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U.S. FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Riliprubart for Treating Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

The Pharma Data

FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Solid Organ Transplantation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to riliprubart , an investigational immunology therapy developed by Sanofi, for the treatment of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in solid organ transplantation.

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2025 Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to pioneers of CAR T-cell therapy

Broad Institute

Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, a groundbreaking form of personalized cancer immunotherapy that turns T cells into tumor killers and has led to durable remissions in tens of thousands of patients with previously incurable blood cancers.

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Sarepta Strengthens ELEVIDYS Safety Measures for Non-Ambulatory Duchenne Patients

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Sarepta’s team is exploring adding sirolimus — a well-established immunosuppressive medication — to the regimen in a way that might enable a greater degree of control over the patient’s immune response.

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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

Codon

The experience showed me that new therapies are needed not only to meet the targets laid out by the End TB Strategy but also to prevent drug resistance from negating the effectiveness of current therapeutics. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug library, some of which inhibit E. tuberculosis.

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A Visual Guide to Genome Editors

Codon

The treatment, now known as Casgevy, became the first CRISPR-based therapy to gain FDA approval, in 2023. The core of the CRISPR immune response is a guide RNA (gRNA) that binds to a CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein. Collectively, these repeat-protospacer regions are known as CRISPR arrays.

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New insights into the role of viral capsids in gene therapy safety

Drug Target Review

Viral vectors have been crucial in transforming the gene therapy landscape due to their natural ability to infect cells. 1 In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first AAV-based gene replacement therapy (Luxturna), for Leber congenital amaurosis type 2.

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Kala Gets the Greenlight from FDA for Dry Eye Disease Treatment

The Pharma Data

EYSUVIS is the first FDA-approved corticosteroid specifically for dry eye disease treatment. The corticosteroid then works to relieve swelling, redness and itching by targeting the immune response that drives dry eye disease flares. . Over-the-counter treatments fail due to the body’s natural protective system.