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How to advance AAV-based gene therapies

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Sara Donnelly, Director of Research Planning and Business Development at PhoenixBio USA explores why the right pre-clinical model is essential for teams wanting to advance adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapies. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapies hold exceptional promise across a range of disease areas.

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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ funds FDA-approved ALS treatment

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The approval is the result of a long advocacy campaign to convince the FDA to approve the treatment prior to completion of an ongoing Phase III trial. . “We In June 2016, the Association provided Amylyx, the producer of AMX0035, with a $750,000 grant for a clinical trial pilot.

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Concussion drug therapies on the horizon

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More than 413,000 service members were diagnosed with a TBI between 2000 and Q3 of 2019. Existing therapies for concussion consist of various forms of physical therapy such as vestibular, visual and cognitive therapies along with standard drug treatments for headache and nausea. Over 80% of these were concussions.

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Kite Receives U.S. FDA Approval of New State-of-the-Art CAR T-Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility in Maryland

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Kite’s Global CAR T-Cell Therapy Manufacturing Network Increasing Capacity by 50% to Meet Patient Demand for New Cancer Therapies. — Scalable and Adaptable Facility Provides Flexibility for Current and Future Cell Therapy Innovation. The site will produce Kite’s FDA approved CAR T-cell therapy used to treat blood cancer.

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Overcoming diverging regulatory expectations to bring CGTs to market

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Lung-I Cheng, Vice President and Head of Cell & Gene Therapy Service Line at AmerisourceBergen, and Cori Gorman, Senior Director of CMC and Regulatory Affairs at Biopharma Excellence, offer advice on navigating the different and sometimes contradictory regulatory requirements in the US and EU. billion in 2020 to $15.5

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FDA Approves Roche’s ENSPRYNG for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

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First and only FDA-approved subcutaneous treatment option for anti-aquaporin-4 antibody positive NMOSD that can be self-administered by a person with NMOSD or a caregiver every four weeks. First and only approved therapy for NMOSD designed to target and inhibit interleukin-6 receptor activity, using novel recycling antibody technology.

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FDA approves GlaxoSmithKline’s Nucala to treat hypereosinophilic syndrome

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This approval comes after GSK submitted results from its Phase 3 trial which enrolled 108 patients. Today’s approval gives these patients access to biologic treatment for the first time and demonstrates our commitment to maximising Nucala’s impact on eosinophil-driven diseases. “.