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World’s first engineered B cell therapy enters human trials

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The first patient has been dosed with an engineered B cell investigational therapy in a Phase I trial in Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I). Developer Immusoft has received FDA Orphan Drug Designation and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for the therapy, designated ISP-001, in this indication.

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Bayer gets go-ahead for Huntington’s Disease gene therapy trial  

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A Phase I/II clinical trial targeting a treatment for Huntington’s Disease (HD) using a gene therapy has been given the clearance to go ahead in France. . A rare inherited neurodegenerative disease, it’s thought to affect 62,000 people in the European Union.

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Combination cancer vaccine to be assessed in Phase II trial

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The first 20 participants have been enrolled in a multicentre trial to test whether ImmunityBio’s Nant Cancer Vaccine (NCV) could potentially prevent colon and other cancers in individuals with Lynch syndrome. Each of the three vaccines in Tri-Ad5 targets different proteins associated with precancer and cancer cells.

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CAMP4 raises $100m to take lead RNA drugs into clinic

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Armed with a $100 million second-round financing, CAMP4 Therapeutics is preparing to start the first clinical trial of a drug targeting regulatory RNA (regRNA) molecules that can be used to fine-tune the expression of genes. ” The post CAMP4 raises $100m to take lead RNA drugs into clinic appeared first on. .

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Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

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The technology of gene therapy is possible due to extensive DNA research and our resulting understanding of many diseases on the genetic level, and it encompasses several mechanisms such as introducing new genes (gene addition) and inactivating or replacing mutated genes (gene editing). Formulation Considerations.

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Turning Science into Business: Inducing autophagy to treat disease

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DS: Samsara’s autophagy inducing candidate SAM001 will be the first agent of its class to enter clinical trials. It is the method for removing unwanted debris, e.g., old proteins, and breaking them down so their constituent parts can be used again. DS: What role does genetics play in autophagy? What is autophagy?

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Research reveals therapeutic potential of mRNA in rare diseases

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The team, led by University College London (UCL), King’s College London and Moderna scientists, found that mRNA could be used to correct a rare genetic liver disease known as argininosuccinic aciduria in a mouse model. mRNA contains instructions that direct the cells to make proteins.