| February 5, 2013 | News for the transfusion medicine and cellular therapy community |
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- Study supports link between blood type and clot risk
People with the AB blood type face a 4% greater risk than people with blood type O of developing blood clots in the veins, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. People with Factor V Leiden and a clot-promoting prothrombin genetic mutation had clotting risks that were seven and 11 times greater, respectively, than for people without. Researchers said ABO blood typing should be part of all risk-screening protocols. Time.com/Healthland blog
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- Iron drug could reduce need for erythropoietin agents
 Soluble ferric pyrophosphate, Rockwell Medical's iron deficiency drug candidate for patients on hemodialysis, lowered the need for erythropoietin stimulating agents by 37% in a study. The drug is in trials to support an FDA application. Reuters
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- StemEx lowers mortality rate in patients with blood cancers
Gamida Cell said a late-stage clinical trial found its allogeneic stem cell treatment, StemEx, can reduce mortality rates among leukemia and lymphoma patients. The death rate 100 days after StemEx treatment was 15.8%, compared with 24.5% for those treated with two double cord umbilical blood transplants. Globes (Israel)
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- Teleflex, Ivera sign supply deals with hospital GPO
Teleflex has received a contract from HealthTrust to provide the hospital group purchasing organization with its Weck line of ligation systems. Separately, Ivera Medical has struck a deal to supply HealthTrust with its Curos Port Protector to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections and bacterial contamination. MassDevice.com (Boston)
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- BioSante sells GVAX vaccines to Aduro BioTech
Aduro BioTech agreed to pay $1 million upfront to purchase BioSante Pharmaceuticals' GVAX assets, including vaccines, cell lines and intellectual property. Aduro previously licensed the rights to the GVAX pancreatic and prostate cancer vaccines. The new deal also covers vaccines for multiple myeloma, colon cancer and breast cancer. RTT News
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- FDA OKs MRI device as companion Dx for iron overload drug
Resonance Health has received the FDA's OK for its FerriScan R2-MRI system to be sold as a companion diagnostic for Novartis drug Exjade, which is used to treat iron overload in patients suffering from genetic blood disorders. The device is intended to help pinpoint which patients with nontransfusion-dependent thalassemia would best benefit from the drug. AuntMinnie.com (free registration)
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- HHS: Cutting outdated Medicare rules could save $676M yearly
HHS proposed eliminating some outdated Medicare regulations to save health care providers and hospitals about $3.4 billion in five years, or $676 million a year. "By eliminating outdated or overly burdensome requirements, hospitals and health care professionals can focus on treating patients," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. Reuters
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Tomorrow's AABB audioconference to focus on management of adverse events
Tomorrow's AABB audioconference will examine the blood center's role in managing adverse events. In particular, the session will discuss the pathophysiology, identification, management and prevention of various acute transfusion reactions.
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