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

XTalks

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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Overcoming diverging regulatory expectations to bring CGTs to market

Drug Discovery World

Lung-I Cheng, Vice President and Head of Cell & Gene Therapy Service Line at AmerisourceBergen, and Cori Gorman, Senior Director of CMC and Regulatory Affairs at Biopharma Excellence, offer advice on navigating the different and sometimes contradictory regulatory requirements in the US and EU. billion in 2020 to $15.5

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Spotlighting Lupus Awareness Month: CAR-T Technology Creates New Avenues for Treatment of a Devastating Disease

WCG Clinical

Today there are six CAR-T products with FDA approval for the treatment of multiple myeloma and B cell malignancies, with many related and next-generation products under development. CAR-T products with FDA approval for treatment of B cell lymphomas express receptors engineered to recognize CD19.

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Biologics – The Next Step in Revolutionary Medication

Roots Analysis

Given the ongoing scientific advancements and the rise of FDA-approved biologics, the pharmaceutical industry seems to be approaching the era of biologics. It is worth mentioning that in vitro gene expression requires a suitable host for the production of a specific gene product.

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What the Glycome Can Tell Us About Persistent HIV Infection

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Related: FDA Approves Rukobia for HIV Patients with Limited Treatment Options. This may help explain why HIV is adequately controlled, but not eradicated, with current treatments. The research study was published in Cell Reports.

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Life Science Trends to Look Out for in 2024

XTalks

In 2023, Dr. Varshney notes that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a request for industry comment on the integration of AI in drug and biologics development. CRISPR Gene Editing Therapeutics CRISPR/Cas-9 technology makes lists like this almost every year, and for good reason.

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Can liquid biopsies transform precision medicine?

Drug Discovery World

Brett Swansiger, Chief Commercial Officer at ANGLE discusses the importance of liquid biopsies in precision medicine trials for cancer. As such there is a need to develop fast and accurate methods to assess drug safety and efficacy, facilitating early success or failure.