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Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

TSHA-102 is the first gene therapy in the clinical development stage for Rett syndrome currently while TSHA-120 is being analysed in a Phase I/II clinical trial for treating GAN. Astellas will also receive specific rights linked to any possible change of Taysha’s control.

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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

XTalks

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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Birinapant licensing; AvantGen, IGM pairs up for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; BeiGene, Novartis to co-dvelop Tislelizumab; Valo raises USD190 M; Bluebird Bio Spins-off

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Medivir, IGM Biosciences enters into an exclusive licensing agreement for Birinapant. Medivir AB has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with IGM Biosciences to receive global, exclusive development rights for Birinapant. million after Birinapant successfully becomes a part of the Phase I trials.

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Vertex Bags Experimental Drug for Rare Liver Disease after Disappointing Phase 2 Results | 2020-10-15

The Pharma Data

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has decided to give up on its experimental VX-814, a small molecule drug for the rare genetic disease Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), canning the drug’s development after seeing lackluster results from an early phase 2 trial.

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Advances in neuroscience drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Lu Rahman looks at neuroscience drug discovery – advances and challenges – and how breakthroughs in this field are helping address areas of unmet need. Recent advances in biomarkers, research into the central nervous system and breakthroughs in human iPSC cell models, have bolstered neuroscience drug discovery research.

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Acadia closer to bringing first Rett syndrome drug to market

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Acadia Pharma’s trofinetide has hit its efficacy targets in a phase 3 trial involving girls with the devastating neurological disorder Rett syndrome, although safety has dampened enthusiasm a little. Results from a phase 3 trial of blarcamesine are due next year. At 12 weeks, trofinetide-treated patients had a 5.1-point

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Surrogate Endpoints: How to Choose the Best One for Your Rare Disease Trial

XTalks

In rare disease trials, it’s not always feasible to choose clinically-relevant endpoints to measure the efficacy of a new therapeutic. Surrogate endpoints were used as the basis for approval of 45 percent of new drugs reviewed by the FDA between 2010 and 2012. What Is a Surrogate Endpoint?

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