Neurogene Sponsors Invitae’s No-Charge Genetic Testing Program for Suspected Lysosomal Disease Patients
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Neurogene Sponsors Invitae’s No-Charge Genetic Testing Program for Suspected Lysosomal Disease Patients

According to a press release from American biotechnology company Neurogene, the Company has kicked off a sponsorship of Invitae Corporation's "Detect Lysosomal Storage Diseases" program, which will offer genetic testing…

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Bladder Cancer Drug That Received Accelerated Approval Shows Even Stronger Findings in Later Study

According to a publication from Medscape, the first ever drug targeted for bladder cancer has shown even more impressive results in post-approval study. Erdafitinib was approved on an accelerated basis…

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FDA Grants Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation to Experimental Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Drug
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FDA Grants Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation to Experimental Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Drug

According to a press release from the British-American biopharmaceutical company Orchard Therapeutics, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted OTL-103, the Company's experimental Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome drug, Regenerative Medicine…

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Immunocore and Pulse Infoframe Lend Support to International Uveal Melanoma Patient Registry
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Immunocore and Pulse Infoframe Lend Support to International Uveal Melanoma Patient Registry

According to a press release from British biotechnology company Immunocore, the Company has partnered with Pulse Infoframe (a Canadian data analytics company) to support the development of an international database…

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Researchers Continue Search for Role of Type-1 Interferon Pathway in Rheumatic Disease
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Researchers Continue Search for Role of Type-1 Interferon Pathway in Rheumatic Disease

According to a publication from the Rheumatologist, past studies have suggested that type 1 interferons may play a significant role in determining susceptibility to several classic connective tissue diseases. Although…

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Otezla Receives FDA Approval for Treatment of Oral Sores that Characterize Behçet’s Disease

According to a press release from American biotechnology company Celgene Corporation, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the Company's drug Otezla (generic name apremilast) for the treatment…

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Apellis Pharmaceuticals Launches Program Investigating Potential of APL-9 for Preventing AAV Resistance in Gene Therapy
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Apellis Pharmaceuticals Launches Program Investigating Potential of APL-9 for Preventing AAV Resistance in Gene Therapy

According to a press release from the Kentucky-based Apellis Pharmaceuticals, the Company has initiated a program to investigate the use of APL-9, an investigational drug, in gene therapies that involve…

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European Medicines Agency Grants Experimental Cystic Fibrosis Drug Orphan Drug Designation
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European Medicines Agency Grants Experimental Cystic Fibrosis Drug Orphan Drug Designation

According to a press release from Aridis Pharmaceuticals, the Company has received Orphan Drug designation from the European Medicines Agency for its experimental cystic fibrosis-related lung infection treatment AR-501. The…

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Launches Trio of Enzyme Replacement Therapies in India to Treat Lysosomal Storage Disorders
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Launches Trio of Enzyme Replacement Therapies in India to Treat Lysosomal Storage Disorders

According to a press release from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company published by For Press Release, the Company has launched a collection of enzyme replacement therapies for use in the treatment of…

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First-of-its-Kind Study of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 4J to Begin at UT Southwestern Med Center
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First-of-its-Kind Study of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 4J to Begin at UT Southwestern Med Center

According to a publication from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, the first patient has been enrolled in the first ever natural history study of type 4J Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Study collaborators — biotechnology company…

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First Patient Dosed in Phase 3 Study of Experimental Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Drug
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First Patient Dosed in Phase 3 Study of Experimental Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Drug

According to a press release from the San Francisco-based FibroGen, Inc., the first patient has been dosed in the Company's phase 3 clinical study of the experimental drug pamrevlumab for…

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Boston Children’s Hospital Studying Gene Therapy’s Potential for Treating CPVT Arrhythmia
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Boston Children’s Hospital Studying Gene Therapy’s Potential for Treating CPVT Arrhythmia

According to a publication from Fierce Biotech, researchers from Boston Children's Hospital have created a new gene therapy technique they believe could provide benefits to patients with inherited forms of…

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Rare Disease Patients in Uttar Pradesh Forced to Abandon Treatment Amid Funding Crisis
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Rare Disease Patients in Uttar Pradesh Forced to Abandon Treatment Amid Funding Crisis

According to a publication from ET Healthworld, some 21 rare disease patients in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh are still awaiting governmental financial assistance to which they are legally…

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Experimental Netherton Syndrome Treatment Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from FDA
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Experimental Netherton Syndrome Treatment Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from FDA

According to a press release from LifeMax Laboratories, Inc., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the Company's experimental Netherton syndrome drug LM-030 (licensed from Novartis) Rare Pediatric Disease…

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Alberta Diabetes Institute to Study Use of Anti-Obesity Drug in Alström and Bardet-Biedl Patients
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Alberta Diabetes Institute to Study Use of Anti-Obesity Drug in Alström and Bardet-Biedl Patients

According to a publication from EurekAlert, a clinical trial of setmelanotide, an experimental anti-obesity drug, is set to begin soon at the Alberta Diabetes Institute (of the University of Alberta).…

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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Drug Candidate
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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Drug Candidate

According to a press release from the New Jersey-based biotechnology company Cellectar Biosciences, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted "Fast Track" designation to the Company's experimental diffuse large…

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Avrobio’s Experimental Fabry Disease Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Early Trials
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Avrobio’s Experimental Fabry Disease Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Early Trials

According to a press release from the Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Avrobio, Inc., clinical tests of the Company's experimental Fabry disease gene therapy, AVR-RD-01, have yielded impressive preliminary results. Though the…

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New Research Suggests “Nonsense” RNA Segment Might Play Important Role in Ankylosing Spondylitis
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New Research Suggests “Nonsense” RNA Segment Might Play Important Role in Ankylosing Spondylitis

According to a publication from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, a recent study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders suggests that LINC00311, a lengthy RNA molecule, is over-expressed in individuals with ankylosing spondylitis.…

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Researchers Ask Hemophilia Patients to Evaluate Their Quality of Life on Study Questionnaire
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Researchers Ask Hemophilia Patients to Evaluate Their Quality of Life on Study Questionnaire

According to a publication from Hemophilia News Today, an international team of researchers with members from France and the United Kingdom recently conducted a study of over 100 hemophilia patients…

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