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Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium Selects 8 Rare Diseases for Clinical Trial Portfolio

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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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Lyfgenia and Casgevy Become First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. The landmark approvals were awarded to bluebird bio’s Lyfgenia (lovo-cel) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ jointly developed Casgevy (exa-cel).

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US FDA approves Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek for DEB

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek (beremagene geperpavec-svdt) to treat dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) in patients aged six months and above. The regulatory approval was supported by data from the GEM-1/2 and GEM-3 clinical trials.

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FDA approves first gene therapies for sickle cell disease (with a warning)

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy and Lyfgenia. Casgevy, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, is also the first FDA-approved treatment to use CRISPR gene editing technology.

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Filsuvez Topical Gel Gets FDA Approval for Epidermolysis Bullosa

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For instance, Vyjuvek , the first FDA-approved gene therapy for DEB, is priced at $24,250 per vial. The clinical study also highlighted the favorable tolerability profile of Filsuvez. Vyjuvek is a gene therapy that employs a herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) vector. Specifically, 41.3 percent of cases.

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US FDA approves Vertex’s Orkambi for cystic fibrosis in children

Pharmaceutical Technology

The treatment is indicated for CF patients who are homozygous for the F508del mutation (F/F genotype) in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Earlier, the therapy had obtained FDA approval for usage in CF patients aged two years and above with two F508del mutation copies.

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Wainua (Eplontersen) Now FDA-Approved for Rare Disease ATTRv-PN

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Wainua is the only FDA-approved drug for the treatment of ATTRv-PN that can be self-administered via an auto-injector. Polydefkis, professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and an investigator in the Phase III NEURO-TTRansform study on which Wainua’s FDA approval was grounded on, in the news release.