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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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Kite Receives U.S. FDA Approval of New State-of-the-Art CAR T-Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility in Maryland

The Pharma Data

Kite’s Global CAR T-Cell Therapy Manufacturing Network Increasing Capacity by 50% to Meet Patient Demand for New Cancer Therapies. — Scalable and Adaptable Facility Provides Flexibility for Current and Future Cell Therapy Innovation. The site will produce Kite’s FDA approved CAR T-cell therapy used to treat blood cancer.

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Genetech scores sixth FDA approval in lung cancer with Gavreto

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Genentech’s once-daily oral therapy Gavreto (pralsetinib) has secured FDA backing in the treatment of metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), it has emerged. In 27 treatment-naïve NSCLC patients, the ORR was found to be 70% and CRR was 11%.

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FDA approves NS Pharma's Viltepso for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but concerns over benefit persist

The Pharma Data

NS Pharma has claimed a tentative FDA approval for its Viltepso (viltolarsen) injection in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who are suitable to receive exon 53 skipping therapy. If this benefit cannot be proven, the FDA may withdraw its authorisation. . of normal at baseline to 5.9%

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma. This indication is approved under accelerated approval regulation based on overall response rate and duration of response. The FDA granted approval under the accelerated approval regulation. NEW YORK, Nov.

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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

We note that the only Phase 3 study funded in the FY2024 announcement is the first-ever late-stage clinical trial for the indication of microcystic lymphatic malformations , a serious, rare genetic skin disease with no FDA-approved therapies. Relative to other areas of medicine (e.g.,

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mRNA Cancer Vaccines and Therapies: An Overview

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The applications of mRNA-based therapies in cancer research represent one of the next groundbreaking steps toward improved cancer treatments. Adoptive T Cell therapies, therapeutic antibodies, and immunomodulatory proteins represent just some of the potentially beneficial treatment strategies for successful mRNA cancer trials.

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