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Navigating the challenges of cell therapies

Drug Target Review

Problem w/ CTs and foundational understanding of Vittoria: can you explore the current limitations of cell therapies and the challenges faced by patients and providers? Currently, only a small percentage of cancers can be effectively treated with cell therapies, and there is little diversity in the currently approved products.

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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

They do not induce ‘graft versus host’ disease when transplanted for allogeneic therapy and there appears little sign of immune rejection. Peripheral blood NK cells have been used in allogeneic cancer therapies and shown to be safe. developing immune stem cell therapies for treating ovarian and gastric cancer.

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FDA Returns Disappointing News for ALS Stem Cell Therapy

PLOS: DNA Science

Last week DNA Science covered a setback in a clinical trial of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Also recently, FDA’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committe turned down a stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, or motor neuron disease.

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Gamma delta T cells: a rising star in cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Over the past 25 years, T-cell therapies have gained significant ground in the treatment of cancer. Preclinical research on γδ T cells has made great strides since the cells were first identified in the 1980s, with γδ T-cell therapies from several companies, including IN8bio, now in or nearing clinical trials for various cancers.

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Researchers reprogram gene therapy viral vectors to bind specific protein targets

Broad Institute

Researchers reprogram gene therapy viral vectors to bind specific protein targets By Allessandra DiCorato July 19, 2023 Breadcrumb Home Researchers reprogram gene therapy viral vectors to bind specific protein targets A new screening method zeroes in on adeno-associated viruses that enter the brain through a defined mechanism.

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Bayer reports positive early data for Parkinson’s cell therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The treatment, developed by a biotech Bayer acquired in 2019, appeared safe in a small trial and showed signs of an effect on disease progression.

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Prime editing efficiently corrects cystic fibrosis mutation in human lung cells

Broad Institute

A three-drug cocktail known as Trikafta has greatly improved patient quality of life since its development in 2019, but can cause cataracts and liver damage and must be taken daily at a cost of about $300,000 per year. The most common is a three base-pair CTT deletion that causes the ion channel protein to misfold and degrade.