The American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting is in full swing, and Day 2 brought some exciting news. Fulcrum Therapeutics presented a study suggesting that a higher dose of their experimental pill for sickle cell disease could be more effective at inducing an alternative form of hemoglobin. This development raises hopes for a simpler and more effective treatment for this debilitating disease.
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