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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. These insights were shared through several sessions, in presentation tracks specifically dedicated to “Community and Capacity Building” and “Becoming a Research Ready Organization.”

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Present Treatments & Hopeful Future Directions for ALS Pharmacotherapies

Worldwide Clinical Trials

This research community is exploring diverse therapeutic avenues and creative thinking, including gene therapies, cell therapies, immunotherapies, novel drug candidates, and the repurposing of drugs from other indications.

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Regulatory Trends in Cell and Gene Therapies

Advarra

The field of cell and gene therapies (CGT) is constantly evolving, and there has been significant progress in this area of research. However, despite the promise of these therapies, the regulations governing them lag the science, which in turn hinders the clinical translation of these novel medicines.

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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.