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Updated interim data from Affimed NV’s phase 1b dose-escalation study evaluating AFM13 for the treatment of relapsed/refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma were released at the 23rd Congress of the European Hematology Association.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has submitted a BLA to the FDA for approval of ALXN1210 for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) and Emmaus Life Sciences partner in an effort to combat sickle cell disease.

Make-A-Wish New Jersey celebrated 35 years of wish granting in the Garden State at its annual Gala Thursday night, filled with celebrity surprises, a wish granted, and a historic first-time meeting, and musical entertainment by Max Weinberg of the E-Street Band and Friends.

In honor of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, we’ve rounded up the big treatment advances made this year thus far for sickle cell disease.

Amphivena Therapeutics has released initial data from the dose escalation portion of the first-in-human phase 1 trial (AMV564-101, NCT03144245) evaluating AMV564 in patients with relapsed and/or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Researchers have discovered how a genetic mutation in individuals with hypokalemic periodic paralysis impacts muscle function and may have found a possibility for treatment.

Ray Comenzo, MD, highlights promising ANDROMEDA phase 3 trial, which evaluated the efficacy of subcutaneous daratumumab and cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (CyBorD) as a combination therapy for newly diagnosed light chain (AL) amyloidosis patients.

Chiasma, Inc has achieved 50% patients randomized in its international phase 3 clinical trial, also referred to as “CHIASMA OPTIMAL,” of its octreotide capsules for acromegaly.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) novel small molecule therapy, AS2015, has been granted SBIR Fast-Track grant.

The first participant was dosed in BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.’s global phase 2 study for vosoritide for the treatment of infants and young children with achondroplasia.

New evidence suggests that Rasmussen’s encephalitis is an autoimmune disease.

Stay up-to-date on the latest rare disease news by reading the top 5 articles of the week.

The FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to AMO-04 for the treatment of Rett syndrome.

Interim results from Novartis’ survey, I-WISh, have revealed high, negative impacts of the rare blood disorder, immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), on patients’ quality of life.

Steven Benner, MD, MHS, senior vice president and global therapeutic area head of Oncology, discusses the use of gilteritinib in patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3 mutation-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has completed enrollment for its phase 3 clinical trials for the evaluation of setmelanotide for pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency obesity.

Researchers hope to move closer to finding a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, using new stem cell-based technology and genes edited with CRISPR.

A case of plague was reported in Elmore County, Idaho, in a young boy who is currently recovering with the administration of antibiotics.

William D. Tap, MD, lead investigator of the ENLIVEN study provides latest update on pexidartinib as an effective treatment for patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), especially the diffuse form.

The FDA has approved moxidectin 8 mg oral for the treatment of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in patients aged 12 years and older.

The FDA granted Fast Track designation to REGENXBIO Inc for its product, RGX-111, a novel, single-dose investigational treatment for mucopolysaccharidosis type 1.

The FDA has approved bevacizumab for patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by single-agent bevacizumab, for either stage 3 or 4 disease after initial surgical resection.

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab for the treatment of refractory primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) or who have relapsed after 2 or more previous lines of therapy.

The first patient has been dosed in Actinium Pharmaceuticals’ phase 1 trial evaluating Actimab-A in combination with CLAG-M for patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

The FDA has approved methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (Mircera) for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease in pediatric patients aged 5 to 17 years of age on dialysis.

The FDA grants rare pediatric disease designation to Albiero Pharma Inc.’s A4250 for the treatment of PFIC, a rare liver disease for which no approved treatment is currently available.

e FDA grants Fast Track designation to 177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan (Betalutin) for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma after at least 2 prior systemic therapies.

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to GPLSCD01 for the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency.

Dimerix shares update on DMX-200, a combination therapy of propagermanium and irbesartan for the treatment of focal segmental sclerosis in addition to chronic kidney disease.