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With new IPO pitch, Artiva touts ‘natural killer’ cell therapy for autoimmune disease

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Like many of its cell therapy peers, Artiva, which originally sought an IPO in 2021, has shifted its strategy in hopes of riding a recent wave of investor interest in autoimmune disease research.

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Roche, Adaptimmune part ways on cell therapy research

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The two companies have ended a collaboration that was struck in 2021 and focused on “off-the-shelf” cell therapies for cancer.

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Drug Channels News Roundup, December 2021: CAR-T Profits, UM Boom, Health Plans vs. Experts, Confused Physicians, and Health Insurance Explained

Drug Channels

We made it through a challenging 2021. Ring in 2022 with these noisemakers from the Drug Channels party bag: Hospitals earn incredible markups on CAR-T therapies Utilization management booms Health plans often ignore clinical guidelines Benefit designs flummox physicians Plus: an awesomely concise summary of U.S. health insurance.

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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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The evolution of cell therapy to address unmet medical needs

Drug Target Review

The mission of Lineage Cell Therapeutics is to deliver on some of the early promises of cell therapy. Cell therapy as a concept is a wonderful idea, but many of the early efforts never generated the kind of clinical data that gets people excited and leads to new medicines. In some cases, cell therapy can be curative for the patient.

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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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Biogen to Report Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results July 22, 2021

The Pharma Data

Nasdaq:BIIB) today announced it will report second quarter 2021 financial results Thursday, July 22, 2021, before the financial markets open. Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases as well as related therapeutic adjacencies.