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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

Pharmaceutical Technology

IO agents include the classes of immune checkpoint modulators, cell therapies, bispecific antibodies, oncolytic viruses, therapeutic vaccines, and cytokines. All currently approved CAR-Ts are autologous, with the patient’s T-cells being genetically engineered to target antigens expressed by the cancerous cells.

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Q&A: A decade on, what’s next for CAR-T therapies?

Pharmaceutical Technology

More than a decade after the first patient was treated with a CAR-T therapy, six therapies relying on the same principles have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and marketed to thousands of patients. More broadly however, several advancements are on the horizon for cell and gene therapies in 2023.

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Scientists turn cancer cells into anticancer agents

Drug Discovery World

Harvard investigators have developed a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumours and induce long-term immunity. . Using gene engineering, we are repurposing cancer cells to develop a therapeutic that kills tumour cells and stimulates the immune system to both destroy primary tumors and prevent cancer.” .

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

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. Both gene therapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. It also affects Hispanic Americans, but at a lower prevalence.

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Amtagvi (Lifileucel) Scores Landmark Win as First FDA-Approved T-Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor

XTalks

Iovance Biotherapeutics’ Amtagvi (lifileucel) won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval last week for the treatment of advanced melanoma, making it the first individualized tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy and the first T-cell therapy for a solid tumor to win US regulatory approval.

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J&J gets first approval for multiple myeloma bispecific Tecvayli

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The double-headed antibody binds to CD3 on T cells and redirects them to BCMA-expressing myeloma cells, with the aim of stimulating an immune attack on the tumour, which remains incurable despite a slew of new therapies reaching the market in recent years.

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Meet the Researcher: Andreas Bader, Triumvira Immunologics

Drug Discovery World

We are a cell therapy company that uses a very specific receptor to engineer T cells and administer these engineered T cells back to solid tumour patients. We consider ourselves a next-generation engineered cell therapy company. There are a lot of successes that have been achieved with CAR T therapies.