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CSL doses first patient with haemophilia B gene therapy Hemgenix

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CSL announced the first patient with haemophilia B has been treated with its recently approved gene therapy Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec). Hemgenix is the first and only gene therapy approved for haemophilia B. per dose, it is the most expensive single-use gene therapy in the US.

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Pfizer’s haemophilia B gene therapy meets phase 3 primary endpoint

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As December 2022 closed out, Pfizer announced positive top-line results from its phase 3 BENEGENE-2 study evaluating fidanacogene elaparvovec (SPK-9001), its investigational gene therapy for treatment of adult males with moderately severe to severe haemophilia B.

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US FDA clears Transcenta’s IND for Rett syndrome treatment

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The investigational adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy candidate NGN-401 is claimed to be the first to deliver the full-length human MECP2 gene using the company’s Expression Attenuation via Construct Tuning (EXACT) gene regulation technology.

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Passage Bio Receives FDA Clearance of IND Application for PBFT02 Gene Therapy Candidate for Treatment of Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia with Granulin Mutations

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(Nasdaq: PASG), a genetic medicines company focused on developing transformative therapies for rare, monogenic central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that the U.S. FTD is a debilitating form of early onset dementia that currently has no approved disease-modifying therapies. About Passage Bio.

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Parkinson’s and Melanoma Share an Amyloid Link, Says New Research

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synuclein, a protein involved in the formation of amyloid deposits in the brain characteristic of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, is also implicated in melanoma. The scientists found that the amyloid-forming protein is expressed at higher levels in melanoma cells than in normal healthy skin. In addition to ?-synuclein,

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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The Burnaby, BC-based company developed the oral DNA-based vaccine using its proprietary bacTRL Gene Therapy Platform, which uses genetically modified bifidobacteria as carriers of genetic vaccine elements on a DNA plasmid. BacTRL Gene Therapy Platform. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We

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BioMarin Announces Positive Phase 3 Gene Therapy Trial Results in Adults with Severe Hemophilia A; Study Met All Primary and Secondary Efficacy Endpoints in One-Year Data Set

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(NASDAQ: BMRN) today announced positive topline results from its ongoing global Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A. This is the largest global Phase 3 study to date for any gene therapy in any indication, with 134 participants.