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The Significance of the MHRA Approval and Upcoming FDA Review of the First Gene Editing Treatment

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Casgevy, the commercial product formerly known as exa-cel, is administered by taking stem cells out of a patient’s bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a laboratory, with the modified cells then infused back into the patient after conditioning treatment to prepare the bone marrow.

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July 31, 2024: Gene Editing Therapies and Population Health, in This Week’s PCT Grand Rounds

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Adrian Hernandez In this Friday’s PCT Grand Rounds, Adrian Hernandez of Duke University will present “Precision Health to Population Health: Opportunities and Challenges for Gene Editing Therapies.” ” The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, August 2, 2024, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

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Biology opens up new frontiers in medicine to cure genetic diseases: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

We are witnessing a revolution in healthcare, driven by advances in genetics, Omics, RNA and CRISPR gene-editing technology, to deliver precision and personalised medicine, said Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson, Biocon and Biocon Biologics. Biology is opening up new frontiers in medicine.

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3 Key Takeaways from Global Genes Summit 2023

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Global Genes is a rare disease umbrella organization dedicated to eliminating the burdens and challenges of rare diseases for patients and families globally. There were many impactful insights shared from the several sessions and amazing conversations at the #WeekInRare, but the top themes I took away are: 1.

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The Challenges and Promise of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Oncology

XTalks

Vittoria Biotherapeutics is a clinical-stage cell therapy company that incorporates the latest advancements in cell therapy and gene editing with a unique approach that potentially overcomes some of the issues with this therapeutic modality. Its therapeutic pipeline targets unmet needs in oncology and autoimmune disease.

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The Human Side of Clinical Trials: Patients, Progress, and Participation

WCG Clinical

In a recent episode of WCG Talks Trials, WCG experts explored topics like the importance of community engagement, the latest developments in gene and cell therapies, and the challenges of clinical research in rare and chronic diseases like sickle cell disease and melanoma.

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How Potential Changes to the NIH Guidelines Could Impact IBC Review

WCG Clinical

At the time this change was implemented, methods used to deliver rsNA to cells or research participants typically involved the use of viral vectors that were subject to the NIH Guidelines. If implemented, these changes would broaden the definition of HGT to include new gene editing and genome-modified products.

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