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 uniQure. Read the full press release here. uniQure, a leading gene therapy company advancing transformative therapies for patients with severe medical needs, announced the results of a comprehensive investigation into the case of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosed in one patient in the HOPE-B pivotal trial […]
The following is information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read the full press release here. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises health care professionals not to use ChloraPrep 3 mL applicators manufactured by Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) due to microbial contamination risks. The drug was distributed globally and is labeled […]
The following is a press release from HEMA Biologics. HEMA BiologicsTM Announces FDA Approval of SEVENFACT庐 [coagulation factor VIIa (recombinant)-jncw] for Treatment and Control of Bleeding Episodes Occurring in Adult and Adolescent Hemophilia A and B Patients with Inhibitors Louisville, KY 鈥 April 6, 2020 HEMA Biologics, LLC, (鈥淗EMA Biologics鈥) today announced that the U.S. […]
Today the FDA released several new guidance documents with permanent and temporary (during the COVID-19 emergency) changes to several policies related to blood and plasma donation.聽 HFA has signed on to a statement with coalition partners from the American Plasma Users Coalition reiterating APLUS鈥檚 longstanding position that complex blood safety policies such as those related […]
By Najat Bouchkouj, M.D., Bindu George, M.D., and Karen Jackler, MPH A person with hemophilia can experience aspects of their disease that even the most qualified doctors and scientists can鈥檛 fully appreciate. This is why the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration is working to hear and understand the […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China. The new coronavirus (scientific identifier: 2019-nCoV) has resulted in thousands of confirmed cases in China; additional cases have been identified in other countries. As of February 3, 2020, […]
HFA and NHF are pleased to share a brief update with the community concerning a recent meeting we had with the FDA as well as a number of additional resources that the FDA provided after the call.聽 HFA and NHF will continue to update the bleeding disorders community as any further information develops. Please note […]
The following is a press release from the FDA. Read the press release on the FDA website聽here. Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration developed a technique that enables them to determine whether immune system cells called dendritic cells appear primed to trigger the production of antibodies against Factor VIII (FVIII) products used to […]
It is important to pay attention when a product is recalled, but with all the different sources of information, and the different types of recalls, it can be confusing! The Food and Drug Administration follows several different recall procedures, outlined in the Regulatory Procedures Manual.[1] Recalls are used because they have the potential to be […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release. Read the press release in its entirety here. Denmark-based Novo Nordisk received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new treatment for hemophilia A. However, the newly approved medication will not be available in the United States until 2020. Novo Nordisk said the […]
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 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鈥檚 supplemental Biologics License Application and granted Priority Review for HEMLIBRA 聽for adults and children with hemophilia A without factor VIII […]
The following is an excerpt from a press release from Bioverativ. Read the entire press release here.聽 More than 15,000 people with hemophilia in 40 developing countries have already been treated following Bioverativ and Sobi鈥檚 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.聽 Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to HEMLIBRA聽for people with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors. Breakthrough Therapy Designation is designed to accelerate the […]
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鈥檚 promotional materials make misleading claims about the effectiveness of its Idelvion (Factor IX) product. 鈥淪uch […]
Note: The following is edited from a press release from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Read the full press release in its entirety here. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., a RNAi therapeutics company, and聽Sanofi聽Genzyme, the specialty care global business unit of聽Sanofi, announced Dec. 15, 2017, the聽U.S. Food and Drug Administration聽(FDA) has lifted the hold on clinical studies with fitusiran, including […]
Note: The following is the full text of an email communication received by HFA from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals: Bayer in consultation with the FDA has voluntarily recalled approximately 300 vials (part of one lot) of Kogenate庐 FS, Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant) in the U.S. as聽an excipient, used to stabilize the product during manufacturing, may not conform […]
Note: The following is edited from a press release from Shire. Read the full press release in it鈥檚 entirety聽here. Shire plc recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Adynovate, an extended circulating half-life recombinant Factor VIII treatment for hemophilia A, in pediatric patients under 12 years of age. The FDA […]
The following is excerpted from an FDA news release. To read the release in its entirety, click聽here. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning about the risk that some of the new direct-acting antiviral medicines for hepatitis C (HCV) can reactivate the hepatitis B virus (HBV) among patients who have had HBV. 鈥淚n a […]
For the past few months, HFA has been monitoring the progression of the Zika virus in the United States. Since the first reported cases of Zika virus reaching the United States in January, there have been thousands of additional cases. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the follow cases and causes of transmission […]
In January of this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its donor deferral policy surrounding men who have sex with men (MSM). On July 26, 2016, the FDA issued another request for comments regarding the MSM donor deferral policy. Current policy permits blood donations by MSM provided that the donor has not had […]
Note: The below is an edited version of a press release by Spark Therapeutics.聽The original release can be read in it’s entirety聽here. Spark Therapeutics and Pfizer Inc. announced today that the聽U.S. Food and Drug Administration聽(FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to聽SPK-9001,聽the lead investigational candidate in the companies’聽SPK-FIX聽program, in development for the treatment of hemophilia B.聽SPK-9001,聽a […]
In September 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hosted a public meeting as part of it’s Patient-Focused Drug Development initiative, a 5 year initiative to learn more from patients across a variety of disease and disorders. We were proud to be a part of this meeting and provided support to several of the patient […]
Note: The below is an edited version of a press release by CSL Behring.聽The original release can be read in it’s entirety聽here. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., May 26, 2016 — CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AFSTYLA [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Single Chain], its novel long-lasting recombinant factor […]
HFA is proud to be part of the Patients for Biologics Safety & Access (PBSA). PBSA is a coalition of 24 patient advocacy organizations dedicated to protecting patient access to safe and effective biologics. Together, this coalition represents millions of Americans who suffer from serious, life-threatening diseases that are difficult to diagnose and treat. As […]
Note: The following is an edited form of a press release from the Food and Drug Administration. The original form of the release can be read here. On Thursday, January 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zepatier (elbasvir and grazoprevir) with or without ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) […]
Background The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for recommending policies and making rules regarding the donation of blood and blood products. During the 1980s, when it became clear that transmission of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) happened through blood, the FDA began recommending multiple policies that would decrease the risk of transmission of […]
Note: The following is an edited version of a press release originally published by聽Baxalta. The original release can be read here. Baxalta Incorporated announced on Monday, November 16, 2015, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ADYNOVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), PEGylated], an extended circulating half-life recombinant Factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment for hemophilia […]
Note: The following is an edited version of a press release originally published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The original release can be read here. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, the approval of 聽Coagadex, Coagulation Factor X (Human), for hereditary Factor X (10) deficiency. Until […]
Note: This is an edited form of a press release from Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. To read the original release in its entirety,聽click here. Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. announced on Thursday, September 17 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for the company鈥檚 lead product candidate, DTX101, for the treatment of […]
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