Around 1,700 people could be eligible for the one-time treatment, which is seen as a less risky alternative to a donor stem ...

People in England with sickle cell will be able to get the world’s first CRISPR-based medicine under an agreement between the ...

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved Casgevy for sickle cell disease in 2023, followed by ...

NHS approves £1.65m gene therapy for sickle cell disease, offering a potential cure. A milestone for patients, especially in ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX), a commercial-stage global biotechnology company, announced Friday a reimbursement agreement with ...

Vertex Pharma's £1.65 million ($2.05 million) gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy, has been given the ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Casgevy (exagamglogene ...

One sickle cell patient told ITV News the new gene therapy being rolled out for use on the NHS means they "finally have something to look towards". | ITV National News ...

A new gene editing treatment has been approved for use in the NHS, which will help treat sickle cell disease patients ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible sickle cell disease (SCD) patients to access the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy ...

A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also known as exa-cel, was the first treatment to be licensed using gene ...

It is believed around 1,700 people could be eligible for the treatment, while the NHS estimates around 50 people a year will ...