HMB-002, an antibody-based experimental treatment for von Willebrand disease (VWD) currently in early clinical testing, boosted levels of the…
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
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsTherapy combo helps 92% of patients with hard-to-treat ITP in trial
A combination of the medicines eltrombopag and cyclosporine A may be effective for controlling immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) that doesn’t…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsCareful planning guides surgery in patients with rare bleeding disorders
A recent case report highlights the challenges of performing surgery in a patient with more than one bleeding disorder. Two…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsITP treatment Doptelet may help prevent bone loss in osteoporosis
The approved immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) treatment Doptelet (avatrombopag) may be able to be repurposed to treat certain bone…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsCell therapy QT-019B shows strong response rate in hard-to-treat ITP
Use of the experimental cell therapy QT-019B showed promise for people with treatment-resistant immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in early clinical…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsOver-the-ear device eases heavy menstrual bleeding, pain in trial
Electrical stimulation of nerves that control automatic bodily functions, administered twice daily through a device worn over the ear, may…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsScientists zero in on 2 proteins as potential treatment targets in ITP
Scientists in China have discovered that the proteins RNF5 and DNAJC21 — the latter encoded by the DNAJC21 gene —…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsNew ‘needle in the haystack’ antibody-based therapies target ITP
Researchers have developed two novel antibody-based therapies that may be used to treat antibody-mediated autoimmune diseases such as immune…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsWayrilz recommended for approval in Europe to treat ITP
An arm of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending that Wayrilz (rilzabrutinib) be approved to treat adults with…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsPreclinical study points to new way to treat VWD type 1
Researchers created an experimental treatment for von Willebrand disease (VWD) type 1 that aims to stabilize the protein whose…