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MARCH 11, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for Rett syndrome, a genetic disease mostly affecting girls that causes severe neurologic impairments, robbing them of the ability to communicate or control muscle movement. The new drug, called Daybue, is made by Acadia Pharmaceuticals.

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APRIL 24, 2023

Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 22, 2023

It is claimed to be both the first re-dosable gene therapy and the first and only FDA-approved treatment for both recessive and dominant types of DEB, a rare and serious genetic disease affecting the skin and mucosal tissues. The regulatory approval was supported by data from the GEM-1/2 and GEM-3 clinical trials.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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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JANUARY 27, 2023

Clinical trials design and patient input The definition of patient centricity, in fact, and its benefits are now – finally – being defined by patients themselves. “We We talk a lot in clinical trials and drug development about benefit,” Dr Mullen said. But who is benefitting?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 29, 2022

CAMP4’s CSO David Bumcrot PhD tells Pharmaceutical Technology that the company plans to see clinical trials go forward for their urea cycle disorder programs late next year. Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals has an orthinine transcarbamylase (OTC) activator drug in Phase III trials.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 24, 2023

By combining human movement data gathered from wearable tech with a powerful new medical AI technology, the team were able to significantly increase the efficiency of clinical trials in two very different rare disorders, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Friedreich’s ataxia (FA).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 19, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies are putting their trust in the immense potential this new generation of medicine has for treating individuals with rare genetic diseases, which currently affect an estimated 280 million patients worldwide. Cell and gene therapies are not your typical clinical supply chain.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A tiny child with a devastating genetic disease who wasn’t supposed to blow out the candles on his first birthday cake. All clinical trials rely on a well-oiled machine of motivated professionals, but nowhere is this more true than in advanced-therapy studies in rare diseases where knowledge is sparse.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Pompe disease primarily manifests as progressive muscle weakness, particularly affecting the skeletal muscles in regions such as the hips, legs, shoulders, arms and diaphragm. Sanofi also offers another ERT for Pompe disease known as Myozyme, which received FDA approval in 2006, and Lumizyme in 2010 for late-onset disease.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In rare disease trials, it’s not always feasible to choose clinically-relevant endpoints to measure the efficacy of a new therapeutic. Verifying the biomarker’s clinical validity for use as a surrogate endpoint in rare disease research is another hurdle which is generally a longer-term goal.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Related: UK’s NHS Backs World’s Costliest Drug Libmeldy for the Treatment of Rare Disease MLD. Below are some facts and information about rare diseases, including rare disease clinical trials and orphan drugs. How is a Rare Disease Defined? Are Most Rare Diseases Genetic?

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pharmaphorum

JULY 20, 2022

Armed with a $100 million second-round financing, CAMP4 Therapeutics is preparing to start the first clinical trial of a drug targeting regulatory RNA (regRNA) molecules that can be used to fine-tune the expression of genes. ” The post CAMP4 raises $100m to take lead RNA drugs into clinic appeared first on.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 8, 2023

The trial is taking place in three countries: France, Italy and the Netherlands. A deficiency of the UGT1A1 enzyme Crigler-Najjar syndrome is a rare genetic liver disease characterised by abnormally high levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia).

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Clinical trial results reported at this year’s European Haematology Association (EHA) congress showed that a one-time treatment with exa-cel had a significant benefit in both SCD and thalassaemia patients.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 30, 2024

“Dr Naldini open new doors for cures for otherwise untreatable genetic diseases with the full impact of his work still untapped”, she said. Streamlining trial designs and regulatory pathways can help. Optimising these processes and exploring alternative delivery methods can bring down costs.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This lack of comprehensive data increases the risk of program failure in clinical trials. . COMBINEDBrain is devoted to speeding the path to clinical treatments for people with severe rare neurodevelopmental disorders by pooling efforts, studies, and data. .

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 3, 2024

In earlier clinical work in TGCT 2 , emactuzumab demonstrated substantial clinical activity with an objective response rate (ORR) of 71%, rapid and robust tumour reduction, a long duration of effect, and significant improvements in functional ability.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Clinical Trial Behind Spevigo. The efficacy of Spevigo (spesolimab) was determined based on the results of the Effisayil 1 double-blind, randomized, Phase II clinical trial. Longer trials are needed to fully understand the effects and safety of Spevigo in those affected by GPP using the treatment long-term.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 9, 2021

An FDA advisory committee has delivered a blow to Reata Pharma, after voting unanimously that the drugmaker’s data on bardoxolone – a drug for kidney disease – did not show it is effective. Advisors also had some concerns about the safety of the drug and the design of the pivotal trial used to support the marketing application.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 26, 2021

Shape’s RNA editing technology could potentially modify the amount of a key regulatory protein in the body or treat genetic diseases. The company then utilizes the de-identified records to improve the design of clinical trials and quality of life measurements. and Leila Zegna, director of the Kabuki Syndrome Foundation.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Patients affected by the disease are found to also experience an imbalance of glutathione regulation, which is important for liver detoxification. Dr Baruteau said: “We have shown that mRNA holds an unprecedented therapeutic potential for incurable genetic diseases, in particular liver conditions.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In the age of artificial intelligence, no trial data should be going to waste. Findacure’s Rick Thompson looks at how these technologies could bring us closer to treatments for underserved rare diseases. The repurposing of drugs is becoming more common, especially in the field of rare diseases.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In 2018, the UK’s department of health announced an NHS Genomic Medicine Service, which allows patients with rare diseases to have their entire genetic code read in the hope of providing a much-needed diagnosis. That said, some people with rare genetic diseases remain without a molecular diagnosis after their genome is analysed. . “We

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Nasdaq:RYTM), a biopharmaceutical company aimed at developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of rare genetic diseases of obesity, announced today that the U.S. With this approval, Imcivree becomes the first-ever FDA approved therapy for these rare genetic diseases of obesity. BOSTON, Nov.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In this episode, Ayesha discussed the FDA approval of Sanofi’s enzyme replacement therapy Xenpozyme for the treatment of non-central nervous system (non-CNS) manifestations of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease, in adults and pediatric patients.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

BioMarin Pharma has had another setback in its gene therapy development programme, announcing this morning that the FDA has placed a phase 1/2 trial of its candidate for phenylketonuria (PKU) on hold while it investigates a safety signal. The post FDA slaps clinical hold on BioMarin’s PKU gene therapy appeared first on.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 28, 2023

DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Peter Hamley , Chief Scientific Officer of Samsara Therapeutics, to understand the role autophagy plays in neurodegenerative diseases and how boosting this process could increase healthspan. DS: Samsara’s autophagy inducing candidate SAM001 will be the first agent of its class to enter clinical trials.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 27, 2020

PARIS–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Regulatory News: Lysogene (FR0013233475 – LYS) (Paris:LYS), a phase 3 gene therapy platform company targeting central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today reports positive biomarker data from the ongoing AAVance clinical trial with LYS-SAF302 for the treatment of MPS IIIA (NCT03612869).

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Received Rare Pediatric Disease and Fast Track Designations for INZ-701 for the treatment of ENPP1 deficiency. Expect to initiate INZ-701 Phase 1/2 clinical trials for ENPP1 and ABCC6 deficiencies in first half of 2021. H1 2021: Initiation of Phase 1/2 clinical trial.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Company has built a unique capability to enable a safe and effective delivery of gene therapies to the CNS to treat lysosomal diseases and other genetic disorders of the CNS. A phase 2/3 clinical trial in MPS IIIA in partnership with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. www.lysogene.com.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 28, 2022

Xenpozyme – developed by Sanofi’s rare disease business Genzyme – replaces an enzyme that is deficient in ASMD, reducing fatty accumulation within cells with a dose delivered intravenously every two weeks. “The approval of Xenpozyme by the European Commission represents a transformational shift in what we can offer to patients.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Related: Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium Selects 8 Rare Diseases for Clinical Trial Portfolio The FDA approval of Adzynma was based on its demonstrated safety and efficacy in a Phase III global cross-over study, the first of its kind for cTTP. Adzynma’s approval is the second for Takeda this week.

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MAY 12, 2023

What’s been shown in mouse models of Rett syndrome which also have the genetic disease, is that trofinetide helps strengthen those connections between the neurons. So, although it’s not a genetic treatment for Rett syndrome, it does act on the core pathophysiology behind Rett syndrome, which is that synaptic loss.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

This approval also marks bluebird’s third ex vivo gene therapy approved by the FDA for a rare genetic disease and second FDA approval for an inherited hemoglobin disorder, cementing our position as a gene therapy leader.” FDA officials said it had not seen such cases in Vertex patients, but would look out for side effects.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 1, 2022

Sarepta reported updated clinical trial results with the one-shot therapy in July which bolstered the data for SRP-9001 (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) for efficacy and durability, but also raised a concern about its safety after a serious case of myocarditis was seen in one of 38 patients enrolled in its ENDEAVOR study.

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JULY 27, 2021

Research and development in the area is currently growing at a fast rate, and the National Institute of Health reports hundreds of clinical trials to test gene therapies for different genetic diseases, immune system disorders, oncology treatments, neurogenerative diseases, infectious diseases, and more.

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