April 16th 2025
A phase 1b showed promising results in lowering LDL in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and/or premature coronary artery disease.
Solid Biosciences Reports Positive Data from DMD Gene Therapy Trial
February 19th 2025Solid Biosciences’ gene therapy uses a shortened version of the dystrophin protein, which is engineered to mimic the key functions of full-length dystrophin and allows it be delivered more effectively to muscle cells.
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Gene Therapy’s Pipeline Has a Steady Flow of More Than 2,000 Candidates
January 31st 2025The majority are in the very early preclinical stage of development, but applications for regulatory approval have been submitted for 11 gene therapies worldwide, and 35 are in phase 3 trials, according to report delineating the gene therapy development landscape.
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Patients Express Concerns Over Costs, Risks of Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
December 12th 2024Research at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology evaluated patient and caregiver perspectives on gene therapies for sickle cell disease, which offer great potential but have had slow uptake.
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Gene Therapy for Rare Pediatric Brain Disease Shows Long-Term Benefit But Also Underscores Risks
October 18th 2024One of two new studies found most patients doing well six years after treatment. Another study found blood cancers in 17% of patients given the therapy using a slightly different protocol.
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