Expect to See Adakveo or Oxbryta for Some Sickle Cell Patients
Adakveo (ah-DAK-vee-oh, crizanlizumab) and Oxbryta (oks-BRYE-tuh, voxelotor) will be new meds for sickle cell disease.
They may be added to hydroxyurea...the first-line option to reduce pain crises, hospitalizations, and possibly improve survival.
And they’ll compete with oral Endari (L-glutamine)...which seems to reduce pain crises and possibly hospitalizations.
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