Gene Therapy in Patients with DMD Demonstrates Outstanding Preliminary Results
June 22nd 2018Positive preliminary results from the Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc phase 1/2a gene therapy clinical trial assessing AAVrh74.MHCK7.micro-Dystrophin vector in individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) indicate outstanding promise.
Gilteritinib Proves Promising for the Treatment of FLT3mut + Acute Myeloid Leukemia
June 8th 2018Planned analyses of phase 3 trial of gilteritinib as a maintenance therapy after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 internal tandem duplication (FLT3-ITD) mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
FDA Accepts IND Application for BIVV003, a Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
May 16th 2018The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Bioverativ's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for BIVV003, a gene-edited cell therapy candidate for the treatment of people with sickle cell disease.
First Hemophilia A Patient in Phase 1/2 Study Dosed with Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec
May 15th 2018The first patient has been dosed in aphase 1/2 study (BMN 270-203) evaluating the investigational gene therapy, valoctocogene roxaparvovec, in severe hemophilia A patients with pre-existing AAV5 antibodies.