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bluebird bio wins back-to-back landmark FDA approvals for first-in-class gene therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

These approvals represent crucial milestones for bluebird bio, the gene therapy field, and patients with rare genetic diseases. Prior to bluebird's approvals, there were only two FDA-approved gene therapies for inherited conditions on the market.

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

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This approval also marks bluebird’s third ex vivo gene therapy approved by the FDA for a rare genetic disease and second FDA approval for an inherited hemoglobin disorder, cementing our position as a gene therapy leader.”

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Adzynma Wins FDA Approval as First Treatment for Ultra-Rare Blood Clotting Disorder cTTP

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“As we strive to help patients with limited or no treatment options, developing innovative treatments in rare diseases is an inspiring challenge and one we have taken on for 70-plus years as a leader in hematology. The study evaluated both prophylactic and on-demand Adzynma ERT compared to plasma-based therapies in cTTP patients.

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FDA approval to Keytruda and Lenvima; FibroGen’s Roxadustat; Pfizer’s TICOVAC; Ipsen’s Palovarotene; Jazz Pharma’s Xywav; Seagen-RemeGen’s Cancer Medicine

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FDA’s Green Flag to Keytruda and Lenvima combination by Merck and Eisai for Advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The FDA approved the combination of Keytruda and Lenvima produced by Merck and Eisai, as a first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The rarity of disease – 1.36

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FDA Approves Imcivree (setmelanotide) for Chronic Weight Management in Patients with Obesity Due to POMC, PCSK1 or LEPR Deficiency

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Imcivree (setmelanotide) for Chronic Weight Management in Patients with Obesity Due to POMC, PCSK1 or LEPR Deficiency. Nasdaq:RYTM), a biopharmaceutical company aimed at developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of rare genetic diseases of obesity, announced today that the U.S. BOSTON, Nov.

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The downside of VC funding for biotech

World of DTC Marketing

The amount of money required to gain approval of a new drug has been hotly debated, but it also costs a hell of a lot of money to launch a drug in today’s market. A study in 2020 estimated that the median cost of getting a new drug into the market was $985 million, and the average price was $1.3

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Nobelpharma America Launches Educational Website for TSC-Associated Facial Angiofibroma

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The website brings awareness for facial angiofibroma, an aspect of the rare genetic disease tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). ” In March 2022, Nobelpharma received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its topical treatment for facial angiofibroma called Hyftor (sirolimus topical gel) 0.2