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Doctors Perform Breakthrough FDA-Approved Gene Therapy on 13-Year-Old Boy – Gizmodo

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2018-03-21 NEWS

Gizmodo

Doctors Perform Breakthrough FDA-Approved Gene Therapy on 13-Year-Old Boy
Gizmodo
On Tuesday, a 13-year-old boy from New Jersey was at the center of medical history as he became the first person in the US to receive an FDA-approved gene therapy for an inherited disease. The event marks the beginning of a new era of medicine, one in
Teen undergoes revolutionary gene therapy procedureBoston Herald
Blind Boy Might Be Able to See Again After New Breakthrough Gene Therapy SurgeryNewsweek
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles treats first patient on the west coast using gene therapyEurekAlert (press release)
The Wall Street Transcript
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Immunotherapy Trials for Food Allergy Hold Strong Appeal for Parents
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — Two-thirds of surveyed caregivers felt that their child’s food allergy affected their own daily lives very much or extremely, according to a report in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Two-thirds of caregivers also expressed
New info available for allergy patientsValdosta Daily Times

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Boston Herald

Teen undergoes revolutionary gene therapy procedure
Boston Herald
The surgery involves injecting a copy of the missing gene underneath the retina. Comander said the effects won’t be obvious until about a month after the surgery. The treatment is called Luxturna and is made by Spark Therapeutics in Philadelphia. It
Doctors Perform Breakthrough FDA-Approved Gene Therapy on 13-Year-Old BoyGizmodo
Blind Boy Might Be Able to See Again After New Breakthrough Gene Therapy SurgeryNewsweek
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Treats First Patient on the West Coast Using Gene TherapyBusiness Wire (press release)
The Wall Street Transcript
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2018-03-21 NEWS

IAM (blog)

Industry report – IP trend evaluation – CAR T-cell therapy
IAM (blog)
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is transforming the way that cancer is treated. It is an innovative immunotherapy treatment which uses patients’ immune cells to target tumours. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy have long been the major

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2018-03-21 NEWS

IAM (blog)

Industry report – IP trend evaluation – CAR T-cell therapy
IAM (blog)
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is transforming the way that cancer is treated. It is an innovative immunotherapy treatment which uses patients’ immune cells to target tumours. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy have long been the major