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After surprise trial failure, ALS doctors brace for one less treatment option

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Physicians are preparing for tough conversations with patients on Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ drug, Relyvrio, while holding out hope it still may help some with the disease.

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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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How AI will reshape pharma by 2025

Drug Target Review

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised many industries, yet its adoption in pharmaceutical drug development has been notably slower. Looking ahead, 2025 could represent a major turning point for the pharmaceutical sector.

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What if a CRISPR cure isn’t such an easy choice?

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A gene editing therapy developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics can mute sickle cell disease’s most damaging symptoms. Yet treatment may not be as simple as its dramatic benefit makes it seem.

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New cell therapy model accelerates cancer treatment development

Drug Target Review

While therapies like CAR-T have shown great success in hematologic malignancies, solid tumours remain a challenging area for current treatments. The process involves extracting lymphocytes from the tumour itself, expanding them, and then using these lymphocytes as a treatment.

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FDA won’t hold advisory meeting for Bluebird’s sickle cell gene therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The decision stands in contrast to the agency’s plans for a would-be rival gene editing treatment from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics that is also under a regulatory review.

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The future of mental health treatment: Zelquistinel’s role

Drug Target Review

Neuropsychiatric treatment is on the verge of a major transformation. Historically, treatment options have been limited, with patients relying on daily medications that have minimal efficacy and troublesome side effects. This has sparked the development of a new approach to treating neuropsychiatric disorders.