Samir K Ballas; Franca B Barton; Myron A Waclawiw; Paul Swerdlow; James R Eckman; Charles H Pegelow; Mabel Koshy; Duane R Bonds Baseline QOL results were available on all 299 MSH patients ...

SAN DIEGO -- Treatment with hydroxyurea led to more hematologic dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) compared with placebo in patients with hemoglobin SC, a milder form of sickle cell disease (SCD), a ...

Compared to drugs that simply ease the symptoms of sickle-cell disease, DMTs can slow disease progression by treating the root cause. For example, the chemo drug hydroxyurea, one of the most used ...

Hydroxyurea Significantly Reduces Infections in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia Jan. 29, 2024 — Researchers have revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with ...

BabyHUG = Baby Hydroxyurea Group; BP = blood pressure; CPAP/O 2 = continuous positive airways pressure/oxygen; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; POMS = Prevention of Morbidity in Sickle Cell Disease ...

People in England to benefit from groundbreaking one-off gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease approved by NICE ...

New gene therapies could transform sickle cell treatment forever. A future without pain crises or hospitalizations may finally be within reach.

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as ...

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Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that ... Control of SCD: Managing the underlying disease is essential. Treatments such as hydroxyurea, regular blood transfusions, and bone marrow ...

The first patient has been enrolled in a Phase 1 trial by the NHLBI that's evaluating fostamatinib as a treatment for sickle ...