Specifically, the guidance recommends conducting analytical comparability studies to provide scientific evidence of the impact that manufacturing changes may have on the safety, potency, and purity of human cellular and gene therapy products...
A form of gene therapy currently used to treat Parkinson’s disease may dramatically reduce alcohol use among chronic heavy drinkers, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and institutions across the country have found...
Sarepta Therapeutics announces FDA approval of ELEVIDYS, the first gene therapy to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. ELEVIDYS addresses the root genetic cause of Duchenne – mutations in the dystrophin gene that result in the lack of dystrophin protein – by delivering a gene that codes for a shortened form of dystrophin to muscle cells known as ELEVIDYS micro-dystrophin...
Providing an overview of the submissions process and examples of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) applications for Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD), a new article can help developers of gene therapies for rare genetic diseases...
A single dose gene therapy designed to correct the underlying genetic defect, eladocagene exuparvovec (also called Upstaza and made by PTC Therapeutics), is infused directly into the brain through a minimally invasive procedure – the first gene therapy to be administered in this way...
Non-clinical and clinical studies that evaluate pharmacokinetic (ADME) and toxicology characteristics are essential to determine cellular and gene therapy (CGT) product safety and efficacy. Studies on gene vector and transgene biodistribution (BD), gene expression, protein expression, viral shedding, vector integration...
Researchers report on the safety of a gene therapy to treat the common autosomal recessive hereditary disorder alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency in a new article in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy. In ATT deficiency, neutrophil proteases destroy the lung parenchyma, the portion of the lungs...
Avance offers a broad range of assay development services, including assay design, assay validation, sample testing, and technology transfer under GLP compliance to support IND-enabling and clinical studies. With decades of experience helping gene and cell therapy companies, Avance Biosciences™ has the...
Twice a year, the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) surveys the cell and gene therapy landscape and ARM’s initiatives to advance the sector and provide an update to their members, their stakeholders, and the public at large. While external conditions ebb and flow, the sector’s progress — in clinical milestones, regulatory developments, and patient impact — steadily advances...
bluebird bio has announced the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ZYNTEGLO® (betibeglogene autotemcel), also known as beti-cel, a one-time gene therapy custom-designed to treat the underlying genetic cause of beta‑thalassemia in adult and pediatric patients who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. “The FDA approval of ZYNTEGLO offers people with [...]
