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Gene therapy startup emerges with green light for first-of-its-kind trial

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Spun out of research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Vironexis claims it will be the first company to start a study testing a cancer drug delivered via the adeno-associated viruses commonly used in genetic medicines.

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Merck’s WINREVAIR Succeeds in Phase 3 Trial for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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Study Overview and Population The HYPERION study was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of WINREVAIR when used in combination with standard background therapy, compared to placebo, in adult patients recently diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension. It follows two earlier landmark studies: STELLAR and ZENITH.

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FDA Approves Label Updates for Bristol Myers Squibb Cell Therapies, Removes REMS

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FDA Approves Streamlined Monitoring Requirements and REMS Program Removal for Bristol Myers Squibb’s CAR T Cell Therapies Breyanzi and Abecma, Marking Milestone Toward Expanding Access to Cancer Treatment In a significant regulatory development, Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the U.S.

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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

They do not induce ‘graft versus host’ disease when transplanted for allogeneic therapy and there appears little sign of immune rejection. Peripheral blood NK cells have been used in allogeneic cancer therapies and shown to be safe. CAR-NK cell trials only commenced in 2017 and most are still recruiting patients.

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The Expansion of Cell Therapies in Asia-Pacific

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Cell and gene therapy (CGT) studies are rapidly gaining momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, fueled by growing patient demand and a thriving ecosystem of innovation. In China, the high incidence of solid tumors is driving an urgent need for advanced therapies, spurring the push for new treatment approaches.

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Natural killer cells: Looking good for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

They do not induce ‘graft versus host’ disease when transplanted for allogeneic therapy and there appears little sign of immune rejection. Peripheral blood NK cells have been used in allogeneic cancer therapies and shown to be safe. CAR-NK cell trials only commenced in 2017 and most are still recruiting patients.

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How to Prioritize Pediatric Populations in NASH Trials

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The number of pediatric patients diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is on the rise, yet there are currently no approved therapies to treat NAFLD and NASH in adult or pediatric populations. As therapies for the treatment of NASH in adult patients go this year to the U.S.

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