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NICE recommends gene silencing therapy for porphyria patients on NHS

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Givlaari uses ‘gene silencing’ RNA interference technology, to target the production of pathogenic compounds in people AHP

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Gene Silencing Porphyria Treatment, Givlaari, Finally Wins Over England’s NICE Amid Stellar Long-Term Data

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After initial rejection from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) last year, the non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in England has now given the green light to the gene silencing treatment Givlaari (givosiran) for the treatment of the rare metabolic disorder, acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).

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FDA Approves First Interchangeable Humira Biosimilar + Gene Silencing Treatment for Porphyria Gets Nod From England’s NICE – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 34

XTalks

The team had an interesting discussion about public perceptions of generics and biosimilars versus their originals/reference products. Ayesha also talked about a new gene silencing treatment for porphyria called Givlaari that received recommendation from England’s NICE after having been initially rejected by the health watchdog last year.

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Vevye: A New Cyclosporine Solution for Dry Eye Disease

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Novaliq, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in ocular therapeutics, recently announced that their product Vevye (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution) 0.1 As a water-free product, it does not have an associated pH value or osmolarity. This mechanism reduces eye swelling and promotes tear production.

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Alnylam gets NICE backing for porphyria therapy Givlaari

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UK cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE is set to recommend NHS use of Alnylam’s gene-silencing therapy Givlaari in England and Wales for the rare disease acute hepatic porphyria (AHP), after its advisors issued a positive verdict on the drug. It was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) last year.

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Novo Nordisk snaps up RNAi partner Dicerna in $3.3bn takeover deal

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Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk must like what it has seen in its two-year-old alliance with gene-silencing specialist Dicerna Pharma – it has just agreed to acquire the biotech for $3.3 Once in the blood, the GalXC molecules travel to the liver, where they enter hepatocyte cells and can switch protein production on or off.

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NICE backs Alnylam’s Amvuttra for rare form of amyloidosis

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Alnylam’s gene-silencing drug Amvuttra has been recommended as a treatment for hereditary transthyretin-related (ATTR) amyloidosis by NICE, paving the way for the drug to be made available on the NHS in England and Wales.