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Orchard follows buyout with FDA approval of rare disease gene therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

clearance of Lenmeldy, for a rare and inherited metabolic disease, triggers an additional payout related to Kyowa Kirin’s recent deal to acquire the once high-flying gene therapy developer.

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FDA Approves Landmark Sickle Cell Gene Therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia

Drugs.com

Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved two milestone gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment ever approved that uses gene-editing technology. FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 -- The U.S. Casgevy, developed by Vertex.

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FDA Approves Landmark Sickle Cell Gene Therapies

Drugs.com

Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved two milestone gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment ever approved that uses gene-editing technology.Casgevy, developed by Vertex. FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 -- The U.S.

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Topical Gene Therapy FDA-Approved for Severe Skin Disease, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

PLOS: DNA Science

The newest FDA-approved gene therapy treats the severe, skin-peeling condition dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). The gene treatment has been a long time coming, but it differs from the handful of other approved gene therapies: it isn’t a one-and-done.

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New gene delivery vehicle shows promise for human brain gene therapy

Broad Institute

Gene therapy could potentially treat a range of severe genetic brain disorders, which currently have no cures and few treatment options. Since we came to the Broad we’ve been focused on the mission of enabling gene therapies for the central nervous system,” said Deverman, senior author on the study.

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FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

PLOS: DNA Science

A new drug has entered the arsenal against Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disease that affects boys and is challenging to treat. FDA classifies it as a “nonsteroidal treatment” – not a gene therapy, but it affects gene expression. Muscle makes up about 40 percent of body weight. million DNA bases.

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FDA Approval of New Therapy, Duvyzat, for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Represents Several Meaningful Firsts

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Sasinowski — On March 21st, FDA announced the approval of the first nonsteroidal therapy for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) (FDA press release available here ). All the data described above can be found in Sections 12 and 14 of the FDA-approved prescribing information (see here ).