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FDA announces first US gene therapy approval for cancer treatment – myfox8.com

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2017-09-03 NEWS

Trinidad & Tobago Express

FDA announces first US gene therapy approval for cancer treatment
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Each dose of Kymriah contains a patient’s own immune cells, which are sent to a lab to be genetically modified using a virus. This therapy — known as chimeric antigen receptor T–cell therapy, or CAR-T — gives the cells the ability to recognize and …
CAR–T cancer treatment*Trinidad & Tobago Express
FDA approves first ‘living drug’ for tough childhood leukemiaKTRK-TV
US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemiaWJHL
Telegraph.co.uk –The Pharma Letter (registration)
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2017-09-03 NEWS

OzarksFirst.com

FDA Approves New Cancer Treatment
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WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration approved a treatment that engineers a patient’s own blood cells to fight the illness. It’s the first type of gene therapy to hit the US market. It has already been used to treat children dying from leukemia …

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2017-09-03 NEWS

Telegraph.co.uk

US biotech Kite set to be first to launch one-time cancer gene therapy in Britain
Telegraph.co.uk
US biotech Kite is expected to be first out of the blocks in Britain to launch a one-time genetic treatment for a type of cancer, in a global market expected to hit $54bn (£41.6bn) in value. The first so-called CAR-T treatment, developed by Swiss giant …

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2017-09-03 NEWS

The CT Mirror

Kymriah, the First Gene Therapy, Arrives—With a $475000 Price Tag
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The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Kymriah was met with excitement for its potential—as well as concerns about the $475,000 cost of this breakthrough gene therapy treatment for a life-threatening form of childhood cancer. In July, an FDA …
Pioneering gene therapy gets green light — and $475000 priceThe CT Mirror
Has the Era of Gene Therapy Finally Arrived?Scientific American (blog)
First gene therapy that targets leukemia approved in the USKTIC
BioWorld Online –CNBC –KTRK-TV
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2017-09-03 NEWS

South Bend Tribune

South Bend man a ‘walking miracle’ after cancer treatment breakthrough
South Bend Tribune
If that FDA approval comes — and UCM is preparing for it to come very soon — UCM will have one of the only facilities in the Midwest certified to administer chimeric antigen receptor T-cell infusion, or CAR T-cell, a newer form of immunotherapy.

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2017-09-03 NEWS

South Bend Tribune

South Bend man benefits from cancer breakthrough
South Bend Tribune
If that FDA approval comes — and UCM is preparing for it to come very soon — UCM will have one of the only facilities in the Midwest certified to administer chimeric antigen receptor T-cell infusion, or CAR T-cell, a newer form of immunotherapy.