Anemia
Conference Coverage
Gabapentin falls short in treating sickle cell pain
NEW ORLEANS – Gabapentin plus standard therapy produced results similar to those of placebo plus standard therapy.
Conference Coverage
LentiGlobin reduces transfusion dependence in young thalassemia patients
NEW ORLEANS – Children and young adults with non-beta0/beta0 thalassemia achieved transfusion independence in two trials.
Feature
ICYMI: NIH renames, streamlines gene therapy committee
The Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee will now be known as the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns against misuse of opioid-prescribing guideline
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising against misapplication of the agency’s guideline on opioid prescribing....
Conference Coverage
C3 inhibitor shows potential in PNH and AIHA
GLASGOW – Researchers presented early results from the PADDOCK and PLAUDIT trials, showing that APL-2 significantly increased hemoglobin levels...
News
CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines in cancer, sickle cell disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clarified its guidelines on opioid prescribing after concerns surfaced that insurers were...
Conference Coverage
In sickle cell disease, opioid prescribing starts early, study finds
MILWAUKEE – It’s not clear what parents of children with sickle cell disease are told about when and how to administer opioid analgesia.
From the Journals
Novel transplant protocol improves engraftment in severe hemoglobinopathies
The trial doubled the dose of total body irradiation without increasing toxicity in haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation for patients...
Commentary
A new era of TTP treatment
Many questions remain following the FDA’s approval of caplacizumab, specifically, which patients should receive it. The high cost of the drug is...
From the Journals
Single-dose tafenoquine appears to prevent malaria relapse
The drug cut relapse rates in select patients without causing symptomatic anemia.