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The Non-Malignant Channel:
Sickle Cell Disease

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Welcome to The Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Channel.

VJHemOnc brings you the latest updates in SCD directly from esteemed experts around the world. The SCD Channel brings you video interviews, podcasts, features, and roundtable discussions. As well as updates in novel treatment approaches, The SCD Channel covers advances in gene therapies for SCD, updates from ongoing clinical trials, and more.

Conferences

EBMT 2026
ASH 2025
EHA 2025
ESH Erythro 2025
ASH 2024
ASCAT 2024
1:17
Exa-cel for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia: a real-world experience
Mohammed Essa • 26 Mar 2026
2:39
Optimizing mobilization and apheresis in preparation for sickle cell gene therapy
Mohammed Essa • 26 Mar 2026
1:10
IgG and immune competence after stem cell transplant in pediatric sickle cell disease
Alexander Ngwube • 23 Mar 2026
2:48
Key considerations when selecting patients with thalassemia or SCD for gene therapy
Rabi Hanna • 25 Mar 2026
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2:23
Non-opioid and integrative strategies for pain management during VOC in SCD
Claudia Morris • 6 Dec 2025
2:44
First miniaturized electrophoresis diagnostic platform in the USA for hemoglobinopathies
Akshat Jain • 8 Dec 2025
6:48
Phase III STArT trial results: sickle cell disease treatment with arginine therapy
Claudia Morris • 8 Dec 2025
2:12
Improving equity in pain management for SCD
Daniel Sop • 6 Dec 2025
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1:26
Opportunities to combine mitapivat with other therapies in clinical trials
Maria Domenica Cappellini • 15 Jun 2025
2:41
Exploring mitapivat in thalassemia & SCD: the potential upcoming approval of the agent
Maria Domenica Cappellini • 15 Jun 2025
1:22
Navigating SCD together: the importance of patient and physician collaboration
Caterina Minniti • 14 Jun 2025
1:31
The potential of the novel EED inhibitor pociredir in sickle cell disease
Caterina Minniti • 14 Jun 2025
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1:28
The growing role of gene editing and gene therapy in SCD & important practical considerations
Sara El Hoss • 21 Mar 2025
1:28
Repurposing drugs in sickle cell disease: lessons learned from hydroxyurea
Sara El Hoss • 21 Mar 2025
2:21
The impact of ineffective erythropoiesis in hemoglobinopathies & underlying mechanisms
Sara El Hoss • 21 Mar 2025
2:03
Potential therapeutic avenues being explored to target inflammation in thalassemia & SCD
Francesca Vinchi • 21 Mar 2025
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2:26
Preventing and managing vaso-occlusive crises in SCD: the importance of early intervention
Sanne Lugthart • 5 Dec 2024
4:15
A virtual hospital approach in SCD: remote biometric, QoL, and hospitalization monitoring
Sanne Lugthart • 5 Dec 2024
2:31
Comparing experiences of patients with SCD in developed and developing countries: UK versus India
Sanne Lugthart • 5 Dec 2024
2:01
Enhanced AI-driven prediction of VOCs in patients with SCD
Sanne Lugthart • 5 Dec 2024
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2:47
Sickle cell retinopathy: prevalence and managing patients with this complication
Christiana Dinah • 2 Oct 2024
2:07
Important considerations when managing a pediatric patient with sickle cell disease
David Rees • 3 Oct 2024
3:01
The feasibility of hydroxyurea mobile directly observed therapy in patients with SCD in SSA
Enrico Novelli • 30 Sep 2024
2:21
Hydroxyurea and follicular density in females with SCD, and the importance of fertility preservation
Jean-Hugues Dalle • 3 Oct 2024
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Topics

Treatment
Disease biology
Trial Updates
Transplantation
Immuno-oncology
Gene Therapy
1:17
Exa-cel for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia: a real-world experience
Mohammed Essa • 26 Mar 2026
2:39
Optimizing mobilization and apheresis in preparation for sickle cell gene therapy
Mohammed Essa • 26 Mar 2026
2:48
Key considerations when selecting patients with thalassemia or SCD for gene therapy
Rabi Hanna • 25 Mar 2026
2:32
Patient selection for gene therapy in SCD: insights into real-world decision-making
Alexander Ngwube • 23 Mar 2026
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1:10
IgG and immune competence after stem cell transplant in pediatric sickle cell disease
Alexander Ngwube • 23 Mar 2026
1:46
Advice for applying the Clonal Hematopoiesis Risk Score in clinical practice
Lachelle Weeks • 16 Dec 2025
6:25
The incidence and impact of early-onset high-risk clonal hematopoiesis in sickle cell disease
Lachelle Weeks • 16 Dec 2025
3:10
Safety and efficacy of etavopivat in adolescents with SCD: the ongoing HIBISCUS Kids trial
Adlette Inati • 8 Dec 2025
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2:23
Non-opioid and integrative strategies for pain management during VOC in SCD
Claudia Morris • 6 Dec 2025
6:48
Phase III STArT trial results: sickle cell disease treatment with arginine therapy
Claudia Morris • 8 Dec 2025
4:33
Fixed-dose vs weight-based plerixafor in patients with SCD receiving BEAM-101 in the BEACON trial
Haydar Frangoul • 18 Dec 2025
4:13
First promising results of exa-cel in pediatric patients with TDT or SCD and recurrent severe VOCs
Haydar Frangoul • 18 Dec 2025
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1:10
IgG and immune competence after stem cell transplant in pediatric sickle cell disease
Alexander Ngwube • 23 Mar 2026
1:54
Key considerations when selecting patients with hemoglobinopathies for transplantation
Mohammed Essa • 26 Mar 2026
6:25
The incidence and impact of early-onset high-risk clonal hematopoiesis in sickle cell disease
Lachelle Weeks • 16 Dec 2025
2:21
Screening for clonal hematopoiesis before curative therapy in β-hemoglobinopathies
Gonzalo De Luna • 2 Dec 2025
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1:41
Expanding access to gene therapy for patients with sickle cell disease
Sunil Gupta • 5 Dec 2025
6:21
Key barriers to equitable hematologic care in India and priorities for the next decade
Rohan Halder • 25 Nov 2025
5:14
Advances in the treatment of SCD & thalassemia: luspatercept, mitapivat, gene therapy, and more
Maria Domenica Cappellini • 18 Mar 2025
1:58
Manipulating immune targeting of solid tumors with gene therapy
Akshat Jain • 8 Dec 2023
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1:17
Exa-cel for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia: a real-world experience
Mohammed Essa • 26 Mar 2026
2:39
Optimizing mobilization and apheresis in preparation for sickle cell gene therapy
Mohammed Essa • 26 Mar 2026
2:48
Key considerations when selecting patients with thalassemia or SCD for gene therapy
Rabi Hanna • 25 Mar 2026
2:32
Patient selection for gene therapy in SCD: insights into real-world decision-making
Alexander Ngwube • 23 Mar 2026
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