Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 23, 2022

A Phase I/II clinical trial targeting a treatment for Huntington’s Disease (HD) using a gene therapy has been given the clearance to go ahead in France. . In 2019, BV-101 was granted orphan drug designation in the European Union. . There are currently no approved disease modifying therapies for Huntington’s Disease.

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XTalks

JUNE 28, 2023

Gene therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have been an area of intense research and Sarepta’s Elevidys is now the first one to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). DMD is caused by the absence of dystrophin, a protein that helps maintain the integrity of muscle cells.

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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. How do Casgevy and Lyfgenia Work? million after discounts.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 25, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration has also granted Orphan Drug designation for KB407 to treat patients with CF. The post Gene therapy for cystic fibrosis receives EC orphan drug designation appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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XTalks

JUNE 30, 2023

It’s been a big week for cell and gene therapy approvals in the US, including a much-awaited approval for one to treat hemophilia A, the most common form of hemophilia. Hemophilia A is a rare genetic bleeding disorder that is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes the key blood clotting protein factor VIII (FVIII).

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XTalks

MAY 26, 2023

Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek has been awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to make it the first topical gene therapy for the treatment of wounds in patients with the rare, often debilitating skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB).

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The funding will support the development of the company’s gene therapy in a powder, a non-viral gene delivery system to improve tissue regeneration following surgery. The post Innovate UK grant to support development of powdered gene therapy appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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pharmaphorum

MAY 13, 2021

The first UK patient has enrolled on Pfizer’s phase 3 trial for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy. Regardless of cohort, eligible participants are scheduled to receive the investigational gene therapy, either at the start of the study or after one year following treatment with placebo.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 1, 2022

Sarepta is pressing forward with a bold plan to file with the FDA for accelerated approval of its gene therapy SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the next few months, with a view to making it available in sometime around the middle of 2023.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 23, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee (CTGTAC) have voted eight to six in favour of a new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. SRP-9001 is intended to deliver a gene that codes for a shortened, functional form of dystrophin to muscle cells.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

An experimental gene therapy developed by Texas biotech Genprex will be paired with AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso and Merck & Co’s Keytruda – both leading their respective drug classes in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Researchers have found that a topical gene therapy gel helps heal wounds in patients with life-threatening blistering skin disease epidermolysis bullosa (EB). . The authors have applied to the Food and Drug Administration for approval of the gel, which is called B-VEC. .

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 29, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek, a herpes-simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) vector-based gene therapy, for the treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). The post FDA approves first gene therapy for rare skin disorder appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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XTalks

JUNE 8, 2021

Novartis’ Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) gene therapy has been making significant strides as of late, including dosing of the first Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) patient with the treatment in the UK last week. million, Zolgensma is currently the world’s most expensive drug. With a price tag of over $2.5

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pharmaphorum

JULY 7, 2022

New data on Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has gone a long way towards building confidence in its efficacy – but have introduced a concern about its safety. ” The post Myocarditis case mars Sarepta DMD gene therapy readout appeared first on.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 27, 2023

Regenerative medicines in early-stage development (preclinical, discovery, or investigational new drug [IND]/ clinical trial application [CTA] filed status) have seen a change in drug targets compared to therapies in late-stage development (Phase II to pre-registration stage).

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 22, 2024

This has been an interesting week for cell and gene therapies, with two landmark FDA approvals, two significant fundraising efforts and potentially ground-breaking study results in glioblastoma. The post This week in drug discovery (18-22 March) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Pfizer has called a halt to a clinical trial of its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy as it investigates the unexpected death of a young male patient. AAV vectors are well-suited to gene therapies for DMD because they are effective at targeting muscle tissue.

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Roots Analysis

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Bioassay – A Prerequisite for the Cell and Gene Therapy Development. Over the past few years, investigational new drug (IND) filings for cell and gene therapy product have significantly increased. Companies Offering Bioassay Services for Cell and Gene Therapies.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. Cancer is king .

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STAT News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first gene therapy to treat people with hemophilia B, an inherited bleeding disorder , STAT writes. million, making it the most expensive drug approved to date. Enjoy the holiday. Hemgenix will cost $3.5 Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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XTalks

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg) for the treatment of adult patients with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumors.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Avrobio has received rare pediatric disease designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational gene therapy, AVR-RD-04, designed to treat cystinosis. AVR-RD-04 works by genetically modify a patient's hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to express the gene that encodes the cystinosin protein.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 9, 2023

Rocket Pharmaceuticals has received fast track and orphan drug designations for RP-A601 from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat plakophilin-2-related arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (PKP2-ACM). In April 2023, the FDA approved the investigational new drug (IND) application for RP-A601 to begin a Phase I clinical trial.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 29, 2022

The pharmaceutical industry often relies on enzymes to perform a process known as biocatalysis, which facilitates the cost-effective and sustainable production of small molecule drugs at scale. The next wave of medicine is well on course to be cell and gene-based.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Winter 2022/2023 issue of Drug Discovery World Magazine is out now. Key features of the Winter issue include an overview of the drug discovery landscape in 2023, sector successes and challenges in the Scandinavian market, and how a drug sourced from the aerospace industry could offer treatments for multiple disease targets.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 7, 2023

Bayer strengthens gene therapy portfolio with lipid nanoparticle technology from Acuitas Therapeutics Bayer AG is joining forces with Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc., LNPs are spheric drug delivery bodies which can be equipped with therapeutic payloads for intracellular delivery.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 8, 2021

million one-off gene therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) NICE has said, the most expensive treatment ever approved for funding. This is the second gene therapy recommended for funding by NICE – in 2019 Novartis’ Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) was approved for NHS funding for a rare inherited eye disease.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 10, 2021

bluebird bio is to ask regulators to restart clinical studies of its LentiGlobin for sickle cell disease, after an investigation concluded that a case of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) was “very unlikely” to be caused by the gene therapy. Shares in bluebird ticked up following the announcement.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 3, 2024

In the last few years, immunotherapies like immune checkpoint inhibitors, vaccines and cell and gene therapies have revolutionised the treatment of cancer, and targeted drugs like monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and targeted protein degraders are also playing an important role.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Already a major player in gene therapy, Novartis has swooped on US startup Vedere Bio in a $280 million deal that builds its position in inherited eye diseases that can lead to blindness. Novartis’ big move in the gene therapy market came when it bought AveXis for $8.7

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BioPharma Reporter

MARCH 22, 2022

Fujifilm Irvine Scientific, Inc, has announced the acquisition of Shenandoah Biotechnology, a company supplying recombinant proteins to the drug discovery, life science research, and cell and gene therapy markets.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 11, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for Aro Biotherapeutics’ ABX1100 to treat Pompe disease. An investigational Centyrin-small interfering ribonucleic acid ( siRNA ) conjugate, ABX1100 acts on the glycogen synthase 1 (Gys1) gene in the muscle. ?Gys1

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In celebration of the Nobel Prize for Medicine going to two of the early proponents of mRNA technology for creating therapeutics, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, this week our round-up highlights the importance of genetics, genomics and gene editing in drug discovery.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 16, 2023

UniQure is selling a part of its royalty rights to the haemophilia B gene therapy Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec) to HealthCare Royalty and Sagard Healthcare for a gross purchase price of up to $400 million dollars. Hemgenix is an adeno-associated virus (AAV) 5-based gene therapy.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Credit: Dr Jie Zheng An innovative genetic study of blood protein levels, led by researchers in the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC-IEU) at the University of Bristol, has demonstrated how genetic data can be used to support drug target prioritisation by identifying the causal effects of proteins on diseases.

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Delveinsight

DECEMBER 22, 2020

FDA Puts uniQure’s Hemophilia B Gene Therapy on Leash. The fate of drugs, even if the drug appears invincible, remains unpredictable unless it passes from the eyes of almighty the USFDA. In a recent, uniQure faced backlash after its hemophilia B gene therapy got hit with clinical hold by the USFDA. .

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