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

Pharmaceutical Technology

Immuno-oncology (IO) agents have transformed the cancer therapeutics landscape, driving long-term remissions in a subset of patients who historically had limited options. IO agents include the classes of immune checkpoint modulators, cell therapies, bispecific antibodies, oncolytic viruses, therapeutic vaccines, and cytokines.

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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. Casgevy is also the first ever CRISPR/Cas9-based therapy approved in the US.

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What challenges does the advanced therapies sector face? 

Drug Discovery World

Viral vector manufacturing At the Advanced Therapies Awards ceremony, Dr Luigi Naldini, Director of the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of ‘extraordinary contributions to gene therapy’, a field he has helped shape through his pioneering work on lentiviral vectors.

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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. . The engineered tumour cells were also designed to express factors that would make it easy for the immune system to spot, tag, and remember them, priming the immune system for a long-term antitumour response.

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

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

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bluebird bio’s Zynteglo has become the first cell-based gene therapy to be approved in the US, getting the nod from the FDA as a treatment for patients with beta thalassaemia who require regular blood transfusions. million for chelation therapy to remove excess iron from the body. bluebird has opted to launch it at a cost of $2.8

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Clover Biopharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Phase 1 Clinical Trial Data for its Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates in The Lancet

The Pharma Data

Utilizing Clover’s proprietary Trimer-Tag© technology, S-Trimer is a trimeric SARS-CoV-2 spike (S)-protein subunit vaccine candidate. About Trimer-Tag© Technology. Trimer-Tag© is an innovative drug development platform which allows the production of novel, covalently-trimerized fusion proteins. CHENGDU, China , Feb.