FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Voxelotor
Voxelotor, a potential treatment for sickle cell anemia (SCA), has been given breakthrough therapy designation (BTD), Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) recently announced. Voxelotor (previously called GBT440) is a potential once-daily oral medicine for SCA patients. It was designed to increase hemoglobin’s binding of oxygen, which keeps red blood…