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ReviewAnnals of hematology2024

Sickle cell disease: combination new therapies vs. CRISPR-Cas9 potential and challenges - review article.

Ilham Youssry, Nardeen Ayad

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Review in Annals of hematology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Optimizing the "right" patient selection for treatment for sickle cell disease.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ilham YoussryPediatric Hematology and BMT Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nardeen AyadPediatric Hematology and BMT Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. nardeen.e.ayad@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1482-7792
Cairo University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2022, sickle cell disease (SCD) continues to affect the lives of millions of people, being one of the most frequently inherited blood disorders worldwide. Recently, several new therapies have been FDA approved for the treatment of SCD. The complexity of the pathophysiology of sickling has given opportunity to the evolution of several modalities of therapies. Nonetheless, the potential for complementary targeting of HbS polymerization, vasocclusion, and other inflammatory pathways remains controversial. None of these drugs can be considered a single curative line of treatment. With the advancement of CRISPR/Cas9 technology, autologous transplant of gene-edited hematopoietic stem cells could possibly provide a cure for most patients with SCD. The advantage of this approach over the conventional stem cell transplantation is that it decreases the need for immuno-suppressive drugs and the risk of graft-versus-host disease. In addition, recent technological advances can reduce the off-target effects, but long-term monitoring is needed to ensure the reliability of these methods in the clinical setting. This review explores the efficacy and safety of combination therapies and contrasting this alternative with the challenges that exist with sickle cell gene therapy using CRISPR.

Indexed as

Anemia, Sickle CellCRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingGenetic TherapyHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationCombined Modality TherapyHumansCRISPRCrizanlizumabL-GlutaminePyruvate kinase inhibitorSickle cell diseaseVoxelotor

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PMID37867187
OpenAlexW4387856640

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