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Gene Therapies

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Pfizer’s Hemophilia A Gene Therapy Superior To Prophylaxis In Phase III

The company’s giroctocogene fitelparvovec, partnered with Sangamo, could compete with BioMarin’s hemophilia A gene therapy Roctavian, but longer-term data may be needed.

Gene Therapy Rare Diseases

Adverum, 4D Molecular Present Dueling Phase II Datasets In Wet AMD

The two biotechs each hope to offer an Eylea-sparing regimen to wet age-related macular degeneration patients with gene therapies that induce natural production of aflibercept.

Clinical Trials Gene Therapy

Cautious Optimism Greets Lexeo’s LX2006 For Friedreich’s Ataxia

The company’s shares fell amid debate over improvements in LVMI, but an analyst pointed out that they indicated the gene therapy has efficacy in Friedreich ataxia cardiomyopathy.

Clinical Trials Gene Therapy

uniQure Hopeful In Accelerated Approval Potential For Huntington’s Disease

The biotech announced updated interim Phase I/II data for its gene therapy AMT-130, showing statistically significant improvement compared with an external control.

Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

Beacon Eye Gene Therapy Efforts Buoyed By Cash Boost

In a major boost for the UK biotech sector, an impressive sum has been raised by Beacon Therapeutics to support its R&D activities in ophthalmic gene therapies.

Ophthalmic Financing

AnGes To Withdraw, Refile HGF Gene Therapy In Japan

If finally fully approved in its first indication, the HGF gene therapy could become a first-in-class therapy for PAD - but only after years of challenges in clinical trials.

Japan Gene Therapy

Quick Listen: Scrip's Five Must-Know Things

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: global CEO remuneration; another late-stage loss for Merch KgaA; deals shift to smaller M&A, partnering; Bayer’s Parkinson’s bets bear fruit; and India looks to innovate CAR-T models.

Clinical Trials Commercial

Intellia Becomes First To Show Potential For CRISPR Therapy Re-Dosing

The company presented data showing it is possible to safely and effectively re-dose its ATTR amyloidosis CRISPR/Cas9-based therapy.

Gene Therapy Cardiovascular

Bayer's Bets In Parkinson's Start To Bear Fruit

The German major is kicking off Phase II trials for a cell therapy and a gene therapy that could be gamechangers for the progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 10 million people worldwide.

Regenerative Medicine Clinical Trials

Conditional Global-First Nod For SanBio's Cell Therapy for TBI

SanBio’s lead cell therapy asset has been on a bumpy journey to its global-first approval and while a nod has now come in Japan in a high-need indication, a commercial launch is conditional on additional data to establish product equivalence and manufacturing consistency. 

Japan Regulation

As India Scales CAR-T Efforts, Can It Innovate Commercial Models?

As India seeks to build on early gains in CAR-T cell therapy, experts call for ecosystem reform and also the need to demonstrate value to payer models of large economies to potentially back international reimbursements.

Commercial India

Sarepta Obtains Broader DMD Label For Elevidys

The gene therapy is now approved for all ambulatory boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy ages 4 and older. The revised label also includes accelerated approval for non-ambulatory patients.

Approvals Gene Therapy

Roche Adds Ascidian’s RNA-Writing To Its Neurology Push

A first big pharma partnership for Ascidian, headed up by ex-Biogen research head Michael Ehlers, as the Swiss firm expands its gene editing and neuroscience efforts.

Deals StartUps and SMEs

Two Better Than One As Syncona Creates Spur

The merger of Freeline and SwanBio is establishing an entity with secure financing to advance their respective gene therapies for Gaucher’s disease and adrenomyeloneuropathy.

M & A Gene Therapy

Sarepta Retains DMD Gene Therapy Lead As Pfizer Stumbles

Pfizer’s Phase III CIFFREO study in DMD failed to meet primary and key secondary endpoints, likely removes it as a potential competitor to Sarepta’s Elevidys.

Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

New Promise, Looming Competition For DMD In China

With several new drugs progressing for the estimated 70,000 patients in China with DMD, a recent setback for Nippon Shinyaku's contender and progress for Chinese gene therapy developers are adding both uncertainty and likely competition in an untapped market with pressing medical need.

China Clinical Trials
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