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

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The disease occurs due to a point mutation in the hemoglobin beta globin ( HBB ) gene that codes for one of the proteins that make up hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier in red blood cells. Casgevy’s approval by the FDA is momentous: it is the first CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy to be approved in the US.

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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

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New FDA-Approved Treatments For HIV HIV treatment involves the administration of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) to effectively suppress the viral load, maintain or enhance immune function and reduce the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers commonly associated with HIV. aiming to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2024: Innovations in Treatment

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For CRC, treatment options that are targeting genetic mutations such as BRAF , KRAS and HER2 have been developed. Gene Editing and CAR T-Cell Therapy Genetic engineering technologies, such as CRISPR-Cas9, are providing newer potential avenues for cancer treatment.

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How epilepsy researchers are moving the needle past anti-seizure treatments

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Gene therapies are an attractive way of targeting the underlying genetic mutations, but traditional approaches cannot be used while targeting mutations for Dravet Syndrome, forcing researchers to develop new ways. Meanwhile, others are researching the link between gene variation and different responses to treatments.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

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He is being recognised for his revolutionary contributions to developing the first gene-edited cell-based therapy for cancer that involves the genetic re-engineering of a patient’s own T cells to combat their disease, and for demonstrating that adoptive T-cell therapy can induce remission and in some cases cure patients with advanced cancer.

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Beqvez Becomes Pfizer’s First Approved Gene Therapy After Nod from Health Canada

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Hemophilia B, also known as congenital Factor IX (FIX) deficiency or Christmas disease, is a rare genetic bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency or defect in the FIX clotting protein. Treatment involves replacing the missing FIX clotting protein, traditionally through regular infusions.

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Beyond the pandemic: the potential of mRNA technology

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With the two approvals acting as a validation of the technology, larger companies are prepared to make larger investments to ensure that they are at the forefront of developments in RNA-focused therapies.

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