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US FDA approves Vertex’s Orkambi for cystic fibrosis in children

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded usage of Vertex Pharmaceuticals ’ Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) in children aged 12 months to under 24 months. It enrolled 46 children aged one to under two years with the F/F genotype.

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

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Awareness of rare diseases is growing, and with a better understanding of the pathophysiology of many rare diseases, innovative treatment options are emerging, like gene therapies that can treat the root cause of rare genetic diseases and potentially provide long-term symptom relief, or even a definitive cure.

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Rare Kidney Diseases: Exploring The Uncommon Rare Conditions

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Absence of Biomarkers for Diagnosis: Due to the absence of genotype-phenotype correlations and prognostic markers, there have been challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of rare kidney diseases. Insufficient Model Organisms: Limitations of these model organisms includelong generation time and strain effects.

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BridgeBio Pharma’s Nulibry Approved as First Treatment for Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A

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Today’s action marks the first FDA approval for a therapy to treat this devastating disease,” said Hylton V. Joffe, MD, director of the Office of Rare Diseases, Pediatrics, Urologic and Reproductive Medicine in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, in a press announcement from the FDA. “The

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

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 0 genotypes. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

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FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Oxlumo (lumasiran) injection for subcutaneous use, the first-ever therapy available for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) to lower urinary oxalate levels in pediatric and adult patients.

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Navigating Neuroscience Trials: Biomarkers, Imaging and CRO Strategies

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Additionally, the potential for accelerated approval of therapies via biomarker surrogate endpoints is introducing new complexities into the mix. “In This approval was based on the observed reduction of plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL) in patients who received tofersen.

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