People with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who switch to Empaveli (pegcetacoplan) after having an inadequate response to other,…
Marisa Wexler MS
Marisa holds an MS in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. She specializes in cancer biology, immunology, and genetics. Marisa began working with BioNews in 2018, and has written about science and health for SelfHacked and the Genetics Society of America. She also writes/composes musicals and coaches the University of Pittsburgh fencing club.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler MS
Health Canada has approved the oral therapy Fabhalta (iptacopan) as a treatment for adults with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria…
Long-term treatment with Ultomiris (ravulizumab) reduced the risk of death by five times in people with paroxysmal nocturnal…
The cases of three people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who experienced serious complications after switching from an experimental…
Health Canada has approved the oral therapy Voydeya (danicopan) as an add-on to Ultomiris (ravulizumab) or Soliris…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved crovalimab — which works to reduce the destruction of red…
Soliris (eculizumab) was successfully used to help manage paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) during a pregnancy in two women.
The oral therapy Voydeya (danicopan) is now approved in the European Union as an add-on treatment for paroxysmal…
Treatment with Soliris (eculizumab) or Ultomiris (ravulizumab) can substantially reduce the likelihood of death as a direct result…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Voydeya (danicopan) as an add-on treatment for extravascular hemolysis, or the…