- Findings suggest motixafortide alone, and in combination with natalizumab, could support the collection of the large number of stem cells required by gene therapies for sickle cell disease within a single apheresis cycle -
- Data from proof-of-concept study shows that motixafortide was safe and well tolerated -
- Oral presentation at ASH 2024 on Saturday, December 7, 2024 in San Diego, California -
TEL AVIV, Israel and WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ: BLRX) (TASE: BLRX), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company pursuing life-changing therapies in oncology and rare diseases, today announced that an abstract including the initial results from a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating motixafortide as monotherapy and in combination with natalizumab for CD34+ hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization for gene therapies in sickle cell disease (SCD) was accepted for oral presentation at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition taking place December 7-10, 2024 in San Diego, California. The proof-of-concept study, conducted in collaboration with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is exploring alternative HSC mobilization strategies that could significantly improve the treatment journey of patients with sickle cell disease seeking gene therapy.
