Pediatrics
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Hematuria a common finding in pediatric hemophilia
Key clinical point:. Hematuria is a common finding in children with hemophilia A or B. Major finding: Of 93 patients with hemophilia, 43 (47%) had...
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Age, not infusion frequency, affects hemophilia prophylaxis adherence
Key clinical point: Adherence to hemophilia prophylaxis regimens may be influenced by age but not frequency of infusions. Major finding: Infusion...
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Products granted orphan designation for use in HSCT
BPX-501 consists of genetically modified donor T cells incorporating the CaspaCIDe safety switch, which is designed to eliminate the T cells in...
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Many pediatric trials go unfinished, unpublished
Clinical trials in children too often go uncompleted or unpublished, according to a pair of researchers. The duo evaluated nearly 560 pediatric...
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LABA achieves better asthma control when combined with FDC inhaler
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Gene therapy shows promise for severe hemophilia A
Image by Spencer Phillips ORLANDO—An investigational gene therapy can safely reduce bleeding in patients with severe hemophilia A, a phase 1/2...
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Children under 6 with factor XIII deficiency had no major bleeds with recombinant product
Key clinical point: A recombinant form of factor XIII was effective at preventing serious bleeding episodes in young children with factor XIII-A...
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Therapy seems safe, effective in kids with hemophilia
Photo courtesy of Baxalta ORLANDO—Results of a phase 3 study suggest the full-length recombinant factor VIII therapy Adynovate (BAX 855) can be...
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Long-term health burden of Hodgkin lymphoma treatment
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Combo could treat young kids with malaria
Photo by Sarah Mattison Combination therapy with artesunate and mefloquine can safely and effectively treat children younger than 5 years of age...
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Blood disorders prove costly for European economy
chemotherapy Photo by Rhoda Baer Malignant and non-malignant blood disorders cost 31 European countries a total of €23 billion in 2012, according...