Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending June 24, 2022.
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.
Krystal Biotech has submitted a biologics license application for B-VEC (beremagene geperpavec), its gene therapy for the potential treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
The director of the Pediatric Hemophilia and Coagulation Disorders Program at CS Mott Children’s Hospital discussed common challenges with gene therapy clinical trials.
Celsion’s GEN-1, an IL-12 DNA plasmid vector, was determined to have a satisfactory safety profile and acceptable risk/benefit by an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) that has recommended dosing to continue.
The clinical professor of medicine, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCSF, discussed cilta-cel and upcoming cell therapies.
All children in the phase 3 SPR1NT study achieved the primary end point of independent sitting.
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Jeffrey Chamberlain, PhD, on the Import of Early Intervention in DMD
July 10th 2025The McCaw Endowed Chair of Muscular Dystrophy at University of Washington, discussed how comprehensive care for DMD patients involves early diagnosis, steroid treatment, consideration of mutation-specific therapies, and more.