XTalks

APRIL 24, 2023

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. Dr. Eagleton recently spoke on a webinar with his colleagues from Medpace about lessons learned from successful approaches from rare disease and gene therapy product approvals.

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Gene Therapy Gene Trials Clinical Trials 95

Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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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XTalks

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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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