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FDA approves first gene therapies for sickle cell disease (with a warning)

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy and Lyfgenia. Casgevy, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, is also the first FDA-approved treatment to use CRISPR gene editing technology.

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FDA approval represents ‘transformational progress’ in hypertension

Drug Discovery World

Jean-Paul Clozel, MD and Chief Executive Officer of Idorsia, commented: “Today, there are millions of Americans whose blood pressure is not well-controlled despite existing therapies. This is a major public health issue leading to a high incidence of cardio- and cerebrovascular events.

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Can an antibody therapy prevent fentanyl overdoses?

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Tracy M Woody , President and Chief Executive Officer of Cessation Therapeutics, about the company’s goal to develop an antibody therapy to prevent fentanyl overdoses. As it stands, there are no FDA-approved products designed to prevent a fentanyl overdose.

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

PLOS: DNA Science

FDA classifies it as a “nonsteroidal treatment” – not a gene therapy, but it affects gene expression. Results from the study that led to the FDA approval appeared in The Lancet Neurology in April 2024 with commentary. Researchers have been working on developing gene therapy for DMD for decades.

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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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“Important new approach” to myeloma now available in the EU

Drug Discovery World

It is approved in adult patients who have received at least three prior therapies, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody and have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy. The most common adverse event (AEs) observed in the study was cytokine release syndrome (77%, 1.5%

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This week in drug discovery (12-16 September)

Drug Discovery World

A slightly quieter week for news in light of national events in the UK, but the vital work of the international drug discovery community goes on and new discoveries are being made all the time. . First biologic therapy for young children with severe eczema . FDA approves new first-line therapy for plaque psoriasis .