Before you read on, make sure you take a look at Pt. 1 of our interview, which goes over what PGAP3 is, Lucy's story, and the reasons behind why Zach and Geri…
Zach and Geri Landman are devoted parents and physicians – a pain specialist and pediatrician, respectively – committed to making the world a better place for those around them. They…
In normal development, genes are usually inherited in pairs - with one copy from the father and one inherited from the mother. When one copy of the TCF4 gene, which…
The FDA has just announced that they have lifted the temporary hold placed on pheNIX gene therapy. This gene therapy was created by Homology Medicine as an investigational treatment for…
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), only about 11% of patients are expected to survive more than five years…
In 2022, the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy took place from May 16th-19th. During the meeting, researchers and other stakeholders discussed the latest…
CureDuchenne is a nonprofit whose mission is to find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare progressive disease characterized by muscular degeneration. It is diagnosed in one individual…
PTC Therapeutics Inc. has just announced that their gene therapy called Upstaza has received a positive opinion from the EMA. After the therapy is ratified by the European Commission (EC),…
In Europe, Orphan Drug designation is granted to drugs or biologics intended to treat, diagnose, or prevent rare, life-threatening, or chronically debilitating conditions. For the European Union (EU), a “rare”…
A new treatment for Rett syndrome is officially being studied in humans in Canada, meaning Canadian patients may have a new, viable treatment option in the future. Called TSHA-102, this…
Many drugs, whether they are indicated for common or rare diseases, come at very high prices. Zynteglo, an investigational gene therapy for beta thalassemia, is most likely to stick to…
According to a recent article, at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in 2022, the importance of disease-modifying therapies for patients diagnosed with rare pediatric disorders was highlighted. Lisa…
According to information from the National Institute of Health, one in nine elderly people in the U.S. will be affected by Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A recent article in the Globe Newswire…
Celia Grace, a metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) patient from Alabama, has recently made history in Minnesota - and she's just five years old! Celia recently underwent an investigational gene therapy to…
Myrtelle Inc. has just announced that they have been granted three new designations from the FDA for their investigative gene therapy called rAAV-Olig001-ASPA. This therapy is being investigated as a…
According to a recent press release from Passage Bio, their investigational gene therapy for Krabbe disease, PBKR03, may be ready to move into the clinical trial stage of drug development.…
In August of 2021, Intellia Therapeutics of Cambridge and its partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals published a study reported in the Boston Globe, showing results of a single treatment using CRISPR-Cas9 technology.…
In January of this year, a University of Connecticut (UConn) team administered the world’s first infusion of a new gene therapy as part of a long-awaited clinical trial. According to…
Myrtelle, via Business Wire News, reports the completion of Phase 1/2 investigating its gene therapy for Canavan disease (CD) which they have now expanded to treat younger patients. Thus far,…
Tay-Sachs disease has escaped effective treatment since 1883 when an ophthalmologist names Warren Tay found small red spots in the back of the eyes of some infants. According to an…
In late January 2022, biopharmaceutical company BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. ("BridgeBio") shared via news release that the first patient had been dosed in the Phase 1/2 ADventure clinical trial. Within this…
According to a recent article, Dr. Jyoti K. Jaiswal shared his research pertaining to gene therapies to be used to treat limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B (LGMD2B). Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD)…
What do medication, vagus nerve stimulation, and low-carb ketogenic diets all have in common? Currently, these are all therapeutic options for those with Dravet syndrome. However, researchers and doctors believe…
According to a recent article, a new stem-cell-based gene therapy is showing promising results for treating beta (β)-thalassemia in a phase 1 clinical trial. Beta Thalassemia Beta thalassemia is a…
According to a recent article, a study shows that treatment with gene therapy reduces the need for patients with non-β0/ β0 genotype Beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia)to get transfusions. Beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia) Beta thalassemia…
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