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The Vital Role of Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Pathways Early Phase Unit, Worldwide Clinical Trials

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Early Phase Unit, Worldwide Clinical Trials Neurodegenerative diseases represent a diverse group of progressive disorders characterized by the loss of structure and function of neurons. In vivo imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) provides spatial resolution of amyloid and tau deposition.

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Untangling the Complexities of Cell and Gene Therapy Clinical Trials: A Supply Chain Perspective 

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By Luisa Sterkel & Joana Loureiro , Tenthpin Consultants The promise and potential of cell and gene therapies (CGT) has emerged in the recent past and currently over 1.500 CGT are registered for clinical trials holding great hope for the treatment of challenging and uncurable diseases.

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Umoja and IASO partner to develop therapies for haematological malignancies

Pharmaceutical Technology

The robust expertise of IASO in monitoring possibly best-in-class CARs leveraging its fully-human antibody discovery platform (IMARS), quickly conducting clinical trials and its in-house GMP facility for producing plasmid, virus vector and CAR-T cells intends to make its new therapies available to larger population across the world.

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Myeloid raises funds to support lead cell therapy programme

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Myeloid Therapeutics has raised $73m to support the continued clinical development of its lead cell therapy programme, MT-101, in Phase I/II trials for T cell lymphoma. MT-302 is a TROP2-targeting in vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that has been designed to express in the myeloid compartment.

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FDA approves bluebird bio’s Skysona to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

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The latest development is based on findings from the single-arm, open-label Phase II/III ALD-102 (Starbeam) and Phase III ALD-104 clinical trials. The treatment is indicated for usage in boys aged four to 17 years with CALD. 1) in Skysona-treated and untreated subjects. 1 versus 43% in untreated subjects. thalassemia.

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FDA grants approval for bluebird’s Zynteglo to treat beta-thalassemia

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The latest approval is based on findings from the Phase III clinical trials, HGB-207 (Northstar-2) and HGB-212 (Northstar-3), and the long-term follow-up LTF-303 study. thalassemia in adult and paediatric patients. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Intellia’s CRISPR drug could offer one-shot HAE treatment

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A single dose of a gene-editing drug being developed by Intellia Therapeutics almost eliminated attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) in a clinical trial, pointing to the potential of CRISPR-based drugs delivered in vivo to treat diseases.