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Hope on the Horizon: New and Future Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
1 Sept 2023
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This article provides an overview of conventional, new, and future treatment options for sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic disorder affecting the production of hemoglobin. Current treatments include hydroxyurea, a conventional SCD treatment that increases the levels of fetal hemoglobin, and new treatments such as voxelotor, a recently approved SCD treatment that selectively binds hemoglobin, preventing...
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