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FDA approves first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys has become the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to gain marketing authorisation in the US. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), an adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapy for the treatment of DMD.

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FDA approves Niktimvo for chronic graft-versus-host disease

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It is approved for use after the failure of at least two prior lines of systemic therapy in adult and paediatric patients weighing at least 40kg. In patients who achieved response, no death or new systemic therapy initiation occurred in 60% of patients for at least 12 months since response.

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FDA approves gene therapy for rare neurological disorder

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SKYSONA has become the first FDA approved therapy to slow the progression of neurologic dysfunction in boys with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD). The post FDA approves gene therapy for rare neurological disorder appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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

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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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ADCs: the next generation of targeted therapies 

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Enhertu is now one of 13 ADCs approved by the FDA, with hundreds of others in development, some of which have been snapped up by big pharma in substantial deals, as is evident in the figures below. And, last but not least, therapy with ADCs offers physicians the decisive advantage that it can be administered on site at the hospital.

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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

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The combination therapy was also shown to reduce the risk of distant metastasis or death by 62% compared to Keytruda alone in these patients. The global Phase III clinical trial is being led by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK and will include around 1,100 people.

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This week in drug discovery (18-22 December) 

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In other news, the FDA approved a promising antibody-drug conjugate for bladder cancer and trial results demonstrated that psilocybin could reduce depression symptoms in cancer patients.