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 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,
Man becomes first in New York to be cured of sickle cell
LONG ISLAND, NY (WCBS) - A 21-year-old man has become the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia. “We feel blessed to be the first to be able to offer this,” said Dr. Jonathan Fish with the Cohen Children’s Medical Center.
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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. For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile suffered chronic pain from debilitating sickle cell anemia.
'I'm Unstoppable': New gene therapy cures first New Yorker of sickle cell anemia
Thanks to his medical team, Sebastien is grateful for becoming the first person in New York to receive a new genetic treatment, Lyfgenia, to cure his sickle cell disease.
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