PLOS: DNA Science

JUNE 1, 2023

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. This DNA Science post from 2018 traces the history of the efforts.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 27, 2020

With a rapid antigen test, you get a result right away, getting infectious people off the streets and into quarantine so they don’t spread the virus.” The new test is different as it uses a companion mobile app for iPhone and Android to quickly display the results.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

“The casirivimab and imdevimab antibody cocktail is designed to mimic what a well-functioning immune system does by using very potent antibodies to neutralize the virus,” said George D. Casirivimab and imdevimab injection is an investigational combination therapy and has been authorized by FDA for the emergency use described above.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 12, 2021

. “Patients in our antibody cocktail outpatient clinical trial experienced significant reductions in virus levels and required fewer medical visits for COVID-19, suggesting the therapy can help reduce the current burden on hospitals and healthcare systems,” said George D. Yancopoulos , M.D.,

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 17, 2020

About casirivimab and imdevimab Casirivimab and imdevimab (formerly known as REGN-COV2 or REGEN-COV2) is a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies (also known as REGN10933 and REGN10987, respectively) and was designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine as early as Saturday after its advisory panel cleared the way for the start of a national campaign to inoculate Americans and stem the spread of COVID-19. Who is first in line? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. and Troy, Mich. —

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Health care workers and nursing home residents and staff should get the initial shots, according to guidelines issued recently by a U.S. The nursing home industry applauded the approval. The association represents 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living facilities. ” Who is first in line to be vaccinated?

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