XTalks

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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. Both gene therapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. Both therapies will be available in early 2024.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 12, 2022

A gene-editing drug developed by CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharma has continued to show impressive results in clinical trial, with an update at the EHA congress showing long-term effects on the symptoms of both beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease. billion product if it gets approved for both indications. .”

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As investment in gene therapies continues to grow rapidly, more effectively engaging patients throughout development has become a priority for any company serious about building safer and more meaningful gene therapy programs. The post 2nd Annual Gene Therapy Patient Engagement Summit appeared first on.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

After spending almost an entire day deliberating the safety of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ and CRISPR Therapeutics’ CRISPR-based gene therapy exa-cel for sickle cell disease, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel appears to be satisfied with what it saw. CRISPR works as genetic scissors to edit parts of the genome.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In recent years the advanced therapy industry has been the most significant disruptor in medicine. Cell and gene therapies are not only transforming the way diseases are treated but are also aiming to cure entirely new patient populations. ViaCyte, Beam, and Verve are all due to begin gene editing trials this year.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 9, 2023

The post FDA clears in vivo gene editing therapy for trials in US appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). In 2022, Intellia reported positive interim results from the Phase I study demonstrating deep, dose-dependent reductions in plasma kallikrein and robust reductions in patient HAE attacks.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Global Genes is a rare disease umbrella organization dedicated to eliminating the burdens and challenges of rare diseases for patients and families globally. The Therapeutic Strategy Leads for Rare Disease at Worldwide Clinical Trials have been working alongside and championing these organizations for many years.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

SparingVision has raised €75 million in second-round funding that will be used to fund clinical trials of gene therapies for ocular diseases retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The post SparingVision raises €75m for eye disease gene therapies appeared first on.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Dr Samulski’s discoveries in AAV played a profound role in shaping the evolution of the gene therapy field. Dr Samulski has advanced therapeutics into human clinical trials for haemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, giant axonal neuropathy, Pompe disease and heart failure.

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Advarra

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The field of cell and gene therapies (CGT) is constantly evolving, and there has been significant progress in this area of research. However, despite the promise of these therapies, the regulations governing them lag the science, which in turn hinders the clinical translation of these novel medicines.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

According to a recent review published in Nature , as of April 2022 almost 1,800 active cell therapy clinical trials were listed in ClinicalTrials.gov, a 33 percent increase from 2021. Among 20 recent trials, 17 experienced delays in meeting key milestones.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 23, 2023

DDW’s Megan Thomas caught up with George White , General Manager, Product Management, Cell & Gene Therapy at Cytiva, to learn more about the company’s insight into the CGT market. Key challenges for cell and gene therapies In order for cell and gene (CGT) therapies to succeed, George White identifies several challenges to overcome.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Blood disease trial participants given Vertex’s and CRISPR Therapeutics’ CRISPR/Cas9-based gene-editing therapy CTX001 demonstrated a “consistent and sustained response” to the treatment, according to new phase 1/2 trial data the companies have announced.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 19, 2021

publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 19, 2021–Gene editing therapies, including CRISPR-Cas systems, offer the potential to correct mutations causing inherited retinal degenerations, a leading cause of blindness. Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.,

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 10, 2023

Perhaps most interestingly this week, after previous caution over in vivo gene therapy trials, the FDA has given the go ahead to Intellia Therapeutics to study NTLA-2002 in hereditary angioedema (HAE). The post This week in drug discovery (6-10 March) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 28, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Orphan Drug Designation to Editas Medicine’s gene therapy EDIT-301 in sickle cell disease, based on an April 27 announcement. The US agency previously granted the Orphan Drug Designation to EDIT-301 for its study in beta thalassemia, in May 2022.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Clinical-stage genome editing company Intellia Therapeutics has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to start a pivotal phase III trial of NTLA-2001 for the treatment of transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 have revolutionized the potential for gene editing, offering hope for curative treatments for conditions like Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and certain types of inherited blindness. Both therapies were awarded their approvals on the same day in December 2023.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 15, 2024

Melissa Little, CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Stem Cell Medicine “In the stem cell space, 2023 has seen significant increases in the delivery of pluripotent stem cell-derived cell types into first-in-human clinical trials. In addition, I believe we will see more exosome-based therapies enter the clinic in 2024.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 23, 2022

Novartis has shouldered its way into the in vivo gene editing category via a deal with US biotech Precision BioSciences, focused on a therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD). It is also working with Eli Lilly on in vivo gene-editing drugs against three targets, including one in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, under the terms of a $1.4

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In a record year for gene therapy approvals, it isn’t surprising that cell & gene therapy (CGT) has been a hot topic. Other biotechnologies coming to the fore this year were antibody-drug conjugates and CRISPR gene editing. Read the article – Expert view: What’s next for cell and gene therapy?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Vita Therapeutics intends to use the funding to advance its lead pre-clinical programme VTA-100 for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD2A) to clinical trials. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva. The company has raised nearly $66m in total since its inception.

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Roots Analysis

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

How is the genome editing market landscape evolving: Currently, there is an evident increase in demand for complex biological therapies (including regenerative medicine products), which has created an urgent need for robust genome editing techniques.

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BioSpace

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Editas Medicine is pausing its ocular gene therapy program after demonstrating a favorable safety profile and seeking a potential partner to develop EDIT-101, the company announced Thursday.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There will be greater emphasis on diversity in clinical trials. A focus on the representation of diverse patient populations in clinical trials will be a very good thing for the industry, but could be challenging. DDW’s Diana Spencer summarises the key trends likely to impact the market in 2023. .

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The safety and efficacy of Cabenuva were established through two randomized, open-label, controlled clinical trials involving 1,182 HIV-infected adults who were virologically suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL) before initiating Cabenuva treatment. In November 2023, Hookipa Pharma Inc.,

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 26, 2023

The modernisation of R&D models could be key to reducing spend on new drugs, a point that Deloitte makes about the need to transform the clinical trials process. At the height of the pandemic, DCTs were seen as a viable alternative to keeping the engines running on clinical trials when non-critical in-person care was paused.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 6, 2024

billion on R&D during 2021, with Germany and Switzerland being the biggest contributors, and around one fourth of clinical trials worldwide were performed in Europe 1. The city is host to many innovative biotech companies, including relative newcomers Orexa, a company that recently launched its first Phase II clinical trial.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 10, 2022

Bayer has bolstered its cell and gene therapy platform by securing access to a CRISPR-based gene-editing platform developed by US biotech Mammoth Biosciences. The post Bayer trumpets $1bn CRISPR deal with Mammoth Bio appeared first on.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 17, 2021

18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Aruvant Sciences, a private company focused on developing gene therapies for rare diseases, and Lonza announced today their agreement in support of ARU-1801, Aruvant’s one-time investigational gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD). NEW YORK , Jan.

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XTalks

JANUARY 26, 2024

Innovations in Cancer Therapy CRISPR/Cas9, a groundbreaking gene-editing technology, has demonstrated significant potential in oncology, offering new avenues for cancer treatment. By editing these genes, researchers can effectively neutralize their cancer-promoting effects.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This includes analyzing how drug combinations may impact individual patients or groups of patients before even entering a clinical trial. With a staggering 90 percent of drugs failing in clinical trials, AI has the potential to help improve these statistics.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 2, 2022

CureHeart is using gene therapy technologies to edit or silence the faulty genes that cause inherited heart muscle diseases. . It’s estimated that one in 250 people worldwide are affected by genetic cardiomyopathies, with a 50:50 risk they will pass their faulty genes on to each of their children. .

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The cell and gene therapy industry has experienced exponential growth in the last three years and as funding for the field continues to break records there are no signs of a slowdown. With 2,261 ongoing clinical trials in regenerative medicine, the FDA expects to approve 1 between 10 and 20 new cell and gene therapies a year by 2025.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 29, 2022

For example, on the pharma and biotech side, there has been growing demand for new drugs and biologics, from new classes of dual-action diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro to life-saving gene therapies. 1. Cell and Gene Therapies. Here are four life sciences trends to look out for in 2023.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 10, 2023

If there’s one thing I would take from the Summer 2023 issue of Drug Discovery World , it would be that the application of technologies and processes throughout the pharmaceutical industry are changing how scientists pursue the development of therapies. Some of these will no doubt see more success than others.

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