Pharma Mirror

APRIL 28, 2021

Catalent will provide process development and CGMP manufacturing of AavantiBio’s adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector-based therapeutic candidate for use in clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe. Catalent will further support process optimization and look to reduce material.

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XTalks

MAY 17, 2023

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announced this week that the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Casgevy, the commercial product formerly known as exa-cel, is administered by taking stem cells out of a patient’s bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a laboratory, with the modified cells then infused back into the patient after conditioning treatment to prepare the bone marrow. In June 2023, the U.S.

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BioPharma Reporter

MARCH 5, 2024

Neurogene, a clinical-stage company developing genetic medicines, is expanding its ongoing phase 1/2 clinical trial investigating NGN-401 as a treatment for female pediatric patients with Rett Syndrome.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While this is a small number of people in each rare disease patient community, the significant and continued growth of rare disease drug development is unsurprising given that there are over 10,000 rare diseases , with more being discovered every year. Roughly 80% of rare diseases are due to a known genetic driver.

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Camargo

JULY 27, 2021

How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your Gene Therapy Development Plan. Gene therapy, which was in its infancy around 30 years ago, is now becoming a more prominent treatment method in many therapeutic areas, from personalized therapy to mass vaccinations against COVID-19. Gene Therapy Definition.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 13, 2023

Beacon Therapeutics has kickstarted its entry into the gene therapy field with a $120m Series A financing. The funding, with participation from Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), includes AGTC’s acquisition and capital to help accelerate Beacon Therapeutics’ candidate development. The total financing was £96m ($120m).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 7, 2022

Genetic mutations, both germline and acquired, are behind a large proportion of the most debilitating and sometimes life-threatening human diseases. Recent years have seen a steadily growing number of approvals for cell and gene therapies, which has spurred on the community to continue innovating in this space.

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XTalks

MAY 23, 2024

One of the more intriguing developments in cancer research in recent years is the growing understanding of clonal hematopoiesis, a phenomenon where blood cells expand from a single clone due to genetic mutations. Clonal hematopoiesis increases in prevalence with age and can precede hematologic malignancies.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Different approaches that are studied include antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), and gene therapies, which are in early clinical trials. Other lines of research look at the genetic overlap between FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which could be used in the development of treatments for both conditions.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 25, 2023

Pushing back an initial deadline, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new regulatory action date of 22 June, by which time the agency will assess the logistics of a possible approval for Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Gilead company Kite has entered an international strategic partnership with Arcellx for the joint development and commercialisation of the latter’s T-cell therapy, CART-ddBCMA, to treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

MAY 30, 2024

Authors: Rich Worldwide Clinical Trials Exec. This trend is on the rise despite recent disappointments with clinical trial outcomes, which have the potential to destabilize the industry in the short term regarding drug development strategy and optimal study designs. Director, Therapeutic Area Medical Lead.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 24, 2023

It can correct several disease elements associated with PKD, a rare, monogenic red blood cell disorder caused by a mutation in the PKLR gene. It can correct several disease elements associated with PKD, a rare, monogenic red blood cell disorder caused by a mutation in the PKLR gene.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

Following the increased use of telemedicine during the Covid-19 pandemic, the potential of digital technologies in communication, data collection, and analysis has become increasingly realised by patients, healthcare systems, and clinical trial sponsors.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 15, 2023

Verve Therapeutics and Eli Lilly and Company have entered an exclusive research partnership to advance the former’s preclinical stage in vivo gene editing programme targeting lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Lilly will provide funding for the Phase I clinical trials.

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STAT News

JULY 11, 2022

Twenty-three years ago, the field of gene therapy was bursting with the promise of breakthrough treatments. Then it was almost instantly derailed by the death of an 18-year-old clinical trial volunteer named Jesse Gelsinger after he received a genetically engineered virus that had been developed to treat his rare liver condition.

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XTalks

MARCH 21, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded approval to Orchard Therapeutics for its gene therapy Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) for the treatment of children with pre-symptomatic late infantile, pre-symptomatic early juvenile or early symptomatic early juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 19, 2023

Although only a small number of gene therapies have reached the market thus far, the industry is poised to grow quickly over the next few years. According to GlobalData’s clinical trials database, there are currently 1,231 planned and ongoing trials for gene therapies and gene-modified cell therapies alone.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Gene editing company Eligo Bioscience has announced a successful $30 million Series B funding round, led by Sanofi Ventures. “We We are excited to lead this financing for Eligo and support the company as they move to the clinic,” said Laia Crespo, Partner at Sanofi Ventures. “We

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Sara Donnelly, Director of Research Planning and Business Development at PhoenixBio USA explores why the right pre-clinical model is essential for teams wanting to advance adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapies.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 10, 2022

18 months after signing its first partnering deal with Genentech, Scenic Biotech has raised $31 million in first-round financing that it will use to take its own genetic modifier-targeted medicines into clinical trials. The post Scenic Bio raises $31m for genetic modifier platform appeared first on.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Gene splicing using nucleases. They are engineered to cut specific genomic targets in order to modify the expression of single genes and proteins.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2022

GSK has entered a strategic partnership with Wave Life Sciences to progress the discovery and development of oligonucleotide therapies for new genetic targets. The alliance will merge the PRISM oligonucleotide platform of Wave and the capabilities of GSK in genetics and genomics.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

Valentine — Incorporating patient and caregiver experiences into every phase of drug development has become increasingly prioritized during both development and review ( see, e.g. , previous coverage here ). At least some (if not all) of the panelists will have had experience participating in gene therapy trials.

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XTalks

MARCH 13, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) held a recent town hall where three experts from the regulator provided guidance on how to design and conduct gene therapy clinical trials for rare diseases. It’s a very exciting time in gene therapy.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 18, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for bluebird bio ’s Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel, beti-cel) for the treatment of the underlying genetic cause of beta?thalassemia A custom-made, one-dose gene therapy, Zynteglo is indicated for such patients who need red blood cells (RBCs) transfusions on a regular basis.

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XTalks

APRIL 24, 2023

Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Eagleton recently spoke on a webinar with his colleagues from Medpace about lessons learned from successful approaches from rare disease and gene therapy product approvals.

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BioPharma Reporter

APRIL 7, 2021

The UK has a strong genetics research base: but to date, academics have found it difficult to progress gene therapy research into clinical trials and beyond. The Sheffield Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC) is one of three new hubs, announced this month, that will tackle these challenges.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In an insightful interview with Xtalks , Cassadie Moravek, the Senior Director of Clinical Trial Portfolio and Program Management at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) , shares her perspective on the organization’s efforts in advancing pancreatic cancer research and patient care. Read on to learn more from Moravek.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Gain Therapeutics has initiated a Phase I clinical trial of GT-02287, the company’s lead drug candidate for the treatment of GBA1 Parkinson’s disease. As an additional exploratory endpoint, this study will look at GCase target engagement and activity in blood for an early clinical validation of the effect of GT-02287 on GCase.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 19, 2024

Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) has become the first Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved gene therapy for the treatment of children with pre-symptomatic late infantile, pre-symptomatic early juvenile or early symptomatic early juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 26, 2022

SK bioscience has signed a new collaboration agreement with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to develop messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines for infectious diseases. The company has obtained the newest vaccine platform technologies such as bacterial culture, cell culture and genetic recombination.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 11, 2022

David Lewandowski, Business Director of Cell & Gene Therapy at Azenta Life Sciences, explains how efficient sample management can help to work efficiently and bring therapies to market faster. The global cell and gene therapy (CGT) market reached a value of ~$4 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow to ~$34 billion by 2030 1.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 16, 2023

A new study has shed light on the genetic messages encoded by genes within ‘triple negative’ breast cancers (TNBC), and shows they could predict response to chemotherapy. The presence of these biomarkers could be used to accelerate the development of more personalised treatments for triple negative breast cancers.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

When life sciences industry partners with patients and their advocacy communities, the patient voice becomes integrated into the drug development process. It’s an increasingly common and evolving practice that has brought about meaningful change in the clinical trial process.

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Advarra

MARCH 31, 2023

The use of engineered genetic materials in clinical trials is rapidly expanding, with potential applications for genetic vaccines, gene-modified cellular therapies, and gene therapies. A key part of the IBC’s evaluation is assessing the risks posed by the engineered genetic materials.

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