In a landmark decision that could reshape the landscape of medicine and treatment, the United Kingdom has granted approval for the first-ever CRISPR therapy, Casgevy. This groundbreaking development marks a significant stride in the field of genetic medicine and opens up new possibilities for treating a range of...
eGenesis announced long-term survival data from a proof-of-concept study evaluating engineered porcine donor kidneys transplanted into a cynomolgus macaque model. This dataset will support advancement of the company’s lead candidate for kidney transplant, EGEN-2784, toward clinical development...
LEXEO Therapeutics will use the net proceeds from this offering to advance the clinical development of cardiac and neurological disease gene therapies. LEXEO Therapeutics, in its SEC filing, said it intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with their existing cash, to advance the clinical development of LX2006, LX2020 and LX1001...
Artiva Biotherapeutics announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company’s Investigational New Drug application for AlloNK®, in combination with rituximab for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with active lupus nephritis...
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...
In a promising form of immunotherapy known as CAR T-cell (chimeric antigen receptor) therapy, the patient’s T cells are engineered to better recognize and attack antigens on the surface of cancer cells. In treatments currently approved for use in battling lymphoma and leukemia...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lantidra, the first allogeneic (donor) pancreatic islet cellular therapy made from deceased donor pancreatic cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Lantidra is approved for the treatment of adults with type 1 diabetes who are unable to approach target glycated hemoglobin (average blood glucose levels) because of current...
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...
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...
