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

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

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Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Out of over 7,000 rare diseases, only 5 percent (or less) of rare diseases are thought to have approved treatment options, known as “orphan” therapies.

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Overcoming diverging regulatory expectations to bring CGTs to market

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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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Vertex, CRISPR prep filing for gene-editing blood disorder therapy

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Vertex Pharma and partner CRISPR Therapeutics will start a rolling marketing application in the US for their gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassaemia later this year. The time places exa-cel in pole position to become the first drug developed based on CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to reach the market.

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Life Science Trends to Look Out for in 2024

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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. This year, the very first CRISPR-based therapy received FDA approval for sickle cell disease.

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Drug discovery quarterly review: Second quarter 2023  

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Also in July 2023, Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease (Alexion) and Pfizer entered into an agreement for Alexion to purchase and license the assets of Pfizer’s early-stage rare disease gene therapy portfolio for a total consideration of up to $1bn, plus tiered royalties on sales. billion, a decrease of $15.0 Vaccines were up 9.1%

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FDA grants approval for bluebird’s Zynteglo to treat beta-thalassemia

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for bluebird bio ’s Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel, beti-cel) for the treatment of the underlying genetic cause of beta?thalassemia Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.