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November 06, 2024
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VIDEO: Single ABBV-RGX-314 treatment stabilizes diabetic retinopathy at 1 year

INDIANAPOLIS — A single in-office treatment of ABBV-RGX-314 was well-tolerated and improved severity of diabetic retinopathy, according to 1-year study results presented at Academy 2024.

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November 05, 2024
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FDA clears investigational new drug application for wet AMD gene therapy

The FDA granted investigational drug clearance to HG202, a CRISPR/Cas13Y RNA-editing therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release from HuidaGene.

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October 28, 2024
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VIDEO: Nanoscope Therapeutics shares status update

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Sam Barone, MD, of Nanoscope Therapeutics discusses the mutation-agnostic gene therapy MCO-010.

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October 17, 2024
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High dose of novel PD gene therapy linked to improved outcomes at 26 weeks

Topline data from a phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease showed that a higher dose of the medication significantly improved disease-specific and quality of life measures by week 26.

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October 15, 2024
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VIDEO: ANA presentations focus on AI, gene-based therapies

In this video, Alokkumar Jha, PhD, MSc, BE, spoke with Healio about key presentations from the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

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October 11, 2024
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Gene therapy benefits boys with rare brain disease, but hematologic cancer remains a risk

Bluebird Bio’s lentiviral vector gene therapy Skysona met its primary efficacy endpoint of survival without major functional disability in 81% of boys with early cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, a recent analysis showed.

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October 04, 2024
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Consensus statement helps assess patient readiness for gene therapy in sickle cell disease

Patient readiness will greatly affect the success of gene therapy for sickle cell disease at the individual and collective levels, according to a consensus statement published in JAMA Network Open.

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September 05, 2024
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VIDEO: ASRS meeting highlights gene therapy advancements in AMD

In this video, Barbara Blodi, MD, discusses advancements in gene therapy for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration.

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August 20, 2024
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VIDEO: Safety data encouraging for 4D-150 in patients with wet AMD

In this video, Donald J. D’Amico, MD, discusses data from the phase 1/2 PRISM trial of 4D-150 in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

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August 16, 2024
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VIDEO: Ixo-vec may reduce need for anti-VEGF injections in wet AMD

In this video, Donald J. D’Amico, MD, discusses data from the phase 2 LUNA trial of Ixo-vec intravitreal gene therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

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