Cell and gene therapies have gone through a growth spurt in the last decade. According to data from the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), during the first three quarters of 2020, regenerative medicine research and development broke records at nearly $16 billion in global financing. From the treatment of knee injuries to osteoarthritis, certain cancers and even muscular dystrophy, advances in gene and cell therapies have definitely caught the attention of medical professionals, and for good reason. Cell and Gene Therapies Account for a Large Portion of Therapeutic Market Share…
ELISpot is a method commonly used to detect cellular immune responses to viral vector-based gene therapies. We take a closer look at how the industry is working to harmonize best practices for developing & validating ELISpot assays for gene therapy development.
The concept of using pre-existing immunogenicity as an exclusion criteria for gene therapy clinical trials is changing. BioAgilytix’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Jim McNally, explores why.
A recent study using triple-edited ‘NYCE’ cells shows the possibilities of multiplex genome editing to effectively treat complex diseases like some cancers. We explore the promising results.
It's a common misconception that all aspects of cell & gene therapy research and development are excluded from CLIA oversight. We take a closer look at testing and when CLIA requirements apply.
A new clinical trial by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the treatment of SCID-X1 highlights a major advancement in gene therapy safety over recent years, in this case spurred by scientists who were courageous enough to push forward the development of safer vectors to overcome serious adverse events (SAEs) that were resulting from the previous generation of gene therapies developed for SCID-X1.
The first in-human in vivo clinical trial using CRISPR-Cas9 is now open for enrollment; we take a closer look at this genome editing technology to understand its promising benefits as well as the potential challenges of anti-Cas9 immunity.
The recent approval of Zynteglo further builds credibility to the specific and emerging class of cell therapies engineered via “ex vivo” gene therapy. We explain how these cell-based gene therapies work, and how they lend themselves to a host of translatable techniques for future therapeutic candidates.
The webinar I recently hosted with my colleague Lydia Michaut explored key challenges and trends in the immunogenicity assessment of gene therapy compounds. This recap highlights the critical questions that were answered.
The FDA recently approved the first gene therapy for pediatric patients with SMA, signifying a major step forward for the therapeutic field as a whole. To continue this progress, it is important that we understand the key principles and events in gene therapy’s history that have led us to where we are today.
