Neurology

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, a professor of neurology and the clinical research director of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Multiple Sclerosis Center discussed the need for randomized-control trials for CAR-T in lupus and other autoimmune diseases.

Catch up on the latest news, breakthroughs, and announcements from biotechnology companies making advancements in cell and gene therapies.

The McCaw Endowed Chair of Muscular Dystrophy at University of Washington discussed his research career with muscular dystrophies.

The positive DSMB recommendation came after no participants were found to experience any serious adverse events from the therapy.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, a professor of neurology and the clinical research director of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Multiple Sclerosis Center discussed the hypothesis behind research on the use of CAR-T for multiple sclerosis.

The professor of microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics at UCLA discussed how a better understanding of treatment impact on a cellular level could help improve future gene therapy approaches.

Welcome to CGTLive®’s Weekly Rewind! We’ve compiled 5 highlights from this week’s coverage of advances in gene and cell therapies, including FDA actions, notable research, and interviews with experts across the field.

The deputy director, Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation, NCATS, NIH, discussed initiatives including the BGTC and the platform vector gene therapy project.

The Lichtenstein professor of neurology at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed talks from a session on dysfunction and trafficking at the 2024 MDA Conference.

The lead of preclinical research at Amylyx Pharmaceuticals discussed the literature supporting AMX0114’s target and its upcoming trial design.

Cohort 1, which originally was set to enroll only 5 patients, has been expanded to allow for the inclusion of 8 patients in total.

Taysha Gene Therapies also announced additional updates on the TSHA-102 program for both adolescent adult patients and pediatric patients.

The postdoctoral scholar at University of California – Irvine discussed his research looking at TDP-43 and alternative polyadenylation in neuronal cells.

Catch up on the latest news, breakthroughs, and announcements from biotechnology companies making advancements in cell and gene therapies.

The director of the Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research at Boston Children’s Hospital discussed investigations into liver toxicity and deaths after AT132 gene therapy.

The data comes from 7 patients treated in the phase 1/2 IGNITE-DMD study (NCT03368742).

The deputy director, Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation, NCATS, NIH, discussed initiatives including the BGTC and the platform vector gene therapy project.

The real-world data, which includes patients who received Zolgensma before and after tracheostomy, comes from the noninterventional RESTORE registry (NCT04174157).

The Lichtenstein professor of neurology at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine discussed the role of organelle transport in neuromuscular diseases such as CMT.

The phase 3b SMART trial included 24 patients in total who each weighed from 8.5 kg to 21 kg at the time of treatment.

RGX-202 delivers a slightly larger form of microdystrophin than other gene therapies, including the CT domain of dystrophin.

The lead scientist at Percheron Therapeutics discussed how ATL1102 could target inflammation as a secondary cause of muscle damage in DMD.

The clinical research director of the UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center discussed the difference between developing targeted therapies for well-understood diseases like SCD and less well-understood diseases like MS.

Catch up on any of the key FDA news stories you may have missed last month, with coverage highlights from the CGTLive® team.

Catch up on any of the key data updates you may have missed last month, with coverage highlights from the CGTLive™ team.

Welcome to CGTLive®’s Weekly Rewind! We’ve compiled 5 highlights from this week’s coverage of advances in gene and cell therapies, including FDA actions, notable research, and interviews with experts across the field.

In observance of Rare Disease Day 2024, the vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Muscular Dystrophy Association discussed advocacy and policy progress regarding rare neuromuscular diseases.

BioRestorative has submitted an IND amendment to compare BRTX-100 to sham injection instead of saline injection.

In observance of Rare Disease Day, held this year on February 29, catch up on some of the latest data updates from clinical trials for rare diseases.

Catch up on the latest news, breakthroughs, and announcements from biotechnology companies making advancements in cell and gene therapies.