Indianapolis Business Journal

Riley patient is first in Indiana to receive gene therapy for blood condition

Beta thalassemia major, also known as Cooley’s anemia and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, causes the body’s red blood ...
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12-year-old Hoosier first to receive novel gene therapy for rare blood disorder

Elin Lewis, a 12-year-old girl from Greenwood, Indiana, has become the first patient in the state to receive an FDA-approved ...
WBUR

Prehospital blood transfusion a ‘game changer’ for trauma patients, experts say

For patients with severe blood loss — maybe they’ve been in a car crash, or become a gunshot victim — every minute counts. “They need blood, at the end of the day,” said Tia Olson, a paramedic field ...
Anesthesiology News

Single-Unit Blood Transfusion Found Effective for Non-Bleeding, Anemic Trauma Patients

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—In non-bleeding trauma patients with asymptomatic anemia, a single unit of blood transfusion appears to ...
GEN

Lonza Expands Agreement to Manufacture Gene Therapy for Transfusion-Dependent Beta-Thalassemia

Lonza and Genetix Biotherapeutics agreed that Lonza will expand capacity to support the manufacture of Genetix’s ZYNTEGLO™, the only FDA-approved gene therapy for pediatric and adult patients with ...
WBIW

12-year-old makes history as first in Indiana to receive novel gene therapy for rare blood disorder

INDIANAPOLIS – Elin Lewis, a 12-year-old from Greenwood, has made history as the first patient in the state to receive a ...