The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced plans to launch a “flurry” of large-scale clinical trials for treating Covid-19.
Ahead of a planned Phase III study, Pfizer and Sangamo Therapeutics released follow-up data from its Phase I/II Alta study in hemophilia A that showed an investigational gene therapy treatment provided blood-clotting activity levels for more than one year.
Lonza signed a partnership agreement with Anthos Therapeutics to develop and manufacture an antibody treatment for blood clots.
Recent reports revealed that the infection rates between adults and children were similar since the novel coronavirus hit the world in 2019, but men are more likely to exhibit severe symptoms. The report also highlights the importance of contact tracing to help mitigate infection rates.
Pfizer Inc.’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Xeljanz could increase the risk of blood clots in the lungs and in deep veins, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Ultomiris for the treatment of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) to inhibit complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy for adult and pediatric patients.
The U.S. FDA approved Janssen’s Xarelto (rivaroxaban) for preventing blood clots in acutely sick patients in hospitals who are at risk for blood clots but who are not at high risk of bleeding.
Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson agreed to settle more than 25,000 U.S. lawsuits over the companies’ blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto for a total of $775 million, court documents showed.
