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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XTalks

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In a pivotal approval, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the nod to a new gene therapy called Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovecfor) for the treatment of adults with the genetic blood disorder hemophilia B (congenital Factor IX deficiency). With a list price of $3.5 With a list price of $3.5

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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. Prior to Zolgensma, treatments could only help manage symptoms and attempt to improve quality of life.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ Adzynma, the first recombinant protein product for prophylactic (preventive) or on‑demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP), an ultra-rare blood clotting disorder.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The pandemic propelled the life science and healthcare sectors onto center stage, and they rose to the occasion against the most unprecedented health challenge in recent times. While COVID-19 has undoubtedly been the biggest story in the life science industry in 2020, it was a busy and positive year in many other areas.

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XTalks

APRIL 11, 2024

After backing from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) last month, Johnson and Johnson (J&J) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) scored FDA approvals for the use of their B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeting CAR T-cell therapies as earlier line treatment options for multiple myeloma.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Iovance Biotherapeutics’ Amtagvi (lifileucel) won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval last week for the treatment of advanced melanoma, making it the first individualized tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy and the first T-cell therapy for a solid tumor to win US regulatory approval.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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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XTalks

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In a statement outlining its investigation, the FDA said it received reports of the T-cell malignancies from clinical trials and post-marketing safety monitoring. The currently approved therapies target CD19 and BCMA, which are expressed in cancers like B-cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

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XTalks

MARCH 1, 2024

While there is no cure for most types of tinnitus, treatments can help manage the condition, including sound therapy, counseling and hearing aids. Related: Interview with Neuromod COO Diarmuid Flavin About the FDA Approval of Tinnitus Treatment Lenire – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep.

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XTalks

MAY 15, 2023

Chiesi Global Rare Diseases in collaboration with Protalix BioTherapeutics announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of their new medication Elfabrio (pegunigalsidase alfa-iwxj) for the treatment of Fabry disease.

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XTalks

APRIL 12, 2021

Like other neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementias, Parkinson’s disease research has been immensely challenging for biotechs, with a high rate of late-stage attrition in trials leading to a lack of disease-modifying therapies being approved. Axovant Gene Therapies. Prevail Therapeutics.

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XTalks

AUGUST 17, 2020

As DMD is caused by a lack of functional dystrophin protein, which supports and strengthens muscle fibers, therapies designed to treat this rare genetic disorder have focused on exon skipping to avoid the area of the dystrophin gene that is mutated and produce a nearly full-length dystrophin protein.

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XTalks

AUGUST 2, 2023

Paxlovid was first authorized under the FDA Emergency Use Authorization in December 2021 ; however, it has received FDA approval on May 25, 2023. pneumoniae serotypes) replaced the company’s first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Prevnar (PCV7, approved by the FDA in February 2000) in a February 2010 FDA approval.

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XTalks

MAY 9, 2024

We also invented four proprietary antibody technologies, including our DuoBody® bispecific technology which is the backbone of four FDA-approved bispecifics and over ten in development. In turn, this advent in AI and machine learning has the potential to lead to the discovery and development of more effective therapies.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Although recently approved drugs can treat seizures more safely, they do not treat the comorbidities that patients experience. Several biotech companies and researchers are now exploring medical devices and gene therapies to address not just common forms of epilepsy, but also rare conditions such as Dravet Syndrome.

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XTalks

AUGUST 30, 2022

We know that a lot of different pathologies, especially as we’ve entered the era of molecular medicine and gene therapies, cause many of the same symptoms and work through final common pathways. What About Small Proteins and Antibodies Reaching Extracellular CNS Targets? Next Steps for Targeted CNS Delivery.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 10, 2022

Next, the advent of antibody treatments in 1997 created the first targeted cancer therapy 2. Finally, in 2017, after years of improving T cell engineering techniques, the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy received FDA approval. CAR T cells are T cells that have been trained to attack tumours.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Reddy says one of LabCorp’s groundbreaking tests, OmniSeq INSIGHT, is an “all-in-one test that includes comprehensive genomics and immune profiling from a single tissue sample to identify all FDA-approved therapeutics, confirm immunotherapy eligibility for a patient, and identify appropriate nearby clinical trials.”. About the author.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 13, 2021

Germany-based Cevec Pharmaceuticals GmbH signed a licensing agreement with Biogen for the use of its proprietary ELEVECTA Technology for the manufacturing of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for gene therapy applications. The deal will provide Biogen the rights to use the technology across their portfolio of gene therapy products.

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