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Gene Silencing Porphyria Treatment, Givlaari, Finally Wins Over England’s NICE Amid Stellar Long-Term Data

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After initial rejection from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) last year, the non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in England has now given the green light to the gene silencing treatment Givlaari (givosiran) for the treatment of the rare metabolic disorder, acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).

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Study resolves long-running controversy over critical step in gene silencing

Scienmag

The findings could yield important implications for development of drugs to treat cancer and other diseases. BOSTON – A long-running debate over how an important gene-silencing protein identifies its targets has been resolved by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

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Intellia, Regeneron ace first trial with ‘in vivo’ CRISPR drug

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The first ever clinical data with a CRISPR/Cas9 drug used to edit the genomes of cells within the body has yielded impressive results in patients with ATTR amyloidosis, a life-threatening rare disease. . — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 26, 2021. In three more patients treated at 0.1mg/kg levels fell by 52%.

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Frontotemporal dementia: the state of treatment development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Different approaches that are studied include antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), and gene therapies, which are in early clinical trials. Other lines of research look at the genetic overlap between FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which could be used in the development of treatments for both conditions.

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Alnylam gets NICE backing for porphyria therapy Givlaari

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UK cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE is set to recommend NHS use of Alnylam’s gene-silencing therapy Givlaari in England and Wales for the rare disease acute hepatic porphyria (AHP), after its advisors issued a positive verdict on the drug. It was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) last year.

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UK’s NHS Backs World’s Costliest Drug Libmeldy for the Treatment of Rare Disease MLD

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The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has recommended the use of Libmeldy for the treatment of the rare genetic disease metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). After further discussion with Orchard Therapeutics, the NHS negotiated an additional, undisclosed discount on the drug, allowing the health agency to now offer it to patients.

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NICE backs NHS use of Novartis’ cholesterol drug Leqvio

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Novartis’ cholesterol-lowering drug Leqvio will be made available on the NHS in England and Wales, and could help to prevent up to 30,000 deaths, according to NICE. Professor Kausik Ray of Imperial College London said that the drug is a game-changer because of the drug’s “convenience, safety and duration of effect.”

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