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First-of-its-kind cell therapy approved by FDA for rare soft tissue cancer

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Adaptimmune’s Tecelra is the first TCR cell therapy to reach market and, at $727,000, is also the priciest cellular medicine for cancer in the U.S.

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Orchard sells to Kyowa Kirin in gene therapy buyout

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Kyowa will pay nearly $400 million to acquire Orchard, which sells the gene therapy Libmeldy in Europe but has struggled to find paths to market for other experimental treatments.

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Pfizer’s hemophilia B gene therapy inches closer to regulatory approval

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The treatment could become Pfizer’s first marketed gene therapy, an area the pharma has poured significant resources into in recent years.

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Pfizer stops selling hemophilia gene therapy, citing weak demand

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Pfizer’s decision to halt further marketing of Beqvez is further sign of the sparse patient interest in gene therapies for the bleeding condition.

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New cell therapy model accelerates cancer treatment development

Drug Target Review

In the rapidly advancing field of cell therapies, Dr Jason Bock has emerged as a leader, known for his innovative approach to optimising the development process. With over 25 years of experience in therapeutics, Bock has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of cell therapies, particularly through his work at CTMC.

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2seventy bio, Bluebird’s cell therapy spinout, sells to Bristol Myers for less than $300M

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The deal ends 2Seventy’s short run as an independent company, during which it restructured, sold off research and lost nearly all of its market value.

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5 FDA decisions to watch in the third quarter

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Multibillion-dollar buyouts from Bristol Myers Squibb and Gilead could yield new drugs for brain and liver diseases, while a new cell therapy may reach market.

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