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FDA clears genetically engineered TIL therapy for solid tumour trials

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The therapy is now approved by both the FDA and China Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) to enter clinical trials in both countries for advanced solid tumour patients. According to the company, GT201 surpasses traditional TIL therapies in proliferation, tumour-killing efficacy and long-term survival with reduced dependence on IL-2.

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Renaissance Pharma licenses Hu14.18 for neuroblastoma

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Renaissance Pharma has announced its first development programme focused on Hu14.18, a humanised anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody (mAb), licensed from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. A novel Phase II trial incorporating Hu14.18 and three-year event-free (EFS) of 73.7%.

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Great Britain first to approve CRISPR-based gene therapy

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised the world’s first gene therapy for sickle-cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT). Trial results for Casgevy The authorisation is based on positive clinical trial data.

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US and UK fast track designations for Parkinson’s gene therapy

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AB-1005 is an investigational adeno-associated virus 2 glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (AAV2-GDNF) neurorestorative gene therapy. The UK MHRA Innovation Passport is the entry point to the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP), which aims to accelerate time to market, facilitating patient access.

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What challenges does the advanced therapies sector face? 

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Viral vector manufacturing At the Advanced Therapies Awards ceremony, Dr Luigi Naldini, Director of the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of ‘extraordinary contributions to gene therapy’, a field he has helped shape through his pioneering work on lentiviral vectors.

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Unlocking T-cell receptor therapy for cancer

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Keir Loiacono , CEO of BlueSphere Bio, discusses the goals of the company’s lead programme, the opportunities and potential of T-cell receptor (TCR) T cell therapies, and how to make oncology therapies tailored to individuals a reality. The goals of TCX-101 BlueSphere’s lead programme, TCX-101, includes two goals.

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This week in drug discovery (12-16 August) 

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CAR-T therapy for nasopharyngeal cancer enters Phase II trials The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a Phase II clinical trial for Biosyngen’s BRG01, an EBV-specific CAR-T cell therapy. First claudin 18.2 monoclonal antibody.

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