New gene therapy cures 1st New Yorker of sickle cell anemia

Sickle-cell anemia patient reunites with Long Island doctors whose gene therapy treatments made him symptom-free
Sebastien Beauzile, 21, became the first person in New York state to be made symptom-free of sickle cell disease after undergoing Lyfgenia, a new type of gene therapy.
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say. They credit state-of-the-art genetic treatment. Medical history made at Cohen Children's Medical Center For 21 years,
Long Island patient gets breakthrough sickle cell treatment called a ‘cure’: ‘I’m not in pain anymore’
He’s got new blood. A Long Island hospital said it administered life-changing Lyfgenia gene therapy treatment and successfully wiped away sickle cell disease from a Laurelton man. Cohen Children’s Medical Center said patient Sebastien Beauzile,
Breakthrough treatments offer some sickle cell sufferers a cure, but barriers remain
Esther Nkemakolam runs her fingers through kinetic sand and sings a “Moana” song as UPMC Children’s Hospital nurse Taylor Brennan gets to work drawing blood. Esther is back for her monthly blood transfusion.
‘I’m Unstoppable’: New gene therapy cures first New Yorker of sickle cell anemia
Twenty-one-year-old Sebastien Beauzile was all smiles as he was serenaded with “Happy Birthday” on what he calls his new birthday at Cohen Children’s Medical
Sickle cell gene therapy frees teen from life of pain
Aaron Scott, of Fayetteville, is the first in North Carolina to receive a new FDA-approved therapy which uses the patient's own cells to relieve the pain of sickle cell disease.
Gene therapy cures man from sickle cell
A sickle cell gene therapy treatment has allowed a Long Island man to turn a chapter in his life. He was Sebastien Beauzile was born with sickle cell anemia and struggled to live a pain free life. However,
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