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Safety monitors cleared the company to test a higher dose after reviewing data from 10 patients, providing some hopeful news after recent setbacks for experimental drugs targeting the geneticdisease.
Ast ellas Pharma has announced plans to make a strategic investment to back the development of Taysha GeneTherapies’ adeno-associated virus (AAV) development programmes for Rett syndrome and giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). Cell & GeneTherapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.
A 16-year-old patient died after treatment with Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), Sarepta Therapeutics genetherapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The patient suffered acute liver failure several months after receiving the therapy in December. Late in 2024, Elevidys was recognized among Times Best Innovations.
How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your GeneTherapy Development Plan. Genetherapy, 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. GeneTherapy Definition.
Catalent will provide process development and CGMP manufacturing of AavantiBio’s adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector-based therapeutic candidate for use in clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe. Catalent will further support process optimization and look to reduce material.
Written By: Derek Ansel, MS, CCRA, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Given that 80% of rare diseases have a genetic etiology, genetic implications should be addressed at the onset of a clinical program to support trial enrollment.
CF is a progressive geneticdisease caused by defective CFTR proteins, which are crucial for regulating salt and water movement in cells. In clinical trials, Alyftrek demonstrated non-inferiority to Trikafta, showing similar improvements in lung function and a reduction in sweat chloride levels.
Astellas has been having some safety-related issues with its genetherapy programmes of late, but it shows no signs of lessened enthusiasm for the category – as a new alliance with US biotech Taysha demonstrates. ” The post Astellas makes another genetherapy play, takes stake in Taysha appeared first on.
Axovant has said it plans to continue developing its Parkinson’s Diseasegenetherapy after reporting supportive data from a small cohort of patients from a phase 2 trial. The data came from a second cohort of just four patients in the phase 2 clinical trial SUNRISE-PD, although the improvement in symptoms was dramatic.
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announced this week that the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke GeneTherapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio.
The Japanese pharma contends that an analysis of the four deaths in its AT132 genetherapy clinical trial shows it is still viable as a potential treatment for a fatal, rare geneticdisease.
Although only a small number of genetherapies have reached the market thus far, the industry is poised to grow quickly over the next few years. According to GlobalData’s clinical trials database, there are currently 1,231 planned and ongoing trials for genetherapies and gene-modified cell therapies alone.
Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare geneticdiseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday. How Can Study Protocols Be More Effective?
BioMarin Pharma has had another setback in its genetherapy development programme, announcing this morning that the FDA has placed a phase 1/2 trial of its candidate for phenylketonuria (PKU) on hold while it investigates a safety signal. The post FDA slaps clinical hold on BioMarin’s PKU genetherapy appeared first on.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded approval to Orchard Therapeutics for its genetherapy Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) for the treatment of children with pre-symptomatic late infantile, pre-symptomatic early juvenile or early symptomatic early juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
Sarepta is pressing forward with a bold plan to file with the FDA for accelerated approval of its genetherapy SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the next few months, with a view to making it available in sometime around the middle of 2023.
Bluebird bio could be just a few months away from approval of its genetherapy for rare disease cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) in the EU, after the EMA started an accelerated review. The two therapies have been tipped to generate $1.5 billion-plus in peak sales by some analysts.
Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek has been awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to make it the first topical genetherapy for the treatment of wounds in patients with the rare, often debilitating skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB).
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first genetherapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. Both genetherapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. How do Casgevy and Lyfgenia Work?
Vyjuvek is a non-invasive, topical, re-dosable genetherapy that delivers functional human COL7A1 gene copies to offer wound healing. The regulatory approval was supported by data from the GEM-1/2 and GEM-3 clinical trials. Cell & GeneTherapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.
A genetherapy being developed by Lexeo Therapeutics to treat cardiomyopathy caused by Friedreich ataxia, a rare neurodegenerative geneticdisease, has achieved good interim results in a phase 1/2 trial.
CAMP4’s CSO David Bumcrot PhD tells Pharmaceutical Technology that the company plans to see clinical trials go forward for their urea cycle disorder programs late next year. Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals has an orthinine transcarbamylase (OTC) activator drug in Phase III trials. CAMP4’s approach to urea cycle disorders.
SparingVision has raised €75 million in second-round funding that will be used to fund clinical trials of genetherapies for ocular diseases retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The post SparingVision raises €75m for eye diseasegenetherapies appeared first on.
A tiny child with a devastating geneticdisease who wasn’t supposed to blow out the candles on his first birthday cake. Not only did this baby survive to do all these things, but he became a poster child for genetherapy with the regulators at the U.S. Integrating patients into all trial functions. Collaboration.
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has recommended the use of Libmeldy for the treatment of the rare geneticdisease metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). Bone marrow transplantation is also used in some infantile-onset cases to help delay disease progression.
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Shape Therapeutics inks genetherapy deal with Roche worth up to USD 3 Billion. Seattle biotech firm Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding USD 3 billion with pharma giant Roche to bolster the development of genetherapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Immune-stimulating antibodies, which target the receptor CD40, are emerging as promising therapies for pancreatic cancer. However, they have only shrunk tumors in about half of patients who took them, along with chemotherapy, in the clinical trials. Avrobio genetherapy eradicates toxic substrate in Fabry patient.
The enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) – also known as PRX-102 – has been granted a priority review by the US regulator, and is the top prospect in Chiesi’s recently formed rare diseases division. Market research firm Optima Insights has predicted that sales of Fabry disease drugs will more than double from around $1.8
(NASDAQ: BMRN) today announced positive topline results from its ongoing global Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an investigational genetherapy for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A. This is the largest global Phase 3 study to date for any genetherapy in any indication, with 134 participants.
The FDAs approval was supported by data from the Phase III RESTORE study a 24week, doubleblind, placebocontrolled, randomized crossover withdrawal trial. Administered as an oral tablet at a dosage of 250 mg three times per day, the treatment aims to restore normal bile acid levels and reestablish metabolic equilibrium.
Novartis’ programme providing free access to its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) genetherapy Zolgensma is being scaled back to a dozen countries worldwide, according to the company. ” Zolgensma is one of the most expensive therapies available, with a price tag of around $2.1
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that OAV-101 intrathecal (IT) clinical trials for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients may proceed, thereby lifting the partial clinical trial hold initiated in October 2019. SVP, Chief Medical Officer, Novartis GeneTherapies. “We Novartis today announced that the U.S.
Clinical trials design and patient input The definition of patient centricity, in fact, and its benefits are now – finally – being defined by patients themselves. “We We talk a lot in clinical trials and drug development about benefit,” Dr Mullen said. But who is benefitting?
Bayer has bolstered its cell and genetherapy platform by securing access to a CRISPR-based gene-editing platform developed by US biotech Mammoth Biosciences. The post Bayer trumpets $1bn CRISPR deal with Mammoth Bio appeared first on.
Pompe disease primarily manifests as progressive muscle weakness, particularly affecting the skeletal muscles in regions such as the hips, legs, shoulders, arms and diaphragm. Sanofi also offers another ERT for Pompe disease known as Myozyme, which received FDA approval in 2006, and Lumizyme in 2010 for late-onset disease.
In a news release published yesterday, Pfizer announced it will voluntarily withdraw its sickle cell disease (SCD) therapy Oxbryta (voxelotor) from all markets worldwide. The company said it is also discontinuing all active clinical trials for voxelotor and expanded access programs around the world.
million after Birinapant successfully becomes a part of the Phase I trials. It is approved for classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cHL) following at least two prior therapies and locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) with PD-L1 high expression. . and Europe.
For example, on the pharma and biotech side, there has been growing demand for new drugs and biologics, from new classes of dual-action diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro to life-saving genetherapies. 1. Cell and GeneTherapies. Here are four life sciences trends to look out for in 2023.
Novartis GeneTherapies to initiate new pivotal confirmatory study to evaluate use of AVXS-101 intrathecal (I T ) formulation in older patients with SMA to further support registration. Novartis GeneTherapies remains confident in the overall benefit-risk profile for patients on treatment.
The drug – which costs $125,000 at US list prices – can be used either alone or in combination with hydroxyurea, a well-established therapy for the disease. CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex are also in the running with their gene-editing candidate CTX001, in phase 1/2 trials which are due to generate final results later this year.
Data will include the final analysis from the phase IIIb STASEY study of Hemlibra® (emicizumab) and updated data from the phase I/II study of SPK-8011, an AAV-based genetherapy in development by Spark Therapeutics (a member of the Roche Group). Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development.
It involves an ‘ex vivo’ use of gene-editing, with the technology is used to modify a patient’s own cells outside the body to make foetal haemoglobin (HbF), which can serve as a substitute to regular haemoglobin in both SCD and thalassaemia.
Even with the holidays among us, there were a number of clinical trial announcements. Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline dosed the first patient in a new sub-trial of a Phase III study of monoclonal antibody VIR-7831 for hospitalized adults with COVID-19. It reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 78%.
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