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CAR-T therapy for nasopharyngeal cancer enters Phase II trials

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a Phase II clinical trial for Biosyngen’s BRG01, an EBV-specific CAR-T cell therapy. This marks the first cell therapy to enter Phase lI trials in both the US and China for the treatment of relapsed/metastatic EBV-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

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Great Britain first to approve CRISPR-based gene therapy

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised the world’s first gene therapy for sickle-cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT). Trial results for Casgevy The authorisation is based on positive clinical trial data.

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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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Can Europe become a major player in cell and gene therapy?

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DDW’s Diana Spencer asks what will be needed for Europe to compete in the growing global market for advanced therapies. . In terms of ATMPs, other countries are ramping up support for these innovative therapies. ATMP clinical trial activity is twice as high in the US and almost three times as high in China than in Europe.

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The evolution and future of gene therapy

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Dr Samulski’s discoveries in AAV played a profound role in shaping the evolution of the gene therapy field. Dr Samulski has advanced therapeutics into human clinical trials for haemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, giant axonal neuropathy, Pompe disease and heart failure. He holds more than 200 patents related to AAV technology.

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Podcast: The evolution and future of gene therapy

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Dr Samulski’s discoveries in AAV played a profound role in shaping the evolution of the gene therapy field. Dr Samulski has advanced therapeutics into human clinical trials for haemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, giant axonal neuropathy, Pompe disease and heart failure. He holds more than 200 patents related to AAV technology.

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Calidi Biotherapeutics gets FDA go-ahead for US trial  

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Biotechnology company Calidi Biotherapeutics has announced that a Phase I US clinical trial will use the company’s licensed oncolytic virotherapy platform NeuroNova to deliver an oncolytic adenovirus selectively to tumor sites in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma. . Official comments . Worldwide,?an survival of ?less Camaisa. .

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