Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Cyagen and Neurophth Therapeutics have entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop next-generation AAV gene therapy vectors for specific kinds of genetic ophthalmic ailments. Additionally, Neurophth will oversee the clinical trials and marketing of gene therapy products developed leveraging the new AAV capsids of Cyagen.

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Bio Pharma Dive

JULY 7, 2022

A year after reporting side effects “not seen before in ocular gene therapy” in a clinical trial, the biotech is eliminating 38% of its workforce to save cash while it runs a new study.

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Bio Pharma Dive

APRIL 4, 2022

Safety issues in clinical trials cast doubt on the ability of gene therapy to safely mitigate disease, prompting further research into understanding the virus-host interaction that resulted in new generations of viral vectors.

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Bio Pharma Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Editas had the tall task Monday of convincing ASH attendees its gene therapy for sickle cell disease could improve on Casgevy and Lyfgenia.

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XTalks

MARCH 19, 2025

A 16-year-old patient died after treatment with Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), Sarepta Therapeutics gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Liver injury is a known risk with Elevidys and other gene therapies that use adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors.

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Bio Pharma Dive

JUNE 27, 2023

A Duchenne gene therapy faces a crucial test, while highly anticipated study results are expected in lung cancer, obesity and heart disease.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Ast ellas Pharma has announced plans to make a strategic investment to back the development of Taysha Gene Therapies’ adeno-associated virus (AAV) development programmes for Rett syndrome and giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Amy Raymond, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) include cutting-edge approaches that offer the hope of a healthier, happier, and better tomorrow for a wide range of patient populations. The global nature of cell and gene therapy trials adds another layer of complexity.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

On February 7, at a town hall organised to discuss clinical trial designs for gene therapies, FDA experts pushed pharma players to look for ways to establish clinical effectiveness despite the challenges in recruiting patients with rare diseases.

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Bio Pharma Dive

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The challenges biopharma companies face in running clinical trials and tips on how to surmount those obstacles.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for CSL Behring’s adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy, Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), to treat haemophilia B (congenital Factor IX deficiency) in adult patients. The trial is designed to analyse the safety and efficacy of Hemgenix.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 10, 2023

On 10 March, the National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) opened a new Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) with the aim of improving the UK’s ability to develop and manufacture cell and gene therapies. In the past, researchers have often had to seek help from outside the UK, thus delaying clinical trials and patient access.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 25, 2022

The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for BioMarin Pharmaceutical ’s gene therapy, Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec), to treat adults with severe haemophilia A (congenital Factor VIII deficiency). Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Camargo

JULY 27, 2021

How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your Gene Therapy Development Plan. Gene therapy, which was in its infancy around 30 years ago, is now becoming a more prominent treatment method in many therapeutic areas, from personalized therapy to mass vaccinations against COVID-19. Gene Therapy Definition.

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Bio Pharma Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The biotech is also suspending sales of its related treatment Zynteglo following a leukemia diagnosis in a clinical trial volunteer and a case of a cancer-like bone marrow disease in another.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If things go as per plan, in a few months, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will deliberate on the first-of-its-kind CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. We also explore how AI is being used to design digital twins for clinical trials.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 3, 2024

The FDA has awarded the designation following a review of initial safety and efficacy data from two Phase I/II clinical trials.

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Bio Pharma Dive

JULY 9, 2021

Zynteglo sales have been on hold since February, when a patient in a clinical trial of another, related Bluebird medicine developed leukemia.

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AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

(Richard Jones/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Scientists have discovered hundreds of genes that could potentially promote cancer, new research shows. Cancer is typically triggered by some kind of change to our genetic coding that interferes with a cell’s ability to manage its growth.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 3, 2023

The deal will see Polyplus join the German life science group’s portfolio allowing the latter to leverage expertise in transfection reagents and plasmid DNA for gene therapy. Polyplus, based in Strasbourg, France, produces key components in the production of viral vectors used in cell and gene therapies.

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AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

JUNE 25, 2024

Family members with just a single copy of her version of a particular gene – what’s known as the Christchurch variant of apolipoprotein E (APOE) – seem to also be protected against genetically determined early-onset dementia, researchers […]

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 7, 2022

For many decades, investigators have been working on innovative therapeutic modalities known as cell and gene therapies, which use modified versions of the body’s own cellular and genetic material to treat and potentially cure these diseases. A new frontier in cancer research. Cold chain logistics, meanwhile, have never been so important.

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AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

APRIL 29, 2024

The mutation is in the gene for a protein called programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and a […] A unique genetic mutation in two siblings – that has never been seen in anyone else – has been discovered by UK researchers at the University of Exeter, pointing the way towards new treatment options for type 1 diabetes.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 16, 2023

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has announced its plans to prioritise eight rare diseases to provide industry standards for manufacturing, preclinical testing and product analytical testing for gene therapy development. This will include pairing up indications with manufacturers amongst the BGTC’s partners.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 13, 2023

Beacon Therapeutics has kickstarted its entry into the gene therapy field with a $120m Series A financing. Amongst it was AGTC’s lead clinical candidate, AFTC-501, an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy for XLRP. The asset, now transferred to Beacon Therapeutics, is currently in Phase II clinical trials.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 30, 2023

Amplo Biotechnology has received a fast track phase I/II STTR grant from the NIH-NIAMS [National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases] for its gene therapy AMP-201. The company will receive substantial funding to advance AAV-ColQ gene therapy.

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AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The convergence of gene therapies and clinical research is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in ophthalmic care, offering hope for more effective treatments and potential cures for a range of vision-threatening conditions.

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AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Age catches up with us all eventually, but in some people the right genes can make that chase into our twilight years a relatively leisurely one. A few years ago Italian researchers discovered something special about people who live well into their 90s and beyond: they commonly have a version of a gene called BPIFB4 […]

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 24, 2024

The company could be in line for a priority review voucher if 4D-710, currently in Phase I/II clinical trials, is approved.

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Bio Pharma Dive

JUNE 7, 2021

Shorter timelines for clinical trials means being ready earlier for later stage trial requirements and regulatory reviews.

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Bio Pharma Dive

MARCH 19, 2021

Stung by a clinical trial miss in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the biotech now has promising, if early, data to back a gene therapy for a different rare neuromuscular disease.

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MARCH 20, 2024

One way to ensure customized disease management is to utilize pharmacogenomics (PGx) in your clinical trial. As the study of how an individual’s genes affect their response to drugs, pharmacogenomics is a critical factor in developing effective and safe drugs and dosages in clinical trials.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 22, 2022

The spotlight was placed on many up-and-coming pharmacotherapies for retinal diseases, one of which was AbbVie’s/Regenxbio’s gene therapy RGX-314. Clinical trial results in DR patients have shown that 47% of eyes treated with RGX-314 have experienced diabetic retinopathy severity score (DRSS) improvements of two or more steps.

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XTalks

JANUARY 16, 2025

BlueRock Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, is making waves in the treatment of Parkinsons disease by advancing its investigational cell therapy, bemdaneprocel, to a Phase III clinical trial. In the Phase I trial, 12 participants received the therapy and were observed for two years. As of 2023, there were approximately 2.7

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Bio Pharma Dive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The CGT industry is expected to grow 30% between 2019 and 2025, and the transition from clinical trials to commercial-scale production is now seen as inevitable.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Looking to the future of clinical trials: Gene therapy, precision medicine, and the ongoing quest for rare disease solutions Mike.Hammerton Tue, 27/02/2024 - 12:30 Bookmark this

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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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