Biology Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Cells. 2024 May 16;13(10):848. doi: 10.3390/cells13100848.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic blood disorder in the United States, with over 100,000 people suffering from this debilitating disease. SCD is caused by abnormal hemoglobin (Hb) variants that interfere with normal red blood cell (RBC) function. Research on SCD has led to the development and approval of several new SCD therapies in recent years. The recent FDA-approved novel gene therapies are potentially curative, giving patients an additional option besides a hematopoietic bone marrow transplant. Despite the promise of existing therapies, questions remain regarding their long-term pharmacological effects on adults and children. These questions, along with the exorbitant cost of the new gene therapies, justify additional research into more effective therapeutic options. Continual research in this field focuses on not only developing cheaper, more effective cures/treatments but also investigating the physiological effects of the current therapies on SCD patients, particularly on the brain and kidneys. In this article, we undertake a comprehensive review of ongoing clinical trials with completion dates in 2024 or later. Our exploration provides insights into the landscape of current therapeutics and emerging novel therapies designed to combat and potentially eradicate SCD, including the latest FDA-approved gene therapies.
镰状细胞病(SCD)是美国最常见的遗传性血液疾病,超过 10 万人患有这种使人衰弱的疾病。SCD 是由异常血红蛋白(Hb)变体引起的,这些变体干扰正常红细胞(RBC)的功能。近年来,对 SCD 的研究导致了几种新的 SCD 疗法的开发和批准。最近 FDA 批准的新型基因疗法具有潜在的治愈性,为患者除造血骨髓移植外提供了另一种选择。尽管现有疗法有希望,但它们对成年人和儿童的长期药理学影响仍存在疑问。这些问题,以及新基因疗法的高昂成本,证明需要对更有效治疗选择进行额外研究。该领域的持续研究不仅侧重于开发更便宜、更有效的治疗方法,还研究当前疗法对 SCD 患者的生理影响,特别是对大脑和肾脏的影响。在本文中,我们对截止到 2024 年或之后完成的正在进行的临床试验进行了全面回顾。我们的探索提供了对当前治疗方法和新兴新型疗法的了解,这些疗法旨在治疗和可能根除 SCD,包括最新 FDA 批准的基因疗法。
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