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Intellia Gets FDA Clearance to Start First Ever Phase III Trial for an In Vivo CRISPR Drug

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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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Umoja and IASO partner to develop therapies for haematological malignancies

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Umoja Biopharma has signed a research agreement with IASO Biotherapeutics (IASO Bio) to develop off-the-shelf therapies for haematological malignancies. The post Umoja and IASO partner to develop therapies for haematological malignancies appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Single-course in vivo base editing therapy proven to lower cholesterol

Drug Discovery World

A Phase Ib trial has shown low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reductions up to 55% and blood PCSK9 protein reductions up to 84% after a single infusion of Verve Therapeutics’ Verve-101. FH is one of the most common genetic conditions, affecting around one in 300 people globally.

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Myeloid raises funds to support lead cell therapy programme

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Myeloid Therapeutics has raised $73m to support the continued clinical development of its lead cell therapy programme, MT-101, in Phase I/II trials for T cell lymphoma. MT-302 is a TROP2-targeting in vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that has been designed to express in the myeloid compartment.

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How Much Do You Know About in silico Trials?

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Conventional in vitro and in vivo studies are used in the drug development pipeline. However, could there be another way for developing biomedical products using in silico technology? This involves the use of an individualized computer simulation for medical device or drug development. Want to learn more?

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After disappointing trial, Editas puts lead CRISPR drug up for sale

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Gene-testing specialist Editas Medicine has halted development of its lead clinical programme for congenital eye disorders after it generated lacklustre results in a phase 1/2 trial. The decision seemed to spook investors, and shares in the biotech fell more than 10% after the announcement. 30% of all LCA cases.

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A step closer to ‘clinical trial in a dish’ for Alzheimer’s  

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Grown in vitro, these cells can provide patient specific human brain models from a large cohort of AD patients – to create a ‘clinical trial in a dish’. has paved the way for the use of cell-based assays to investigate drug safety and efficacy, including this innovative ‘clinical trial in a dish’ approach.