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The National Hemophilia Foundation’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) has released a safety information update about Emicizumab (Hemlibra), a new subcutaneous treatment for hemophilia A patients with inhibitors. This update has been released following the first report of an anti-drug antibody to Emicizumab. MASAC鈥檚 update issues recommendations for providers and patients in case of […]
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聽hemophilia A with inhibitors to factor VIII who have passed away while receiving Hemlibra庐聽(emicizumab-kxwh). Since 2016, five adults with hemophilia A […]
HFA was informed by Genentech on March 26, 2018,聽that聽a聽total of five聽patient deaths have聽occurred聽while聽the patients were聽using聽Hemlibra聽(emicizumab-kxwh).聽Genentech has little information that they can presently share聽about the circumstances聽surrounding the聽most recent聽patient聽deaths; however, Genentech could confirm that the patients聽had received聽Hemlibra聽as part of聽compassionate use and聽expanded patient access. Genentech has a聽Medical Communications line聽at聽1(800)-821-8590聽for patients, concerned community members, and healthcare providers聽who聽seek further information. […]
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.聽 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 Shire has requested from the […]
Note: The following is an edited version of a press release from Genentech.聽Read the press release from Genentech聽in it鈥檚 entirety here. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company鈥檚 Biologics License Application (BLA) and granted Priority Review for emicizumab prophylaxis (preventative) as […]
Note: The following is an excerpt from a Reuters news article. Read the article in full here. Pharmaceutical group Shire said on Sunday it had obtained a preliminary injunction in a Hamburg court against rival Roche聽over its hemophilia drug emicizumab, alleging incomplete and misleading statements surrounding the treatment. Roche said in an emailed statement it […]
The New England Journal of Medicine has published two articles and an editioral in conjunction with the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis meeting being held in Berlin, Germany, July 8-13, 2017. The articles include information on novel hemophilia treatment products currently in clinical trial. Click on the links below to read the articles in […]
Note: The following is an edited version of a press release from Genentech.聽Read the press release from Genentech聽in it鈥檚 entirety聽here. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that data from HAVEN 1, a Phase III study evaluating once-weekly subcutaneous emicizumab prophylaxis (preventative) in adults and adolescents with hemophilia A with inhibitors, were published […]
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group announced today positive data from the primary analysis of the Phase III HAVEN 1 study in adults and adolescents and interim analysis of the Phase III HAVEN 2 study in children evaluating once-weekly subcutaneous emicizumab prophylaxis (preventative) for the treatment of hemophilia A with inhibitors to factor VIII. […]
On April 16, 2017 Genentech聽announced interim results聽from the Phase III HAVEN 2 study evaluating emicizumab prophylaxis in children聽less than 12 years of age with hemophilia A and inhibitors to factor VIII. According to this Genentech’s press releases, “interim analysis after a median of 12 weeks of treatment, emicizumab prophylaxis聽showed a clinically meaningful reduction in the […]
______________________________________________________________________________ Note: The following is edited from a press release from Genentech. Read the full press release in it鈥檚 entirety聽here. Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced that the primary endpoint has been met for the Phase III HAVEN 1 study evaluating emicizumab prophylaxis in people 12 years of age or older with hemophilia […]
Note: The below is an edited version of an article originally published on BusinessWire.聽 The original article can be read in their entirety聽here. The latest data from an ongoing Japanese Phase I/II study of Emicizumab were presented earlier this week at the World Federation of Hemophilia 2016 World Congress.聽 Emicizumab (a product being developed by […]
Note: The New England Journal of Medicine released an article outlining the results of a study of a new drug,聽Emicizumab (ACE910, Chugai Pharmaceuticals), that shows reduced bleeding in patients with severe hemophilia A. Read the full article,聽Factor VIII鈥揗imetic Function of Humanized Bispecific Antibody in Hemophilia A, in the New England Journal of Medicine. This video […]
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