FDA Approval
FDA Approval
07/21/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The FDA expanded approval of exagamglogene autotemcel (Casgevy) for patients aged 2 years and older with sickle cell disease and recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. ...
07/21/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
07/16/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
In a phase 3 RCT of children aged 3 to 17 years with achondroplasia, once-daily oral infigratinib significantly increased annualized height velocity vs placebo at 52 weeks.
07/16/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
07/15/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
In a landmark survival analysis of 596 consecutive patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, worsening NT-proBNP and heart failure hospitalization at 6 months were independently associated with...
07/15/2026
FDA Approval
FDA Approval
07/09/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The FDA approval expands the use of marstacimab-hncq (Hympavzi; Pfizer Inc.) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce bleeding episodes in additional pediatric and inhibitor-positive hemophilia A and B...
07/09/2026
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
03/29/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
A post-hoc analysis presented at the American College of Cariology’s Annual Scientific Session suggests that maintaining functional stability, measured by 6-minute walk distance, is associated with lower...
03/29/2026
FDA Alert
FDA Alert
02/03/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
The FDA has approved the first treatment for children with Menkes disease, a rare genetic disorder associated with early childhood mortality.
02/03/2026
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
12/07/2025
Ashton L. Stahl
A new multicenter analysis presented at the 67th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting evaluates how often emergency departments meet national guidelines for timely opioid administration in...
12/07/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
04/08/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
Distinct Bruton tyrosine kinase mutation patterns emerged in chronic lymphocytic leukemia progression on acalabrutinib vs ibrutinib, highlighting resistance differences.
04/08/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
01/20/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
A phase 3 clinical trial demonstrates the efficacy of olezarsen in reducing plasma triglycerides and acute pancreatitis episodes in patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome.
01/20/2025
FDA Alert
FDA Alert
01/13/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
Plozasiran, a first-in-class RNA interference therapeutic, reduced triglycerides by 80% and lowered the risk of acute pancreatitis by 83% in patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome, earning FDA...
01/13/2025