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‘Serial Killing’ Cell Therapy From Autolus Lands FDA Approval in Blood Cancer

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Autolus Therapeutics’ Aucatzyl is now FDA approved for treating advanced cases of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. While it goes after the same target as Gilead Sciences’ Tecartus, Autolus engineered its CAR T-therapy with properties that could improve safety, efficacy, and durability.

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FDA signs off on Adaptimmune's Tecelra as the first engineered cell therapy for a solid tumor

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Adaptimmune has won accelerated FDA approval | Adaptimmune has won accelerated FDA approval for Tecelra (afami-cel), a treatment for metastatic or unresectable synovial sarcoma which becomes the first engineered cell therapy for a solid tumor and the first new treatment in the indication in more than a decade.

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Adaptimmune’s FDA Approval Marks the First for an Engineered Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors

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The FDA approved Adaptimmune Therapeutics’ Tecelra as a treatment for advanced cases of synovial sarcoma. It’s the first engineered cell therapy approved for treating a solid tumor. The post Adaptimmune’s FDA Approval Marks the First for an Engineered Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors appeared first on MedCity News.

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Rhythm Pharma Drug Lowers BMI in Rare Form of Obesity Rooted in a Dysregulated Brain Pathway

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The engineered peptide drug is already approved for two genetically driven types of obesity. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals drug Imcivree met the body mass index reduction goals of a Phase 3 test in hypothalamic obesity, an acquired form of obesity stemming from dysregulation of the MC4R pathway in the hypothalamus.

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Chiesi Wins FDA Approval for First Drug to Treat Ultra-Rare Enzyme Deficiency

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Chiesi drug Lamzede is an engineered version of an enzyme that’s lacking in patients with the rare disease alpha-mannosidosis. FDA approval of the Chiesi drug comes about five years after European regulators authorized the product.

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FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys is now the first FDA-approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Elevidys is an engineered version of a gene intended to restore function lost to the mutation at the root of the inherited muscle disease.

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FDA Approval of RSV Drug Gives Infants and Toddlers Long-Lasting Protection

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AstraZeneca and Sanofi drug Beyfortus is now FDA approved for preventing respiratory problems from RSV infection in infants and toddlers. Antibody engineering enables the drug to last longer in the body, providing protective effects for potentially the entire RSV season.

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