Research shows gene therapies can offer cost savings potential of up to $1.8M over five years for patients with certain blood diseases

A recent analysis by Health Advances looks at two particularly burdensome hematological (or blood) diseases — beta thalassemia and hemophilia A — and finds that potential gene therapies in the pipeline could reduce per patient costs by as much as 41% and 90%, respectively, over five years. Research-based knowledge gained in recent years about the genetic foundation for these diseases has facilitated the pursuit of several promising gene therapy approaches.