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Leveraging Genetic Testing for Enrolling Rare Disease Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Much of what we discuss I covered in my presentation, “Leveraging Genetics to Support Rare Disease Clinical Trials,” at last year’s World Orphan Drug Congress (WODC) EU. Newborn Sequencing is a research initiative that allows for a baby’s full genome to be sequenced at birth, diagnosing their genetic diseases.

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Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

Additionally, Astellas will obtain an exclusive option for licencing two clinical-stage programmes of Taysha, namely TSHA-102 and TSHA-120, for Rett syndrome and GAN, respectively. Astellas will also receive specific rights linked to any possible change of Taysha’s control.

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Forge Biologics joins BGTC for new AAV gene therapies development

Pharmaceutical Technology

The BGTC aims to expedite the development, manufacture and delivery of customised or “bespoke” gene therapies to treat rare diseases, including some which are too rare to be of commercial interest. The collaboration creates a reusable standardised method that minimises upfront costs and helps to reduce development barriers.

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Merck and Orna partner for RNA technology-based vaccines and therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck will also make royalty payments on any approved products developed out of the partnership. The rights to the oRNA-LNP technology platform of Orna will be retained by the company, which will also progress various other fully owned programmes in oncology and genetic disease areas.

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Destiny Pharma granted award from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation  

Drug Discovery World

The project will have access to clinical isolates collected from people with cystic fibrosis and the work will be carried out by experienced researchers associated with the Foundation. . Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe.

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New White Paper on Advanced Therapies Sets up Developers for Success

XTalks

A tiny child with a devastating genetic disease who wasn’t supposed to blow out the candles on his first birthday cake. The Xtalks White Paper, The Intersection of Rare Disease and Advanced Therapies: What it Means for Clinical Development , is available for free download. “They called him ‘The Boy.’

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Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

Camargo

When developing a clinical development program for these increasingly popular therapies, it is important that sponsors use modeling and pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis to evaluate parameters that can be measured while dosing with gene therapy drugs, to characterize exposure-response data and inform rational dosing.