CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access ...
The first gene therapies approved to treat sickle cell disease in December 2023 are struggling on the market. But there are glimpses of forward momentum as Vertex and Genetix Bio provide updates.
With the FDA expecting to approve 10–20 Cell and Gene Therapies (CGTs) annually by 2025, it is evident that the field will continue to hold immense commercial and medical opportunities. To harness ...
After teasing a new regulatory process for personalized genetic medicines at the end of last year, the FDA today unveiled draft guidance for an approval pathway that could see custom CRISPR therapies, ...
This article aims to explain the current landscape of cell therapy manufacturing, including its challenges and solutions.
Despite innovative new research, many cell and gene therapies do not make it all the way to the patients. Researchers and clinicians in Lund have now presented a new model for cooperation that will ...
Our viewpoint is that in cases of ultra rare diseases where there is no commercial model or opportunity for traditional forms of investment, access to gene therapies could be provided via a clinical ...
The special properties of methylcellulose foam could make it a vehicle for bedside genetic engineering, according to a proof-of-principle study from bioengineers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. In the ...
RNA therapeutics target translation rather than DNA, aiming to correct shared protein production errors. By enabling cells to read through premature stop codons, engineered tRNAs could restore ...
What Is Waskyra, and Why Does It Matter? Waskyra (etuvetidigene autotemcel) is a new gene therapy approved to treat Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS), a rare inherited condition that affects the immune ...
A single one-time gene therapy could free patients with α-thalassemia, a rare and debilitating blood disorder, from the burden of lifelong transfusions. A single one-time gene therapy could free ...