experimental gene therapy for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta-thalassemia. This designation means the company will be eligible to receive a priority review voucher…

Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) and Syros Pharmaceuticals have teamed up to discover, develop, and market new therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassemia. Under the collaboration agreement, Syros will be responsible for identifying new therapeutic targets and the discovery of drugs that stimulate the…

Sickle Cell Disease News brought you daily coverage of important discoveries, treatment developments, clinical trials, and other key events related to sickle cell disease (SCD) throughout 2019. As we look forward to bringing you more news in 2020, we would like to remind you of the 10 most-read…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering to support their project to develop a non-invasive, non-toxic and non-addictive pain treatment for people with sickle cell disease (SCD). “There is an urgent unmet need to…

California’s legislature has committed $15 million toward sweeping enhancement of adult sickle cell disease (SCD) care in a state with historically underserved patients. The initiative is intended to improve care largely through creation of a statewide network of regional adult SCD clinics modeled after the newly opened clinic…