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AstraZeneca has cleared a major hurdle with China’s approval of its $160 million acquisition of FibroGen, Inc.’s China unit. This strategic move grants AstraZeneca full regional rights to the anemia …

FibroGen, Inc. and Astellas Pharma have reached a milestone with the FDA’s green light to advance roxadustat into Phase 3 trials for anemia in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS). This oral …

Agios Pharmaceuticals has made history with the first-ever regulatory approval of PYRUKYND® (mitapivat) for thalassemia, granted by Saudi Arabia’s SFDA – هيئة الغذاء والدواء under its Breakthrough Medicines Program. This …

NovoNordisk has launched a strategic three-year partnership with the American Society of Hematology (@ASHSociety) to enhance sickle cell disease (SCD) care in sub-Saharan Africa. The collaboration will strengthen the Consortium …

Functional Fluidics has partnered with Safi Biotherapeutics Inc to validate the quality and efficacy of Safi’s stem-cell-derived manufactured red blood cells (mRBCs) for sickle cell disease (SCD). This collaboration aims …

Pfizer has shared an update on its open-label extension study evaluating the long-term safety of inclacumab in individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). This monoclonal antibody, administered intravenously every 12 …

The NIH/NHLBI/HEMATOLOGY BRANCH have signed an agreement with Vascarta, Inc to conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial of VAS-101 (Vasceptor®), a topical curcumin gel designed to reduce pain and inflammation …

Bristol Myers Squibb has reached a critical milestone in its ELEMENT-MDS Phase 3 trial, evaluating luspatercept versus epoetin alfa for treating anemia in adults with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who …

Cellarity has dosed the first participant in a Phase 1 trial for CLY-124, a groundbreaking oral therapy designed to treat sickle cell disease (SCD) by reactivating fetal hemoglobin (HbF) through …