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FDA approves new CAR-T competitor to Gilead’s Tecartus

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Developer Autolus set a list price of $525,000 for its new cell therapy, which it will sell for a type of leukemia under the brand name Aucatzyl.

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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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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 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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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 ).

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FDA panel votes against MDMA therapy for PTSD, citing muddy data and safety concerns

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A group of independent experts wasn't convinced by clinical trial data from company Lykos Therapeutics, which is seeking FDA approval of MDMA-assisted treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Behind the new kind of cell therapy that just won FDA approval

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

One expert views Amtagvi’s approval as a catalyst for further investment in TIL therapies, akin to how Kymriah’s 2017 clearance buoyed CAR-T treatment.