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

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Skysona is indicated as a one-time gene therapy to slow the progression of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), a rare paediatric neurodegenerative disease in boys aged 4–17 years diagnosed with early-stage CALD. These approvals represent crucial milestones for bluebird bio, the gene therapy field, and patients with rare genetic diseases.

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Immunocore’s Kimmtrak Gets FDA Approval as First Treatment for Rare Eye Cancer and First T Cell Receptor Therapeutic

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Uveal melanoma is a rare and aggressive type of melanoma of the eye. Up to 50 percent of patients will develop metastatic disease, mainly spreading to the liver, making treatment difficult and limited. The new treatment will thus help address the unmet need for the disease. The median treatment time is about 23 weeks (or 5.3

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Immunocore gets EU nod for TCR cancer therapy Kimmtrak

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Uveal melanoma is a rare cancer of the eye, which in the majority of patients is localised. mUM is the most common form of cancer affecting the eye in adults, but is still rare, diagnosed in a around 1,700 patients each year in the US, with a few hundred already with metastatic disease that has spread to other tissues.

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Biogen’s Aduhelm rollout goes from bad to worse

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Vounatsos also insisted that Aduhelm’s price tag has not been a factor discouraging treatment with the drug. Biogen stumped up $1.525 billion upfront for rights to the drug and another Sage candidate for neurological diseases last year, when the expectation was that Aduhelm was unlikely to get FDA approval.

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Second unanimous FDA adcomm vote boosts bluebird bio

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bluebird bio started last week on tenterhooks, as FDA advisors cast their eyes over data for two gene therapy candidates that are key to its future as a commercially viable concern. Beti-cel has already been approved for marketing in Europe as Zynteglo, with a price tag of around $1.8

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bluebird unveils $2.8m price for gene therapy Zynteglo on FDA approval

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.” The gene therapy specialist’s chief executive Andrew Obenshain said the approval “marks a watershed moment for the field of gene therapy” and is “ushering in a new era in which gene therapy has the potential to transform existing treatment paradigms for diseases that currently carry a lifelong burden of care.”

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2021 Hansen Family Award goes to Professor Kai Johnsson

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using SNAP-tag) involves labeling cell proteins with a fluorescent dye, thereby enabling researchers to observe how proteins interact in the living cell and where in the cell they are located. “We His latest work on the development of biosensors has huge potential to benefit patients with certain metabolic diseases.”.

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