Worldwide Clinical Trials

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Casgevy, the commercial product formerly known as exa-cel, is administered by taking stem cells out of a patient’s bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a laboratory, with the modified cells then infused back into the patient after conditioning treatment to prepare the bone marrow.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 29, 2021

Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to gene editing – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. Zinc fingers.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Moderna has entered a strategic research and development partnership with ElevateBio’s Life Edit Therapeutics to discover and develop new in-vivo mRNA gene editing therapies. Our novel editing systems have the potential to precisely modify gene targets for both in vivo and ex vivo therapeutic development.”

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 10, 2023

Asklepios BioPharmaceutical has entered a research partnership and option agreement with ReCode Therapeutics for exploring its single-vector gene-editing platform. The new solution will enable complete gene insertion by delivering the gene-editing tool and DNA as mixed cargo to desired targets in one LNP.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Amy Raymond, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) include cutting-edge approaches that offer the hope of a healthier, happier, and better tomorrow for a wide range of patient populations. This can be a devastating outcome when trying again just isn’t possible.

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BioSpace

MARCH 24, 2024

Ubiquitous potential, possible safety advantages and the recent growth of cell and gene therapy are driving investment in a different type of genetic editing.

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STAT News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Moderna is aiming to build a gene editing franchise powered by some of the same technologies used in its COVID-19 vaccines. The Cambridge biotech company announced Wednesday that it will partner with Life Edit Therapeutics to develop potentially permanent treatments for rare genetic diseases and other conditions.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 15, 2023

Verve Therapeutics and Eli Lilly and Company have entered an exclusive research partnership to advance the former’s preclinical stage in vivo gene editing programme targeting lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

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Fierce Pharma

DECEMBER 8, 2023

| Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics have won an historic FDA approval for their sickle cell disease gene therapy Casgevy. The transformational treatment is a potential cure for the debilitating and life-threatening disease which affects more than 100,000 in the United States, most of them Black.

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Fierce Pharma

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Alongside a historic approval for the first therapy utilizing the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology, the FDA has cleared a rival gene replacement therapy, also for sickle cell | Alongside a historic approval for the first therapy utilizing the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology, the FDA has cleared a rival (..)

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A custom-made viral vector and cell therapy centre of excellence, ElevateBio BaseCamp has an end-to-end process development and existing Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) production expertise for research, clinical and commercial cell and gene therapies and regenerative treatments.

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XTalks

JANUARY 4, 2024

Pfizer has kickstarted the new year with its first-ever gene therapy approval, awarded by Health Canada to the company’s Beqvez (fidanacogene elaparvovec) for the treatment of hemophilia B. There is a significant focus on developing gene therapies as longer-term solutions for the disease.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 28, 2023

Under the terms of the deal, the company will receive non-exclusive rights to CRISPR/Cas9, a gene-editing technology of CRISPR Therapeutics, for the development of potentially curative T1D cell therapies. The gene-editing technology allows for precise, directed changes to genomic DNA.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 31, 2022

After a recent approval, there are now three gene therapies available on the US market. In recent years, gene therapy has transitioned from a promising idea to a reality for patients, with many of the severe safety issues that emerged in early iterations of the technology being overcome. from 2021 to 2029.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Expanding upon the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, researchers at MIT have designed a new technique called PASTE gene editing that can cut out defective genes and replace them with new genes in a safer and more efficient way. The PASTE gene editing technique was recently published in Nature Biotechnology.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 21, 2020

million) to develop its gene therapy for a rare ocular disease. SPVN06 is a proprietary, mutation-agnostic, AAV gene therapy consisting of one neurotrophic factor and one oxidative stress reducing enzyme which, acting together, aim to slow or stop the degeneration of photoreceptors. million euros ($52.7

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 2, 2024

In 2023, Casgevy was approved in the US to treat sickle cell disease (SCD), making it the first FDA-approved gene therapy to use CRISPR-based gene editing.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 28, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Orphan Drug Designation to Editas Medicine’s gene therapy EDIT-301 in sickle cell disease, based on an April 27 announcement. The US agency previously granted the Orphan Drug Designation to EDIT-301 for its study in beta thalassemia, in May 2022.

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BioSpace

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

CRISPR gene-editing has had its first ever approval in the UK. Will the FDA follow suit? What can patients expect the price tag to be?

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BioSpace

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The New England Journal of Medicine study suggests that the 2022 death of a Duchenne muscular dystrophy patient was due to an adverse effect of recombinant AAV used to deliver the gene therapy.

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BioSpace

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

?Gene therapy research delivers breakthroughs this week with a CRISPR-edited droplet that could lead to a cure for heart disease and the possibility of turning glial brain cells into neurons.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 4, 2023

Formerly known as CTX001, exa-cel is an investigational, autologous, ex vivo CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva. If granted, these would shorten the time taken for application review to eight months.

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BioSpace

JUNE 9, 2023

Data show the potential of Editas’ sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia gene therapy candidate, but it might not be enough to overtake Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. Both gene therapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. Both therapies will be available in early 2024.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, UT Southwestern researchers corrected mutations responsible for a common inherited heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in human cells and a mouse model of the disease.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Global Genes is a rare disease umbrella organization dedicated to eliminating the burdens and challenges of rare diseases for patients and families globally. Over the years, I have attended several Global Genes Summits. The post 3 Key Takeaways from Global Genes Summit 2023 appeared first on Worldwide Clinical Trials.

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Pharma Times

APRIL 27, 2021

CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy is being investigated in transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia

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Scienmag

JANUARY 19, 2021

publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 19, 2021–Gene editing therapies, including CRISPR-Cas systems, offer the potential to correct mutations causing inherited retinal degenerations, a leading cause of blindness. Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.,

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 24, 2022

A lead product candidate of the company, GTP-506 is a single-dose gene editing therapy. The ARCUS nuclease vector (GTP-506A) targets gene editing in the PCSK9 gene locus that is well characterised, while the therapeutic donor vector (GTP-506D) introduces the OTC gene to provide the required genetic correction.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 26, 2022

ElevateBio has signed a long-term strategic collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, US, to establish a biomanufacturing centre for expediting cell and gene therapy development. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Several biotech companies and researchers are now exploring medical devices and gene therapies to address not just common forms of epilepsy, but also rare conditions such as Dravet Syndrome. Meanwhile, others are researching the link between gene variation and different responses to treatments.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 12, 2022

A gene-editing drug developed by CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharma has continued to show impressive results in clinical trial, with an update at the EHA congress showing long-term effects on the symptoms of both beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease. billion product if it gets approved for both indications. .”

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

AstraZeneca’s rare disease firm Alexion is set to expand its genomic medicine portfolio with the acquisition of gene editing specialist LogicBio Therapeutics, in a deal worth approximately $68 million. The post AstraZeneca pays record 660% premium for gene editing company LogicBio appeared first on.

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Fierce Pharma

AUGUST 7, 2024

On the rocky road to ensuring access to gene therapy Casgevy in the U.K.,

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BioSpace

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With the complete acquisition of Life Edit, ElevateBio will be able to integrate that company’s genome editing capabilities with its cell and gene therapies.

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Fierce Pharma

JUNE 14, 2024

Six months after Vertex earned a historic FDA approval for sickle cell d | Six months after Vertex earned a historic FDA approval for sickle cell disease (SCD) gene therapy Casgevy (exa-cel), long-term data is beginning to show the consistent efficacy and durability of the treatment, which is the first ever to be developed using CRISPR gene editing (..)

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Vertex Pharma and partner CRISPR Therapeutics will start a rolling marketing application in the US for their gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassaemia later this year. The time places exa-cel in pole position to become the first drug developed based on CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to reach the market.

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