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Topical Gene Therapy FDA-Approved for Severe Skin Disease, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

PLOS: DNA Science

The newest FDA-approved gene therapy treats the severe, skin-peeling condition dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). The gene treatment has been a long time coming, but it differs from the handful of other approved gene therapies: it isn’t a one-and-done. This DNA Science post from 2018 traces the history of the efforts.

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The genetic modifier approach: identifying the right target for rare diseases

Drug Target Review

Most rare diseases are caused by a single gene defect, but severity can vary considerably among patients. Modifier genes can help explain that variability and can alter or even prevent disease onset and progression, making them appealing therapeutic targets. However, the identification of these genes is challenging.

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FDA Approves Pfizer Med for Rare Form of Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Pfizer ’s Xalkori (crizotinib) for pediatric patients one year of age and older and young adults with relapsed or refractory, systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) that is anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive. Manuel Esteban/Shutterstock. Most Read Today. Source link.

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CBD Research: A Dive into the Regulations of Cannabis Research

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The 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substance Act. Importantly, the 2018 Farm Bill preserved FDA authority to regulate products with cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act and Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs PART 1

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs – Part 1 Does CYP3A4 still rule? By Julia Shanu-Wilson It won’t come as much surprise to learn that of the 17 small molecules* approved by the FDA in 2022, CYP3A4 was the major player in drug metabolism. Sugano, 2018. References Iversen et al.,

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Kala Gets the Greenlight from FDA for Dry Eye Disease Treatment

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EYSUVIS for the short-term treatment of dry eye disease. . adults have been diagnosed with dry eye disease, a chronic, episodic, multifactorial disease. EYSUVIS is the first FDA-approved corticosteroid specifically for dry eye disease treatment.

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Lower-Profile Web Intrasaccular Aneurysm Treatment Device Receives FDA Approval

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based subsidiary of Terumo and a global neurovascular company, announced today the FDA Approval of the PMA Supplement for the WEB 17 System, a new addition to the WEB Aneurysm Embolization System for the treatment of intracranial wide neck bifurcation aneurysms. The WEB System received its first PMA approval in late 2018.