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Sutimlimab Increases Hemoglobin Levels in Patients with Cold Agglutinin Disease, First-in-human Trial Shows

Sutimlimab, an antibody against complement C1, increases hemoglobin levels in patients with cold agglutinin disease and prevents blood transfusions, a first-in-human trial shows. The study, “Inhibition of Complement C1s improves severe hemolytic anemia in cold agglutinin disease: a first-in-human trial” was published in the journal Blood. Autoimmune…

NIH Agency Pioneers Collaborative Research into Rare Diseases

A little-known government entity within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is helping to lead U.S. efforts to speed up the development of therapies for some 7,000 rare diseases. The Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR), headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, was established in 1993 within the NIH Office of the…