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How CASGEVY® Works

People living with SCD pictured may or may not have received CASGEVY.

Kiarra, living with SCD, and her grandmother, Tanique

Kiarra, living with SCD, and her grandmother, Tanique

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People living with SCD pictured may or may not have received CASGEVY.

Before learning about how CASGEVY works, let's learn about the role that fetal hemoglobin plays in sickle cell disease (SCD).

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FETAL
HEMOGLOBIN

FETAL HEMOGLOBIN

Fetal hemoglobin is a type of hemoglobin that carries oxygen while you’re growing in the womb.

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SHIFT TO ADULT
HEMOGLOBIN

SHIFT TO ADULT HEMOGLOBIN

Shortly after people are born, fetal hemoglobin starts to be replaced by adult hemoglobin. BCL11A is a gene that tells the body to make less fetal and more adult hemoglobin.

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SCD AND HEMOGLOBIN

SCD AND HEMOGLOBIN

For people with SCD, their bodies make adult hemoglobin that does not work properly. They have red blood cells (RBCs) that turn into sickle shapes and can get stuck in blood vessels.

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SYMPTOMS
START

SYMPTOMS START

When the body makes less fetal hemoglobin, SCD symptoms tend to start.

CASGEVY is a gene therapy that is made by editing the BCL11A gene. CASGEVY is made with your body's own blood stem cells that are collected and sent for editing. So no donor is needed.

Editing outside of the targeted gene was not observed in the modified blood stem cells of people living with SCD and healthy volunteers. The risk of editing outside of the targeted gene cannot be ruled out, due to differences in people's DNA. The impact of editing outside of the targeted gene is unknown.

Watch the video below to see how CASGEVY works in the body.

Watch the video below to see how CASGEVY works in the body.

CASGEVY® mechanism of action video
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See the clinical study design and results

Learn how CASGEVY was studied.

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Want to learn more about CASGEVY?

Check out the brochure for information about how CASGEVY may help.