People with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had their spleens surgically removed may face an increased risk of clotting…
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
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsDrug combo doesn’t stem VWD postpartum bleeding, trial finds
Adding Cyklokapron (tranexamic acid) to Vonvendi (recombinant von Willebrand factor) does not appear to reduce blood loss following childbirth for…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsOK given for testing higher dose of ITP treatment CID-103 in study
Casi Pharmaceuticals has been given the all-clear to start dosing a fifth group of patients in a clinical trial…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsFDA expands Vonvendi approval to cover more VWD patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its approval of Vonvendi (recombinant von Willebrand factor), a treatment for…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsCombination therapy works to treat acquired TTP patients in India
Using both corticosteroids and plasma exchange therapy — each a standard treatment for acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) —…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsTTP symptoms vary, but prevention helps control them: Study
The congenital form of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) can look very different in one person than in another, but…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsDaratumumab injection therapy for cancer may help in hard-to-treat ITP
Daratumumab, an injection therapy approved to treat myeloma, may help to control immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in individuals whose disease…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsIanalumab lengthens time patients can maintain safe platelet levels
A Phase 3 clinical trial testing ianalumab (VAY736) in combination with Promacta (eltrombopag) in people with primary immune thrombocytopenia…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsMore Haemate-P use could mean big cost savings for Spain: Study
Increasing the use of Haemate-P to treat von Willebrand disease (VWD) could yield substantial savings for the healthcare system…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsDental procedures may lead to bleeding in VWD, hemophilia
People with von Willebrand disease (VWD) or hemophilia may experience bleeding complications after dental procedures, a new study highlights.