Hemophilia Federation of America is a national nonprofit organization that assists, educates and advocates for the bleeding disorders community.
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Genentech. Read the entire press release here. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Hemlibra®(emicizumab-kxwh) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adults and children, ages newborn and older, […]
El siguiente es un comunicado de prensa proporcionado por Genentech. LA FDA APRUEBA HEMLIBRA® DE GENENTECH (EMICIZUMAB-KXWH) PARA LA HEMOFILIA A SIN INHIBIDORES DE FACTOR VIII – El primer medicamento que reduce considerablemente la hemorragia tratada en comparación con la previa profilaxis de factor VIII basada en una comparación intrapaciente – – Único medicamento que puede […]
Genentech has announced a new web portal for patients and caregivers intended to provide timely and accurate information on targeted serious adverse events of interest for HEMLIBRA. Visit the safety website: http://www.emipatientinfo.com/. Earlier this year, Genentech launched a similar site specifically for health care providers. In announcing the launch, Genentech stated “This website is meant to […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Genentech. Read the press release in its entirety here. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced that pivotal data from the Phase III HAVEN 3 study, which evaluated HEMLIBRA® prophylaxis administered every week or every two weeks in adults and adolescents aged 12 years or […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Bayer. Read the press release in its entirety here. Bayer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Jivi® for the routine prophylactic treatment of hemophilia A in previously-treated adults and adolescents 12 years of age or older. The initial recommended prophylactic regimen […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from uniQure. Read the press release in its entirety here. uniQure, a leading gene therapy company advancing transformative therapies for patients with severe unmet medical needs, announced it has treated the first patient in its Phase IIb dose-confirmation study of AMT-061, an investigational AAV5-based gene therapy […]
On Aug. 7, 2018, the U.S. District Court in Delaware ruled against Shire in its request for a preliminary injunction against Roche AG from creating, transporting and marketing its recently-approved drug Hemlibra in the U.S., which received FDA approval to treat people with hemophilia A with inhibitors in 2017. This ruling means there are no […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Spark Therapeutics. Read the press release in its entirety here. Investigational SPK-8011 moving to Phase 3 As of the July 13 data cutoff, 12 participants in the Phase 1/2 trial have received a single administration of investigational SPK-8011, including two at a dose of 5×1011 […]
The following is a summary of a press release from Catalyst Biosciences by Dr. Robert Sidonio, a trusted medical advisor. Read the full press release here. On June 18, Catalyst Biosciences provided an update of the progress from its Phase ½ trial investigating the use of FIX variant product, called CB 2679d/ISU304, which is a […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Genentech. Read the entire press release here. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application and granted Priority Review for HEMLIBRA  for adults and children with hemophilia A without factor VIII […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from BioMarin. Read the entire press release here. BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced an update to its previously reported results of an open-label Phase 1/2 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec (formerly BMN 270), an investigational gene therapy treatment for severe hemophilia A. The updated results were presented during […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Novo Nordisk. Read the full press release here. Adults with haemophilia B who received a single dose Refixia® (nonacog beta pegol; N9-GP) achieved greater total factor IX exposure than those treated with rFIXFc (recombinant factor IX-Fc fusion protein). The head-to-head paradigm7 trial also observed a […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from uniQure. Read the full press release here. uniQure N.V., a leading gene therapy company advancing transformative therapies for patients with severe medical needs, presented data showing successful liver transduction with the AAV5 vector in both non-human primates and humans with pre-existing anti-AAV5 neutralizing antibodies (NABs). […]
The following is a press release from Bioverativ. Read the full press release here. Bioverativ Inc., a Sanofi company dedicated to transforming the lives of people with rare blood disorders, presented initial clinical data for BIVV001, a novel and investigational von Willebrand factor (VWF)-independent factor VIII therapy for people with hemophilia A. Preliminary safety and […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Spark Therapeutics. Read the full press release here. Spark Therapeutics, a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to challenging the inevitability of genetic disease, and Pfizer, announced, with a cumulative follow-up of more than 18 patient years of observation, all 15 participants in the ongoing […]
The following is an excerpt from the press release from Genentech. Read the full press release here. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced the full results from the Phase III HAVEN 3 study evaluating HEMLIBRA® (emicizumab-kxwh) prophylaxis administered every week or every two weeks in people with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors […]
The following is an excerpt from a statement from Genentech. Read the entire statement  HERE. _________________________________________________________ Genentech has recently learned that a patient in the Phase III HAVEN 2 clinical trial developed a neutralizing anti-drug antibody. For this patient, the anti-drug antibody resulted in reduced efficacy of HEMLIBRA.
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Bioverativ. Read the entire press release here. More than 15,000 people with hemophilia in 40 developing countries have already been treated following Bioverativ and Sobi’s unprecedented donation of factor therapy to the WFH Humanitarian Aid Program Bioverativ Inc., a Sanofi company, joins the global hemophilia […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Genentech. Read the full press release here. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to HEMLIBRA for people with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors. Breakthrough Therapy Designation is designed to accelerate the […]
The following is from a press release from the American Heart Association. Read the press release here. A group of 21 patient and consumer groups issued the following statement today on the 2019 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule: This final rule will severely weaken key benefits that underpin core consumer protections for […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from CVS. Read the entire press release here. Company to provide funding to National Hemophilia Foundation, Hemophilia Federation of America and local organizations across U.S. CVS Health announced more than $260,000 in charitable commitments to local and national hemophilia and bleeding disorder programs across the country. The announcement […]
Note: The following is an excerpt from a press release from Genentech. Read the full press release here. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Given the recent dialogue, we are reaching out to clarify the facts surrounding five people with hemophilia A with inhibitors to factor VIII who have passed away while receiving Hemlibra® (emicizumab-kxwh). Since 2016, five adults with hemophilia A […]
HFA was informed by Genentech on March 26, 2018, that a total of five patient deaths have occurred while the patients were using Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh). Genentech has little information that they can presently share about the circumstances surrounding the most recent patient deaths; however, Genentech could confirm that the patients had received Hemlibra as part of compassionate use and expanded patient access. Genentech has a Medical Communications line at 1(800)-821-8590 for patients, concerned community members, and healthcare providers who seek further information. […]
[Reposted from January 16, 2018] In the past few weeks, we have received many inquiries regarding the scope of the injunction Shire is seeking in its lawsuit against Genentech/Roche. Certain information has become public during this period that enables NHF and HFA to provide some limited guidance as to the scope of the injunction that […]
Note: The following is a summary of a letter dated Feb. 27, 2018, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to CSL Behring. You can read the original letter here. The FDA has advised CSL Behring that the company’s promotional materials make misleading claims about the effectiveness of its Idelvion (Factor IX) product. “Such […]
Note: The following is an excerpt from a press release from Novo Nordisk. Read the full press release here. Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, today announced that Rebinyn, Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), GlycoPEGylated, is now available in the United States for the treatment of hemophilia B. Rebinyn is an extended half-life injectable medicine used to […]
The following is an excerpt from an article in Medical News Bulletin. Read the full article here. Researchers at Spark Therapeutics and Pfizer tested the safety and efficacy of a new hemophilia gene therapy vector for the treatment of hemophilia B. The body’s ability to stop bleeding and repair damaged blood vessels depends heavily upon […]
Note: The following is edited from a press release from Sanofi. Read the full press release in its entirety here. Sanofi and Bioverativ Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies for hemophilia and other rare blood disorders, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sanofi will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Bioverativ for $105 […]
Note: The following information comes from an article published in the New Jersey Law Journal. Read the full article here. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has cleared Medco Health Solutions of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute, finding in a precedential ruling that a whistleblower failed to show a connection between alleged kickbacks […]
In an effort to provide the hemophilia community a centralized location to find the most up-to-date statements and press releases regarding a recent injunction Shire is seeking in its lawsuit against Genentech/Roche, HFA will publish links on this page. As a reminder, HFA will NOT engage in the dialogue around patent ownership and will not be […]
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