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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. A gene-based treatment would have to alter many cells to exert a noticeable effect.

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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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Insights into cellular therapies for cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

Stem cell transplants have saved patients’ lives time and time again, which led us to launch our own Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program. Regarding CAR-T cell therapy, could you highlight the promising findings that have been identified in the early stages of drug discovery, as well as potential challenges?

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Vertex, CRISPR therapy for sickle cell passes FDA panel test

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The high-profile meeting focused on the theoretical risks of CRISPR gene editing, as both the FDA and its advisory committee appeared convinced by the efficacy of the companies’ exa-cel treatment.

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CRISPR therapy for sickle cell approved by FDA in gene editing milestone

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

In addition to clearing Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ Casgevy, the FDA also granted an early OK to Bluebird bio’s sickle cell treatment Lyfgenia.

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FDA Warns of Rare Secondary Cancer Risk With CAR-T Therapies

Drugs.com

Food and Drug Administration has told drugmakers to add a boxed warning to a type of cancer treatment called CAR-T therapy, saying the treatment itself may sometimes cause a secondary. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (Healthday News) -- The U.S.

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Advancing CAR-T therapy: how CD5 modulation is shaping cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

What potential advantages does the CD5 modulation strategy offer over traditional CAR-T therapies? MR : Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is very effective in treating patients with B-cell lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma, where we have six FDA-approved drugs.