NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell therapy

‘Much-needed hope’ as CRISPR gene editing therapy recommended for sickle cell disease
Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant access to gene-editing therapy on the NHS. View on euronews
UK health system to offer cutting-edge gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will provide a cutting-edge gene therapy that aims to cure sickle cell disease, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said on Friday. The therapy from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics will cost the state-funded healthcare system around 1.
Groundbreaking one-off gene therapy approved for severe sickle cell disease
People in England to benefit from groundbreaking one-off gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease approved by NICE
Sickle cell patients share delight over approval of new treatment
NHS officials estimate that around 50 people a year will receive treatment now that it has been approved for use for certain patients with severe sickle cell disease. Here patients have reacted to the news:
New Base Editing Gene Therapy Cures its First Patient: A Sickle-Cell Sufferer Now in the ‘Gym Every Day’
Base editing utilizes enzymes to modify single amino acids at the most foundational unit of DNA, called a base.
‘Ground-breaking’ gene treatment for sickle cell disease to be rolled out on NHS
A GROUNDBREAKING genetic treatment with the potential to cure sickle cell disease will be rolled out on the NHS. The one-off treatment costs more than £1million per patient but may essentially
NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.
Vertex In CASGEVY Reimbursement Deal With NHS England For Sickle Cell Disease Patients
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX), a commercial-stage global biotechnology company, announced Friday a reimbursement agreement with
'Will it really work?': Young sickle cell patient among the first to start new gene therapy
Since two groundbreaking treatments were approved in late 2023, only a handful of patients have been able to access the multimillion dollar, medically-intensive therapies.
'Hope of a cure': Revolutionary gene-editing therapy for sickle cell approved for use on NHS
NHS officials estimate around 50 people a year will receive treatment now it has been approved for use for certain patients with severe sickle cell disease. | ITV National News
Revolutionary gene-editing therapy for sickle cell approved
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