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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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Stem cell therapy to slow progression of multiple sclerosis (MS)

Drug Target Review

This innovative approach involves the extraction of a patient’s own stem cells from either their bone marrow or blood , followed by a course of chemotherapy and antibody treatment. The research team identified 231 individuals diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS, with 174 of them having undergone aHSCT treatment before the year 2020.

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The rising demand for lentiviral vectors for in vivo gene therapy

Drug Target Review

What trends are driving the increased use of in vivo delivery methods in gene therapy? Being a specialist lentiviral vector CDMO, at VIVEbiotech, this annual growth rate has been higher with a CAGR from 2020 to 2023 of almost a 50 percent. How are new therapeutic areas emerging as potential targets for in vivo gene therapy?

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What FDA’s Newest Gene Therapy Approval Tells Us About Durability: How Long is Long Enough?

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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Chemotherapy-free treatment for patients with blood cancer

Drug Target Review

An important research area at AbbVie involves blood cancers, where our ultimate goal is to transform standards of care across these diseases and advance a dynamic cancer research and treatment pipeline. 2 However, treatment options were still limited and often came with severe side effects.

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Developing an mRNA therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Drug Target Review

There are a few approved therapies for DMD including four exon-skipping drugs and one AAV-microdystrophin drug, which uses a shortened version of dystrophin. AAV-based therapies often can’t be dosed more than once due to concerns about an immune response. This may lead to a more robust restoration of muscle function.

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Improving Study Activation Time for Gene Therapy Research

Advarra

Research in gene therapies and genetically engineered drugs and vaccines are growing exponentially, and will only continue to become more popular. The accelerating gene therapy market is expected to grow globally by 16.6% between 2020-2027.