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CHOP Gene Therapy Experts Profiled in Philadelphia Magazine

May 12, 2021

CHOP researchers were interviewed as a part of a comprehensive article about cell and gene therapy in Philadelphia Magazine.

CHOP Researchers Develop Potentially Safer, More Effective Gene Therapy Vector for Blood Disorders

Jan 29, 2021

CHOP researchers have developed a gene therapy vector for sickle cell disease and other blood disorder that is potentially superior to competitors.

CHOP Hematologist Hails Approval of Two New Drugs To Manage Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)

Nov 26, 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to two novel drugs to treat sickle cell disease.

Breakthrough New Therapies Approved for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

Nov 26, 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two new breakthrough therapies for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), and we believe both may enhance the treatment of our patients here at CHOP.

New Studies Provide Important New Clues For Treating Red Blood Cell Disorders

Nov 13, 2019

Stefano Rivella, PhD, an expert in creating the next-generation lentiviral vectors for the cure of hemoglobinopathies including sickle cell disease (SCD), as well as a leader in the discovery of erythroid and iron disorders including beta-thalassemia, has led three new published studies that make significant contributions to the scientific body of literature regarding red blood cells, and how manipulating the production of red cells can lead to the development of new disease-modifying therapies.

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