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Light Therapy Might Help Ease 'Dry' Form of Macular Degeneration

Drugs.com

22, 2024 -- Light therapy could be a useful treatment for the most common form of age-related macular degeneration, a new study says.The therapy, called photobiomodulation or “red light” therapy, can reduce the risk of vision loss and. TUESDAY, Oct.

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Sarepta scraps a Duchenne drug as gene therapy sales rise

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Elevidys sales have increased since the FDA made a controversial choice to expand the therapy's use. Now, Sarepta is abandoning a successor to its drug Exondys 51, citing an “evolving" treatment landscape.

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FDA endorses speedy approval path for Regenxbio Duchenne gene therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The agency's openness to a targeted pivotal study shows it’s still willing to consider accelerated clearance for Duchenne gene therapies despite questions about their effectiveness.

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Bright Light Therapy May Ease Multiple Forms of Depression

Drugs.com

7, 2024 -- Light therapy: It's long been a go-to therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a kind of depression that can beset some people when winter looms and days shorten.But new research is suggesting that time spent in front. MONDAY, Oct.

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Logistics in Focus: Orchestrating the Challenges of Cell Therapy

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

By Amy Raymond, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) include cutting-edge approaches that offer the hope of a healthier, happier, and better tomorrow for a wide range of patient populations. Below, we discuss some of these challenges in cell therapy trials.

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100x improvement in sight seen after gene therapy trial

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The vision of people with a rare inherited condition that causes them to lose much of their sight early in childhood was 100 times better after they received gene therapy to address the genetic mutation causing it.

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Cell and gene therapy development moves into cardiac indications

Drug Target Review

Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) have made significant advancements in treating oncological diseases, with therapies like CAR-T cell treatments transforming cancer care. However, cell-based therapies are intended to leverage those healthy cells via transplant to regenerate damaged tissue.