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Cell and gene therapies: why advanced medicines call for specialised logistics

Pharmaceutical Technology

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.

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The role of a specialty pharmacy in enhancing patient access to rare and gene therapies

Bio Pharma Dive

Four critical components in which the right specialty pharmacy partner can bring rare and gene therapy manufacturers the scale, expertise and capabilities needed to drive enhanced patient access.

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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

XTalks

Awareness of rare diseases is growing, and with a better understanding of the pathophysiology of many rare diseases, innovative treatment options are emerging, like gene therapies that can treat the root cause of rare genetic diseases and potentially provide long-term symptom relief, or even a definitive cure.

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Cell & Gene Therapy Product Development: How Can You Build a Successful Partnership with Your CRO’s Project Manager?

XTalks

Over the past few years, there has been a significant expansion in the cell and gene therapy landscape, with an increasing number of therapies entering clinical trials and receiving regulatory approvals. “I think if we all go into these relationships with this mindset, we’ll achieve great things together.”

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA approves a gene therapy for a rare blood disorder; pharmacy chains ordered to pay $650 million over opioid crisis

STAT News

The therapy, Zynteglo, is just the third gene therapy approved by the FDA, and the first to target a chronic blood disease. It uses an engineered virus to deliver a gene fix into the bone marrow of patients. Zynteglo will cost $2.8 million per patient, making it one of the most expensive medicines ever sold in the U.S.

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New UK intracellular drug delivery centre to support RNA development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences head professor Yvonne Perrie said: “This centre will provide new capabilities for mRNA-based drug development and manufacture of cost-effective vaccines and therapeutics in the UK, boosting not only economic growth but also security of supply.”

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HLTH 2022 – Day 2

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The day will continue with other hot topics for pharma, including health equity, cell and gene therapy, oncology, and pharmacy model disruption. Then we’ll hear from Aptar Digital Health’s Sai Shankar and Pierre Laurent in a session all about patients as partners in healthcare.