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First gene therapy that targets leukemia approved in the US – WJBD Online

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2017-09-02 NEWS

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First gene therapy that targets leukemia approved in the US
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Called “CAR-T cell therapy,” it is the first gene therapy to enter the U.S. market. Novartis Pharmaceuticals priced the one-time infusion at $475,000. However, the company said it would waive costs for patients who didn’t respond to the treatment

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2017-09-02 NEWS

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First gene therapy that targets leukemia approved in the US | KTIC …
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(NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark treatment that genetically modifies a patient’s blood cells to target and destroy …

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2017-09-02 NEWS

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First gene therapy that targets leukemia approved in the US
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Called “CAR-T cell therapy,” it is the first gene therapy to enter the U.S. market. Novartis Pharmaceuticals priced the one-time infusion at $475,000. However, the company said it would waive costs for patients who didn’t respond to the treatment

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2017-09-02 NEWS

Retraction Watch (blog)

Weekend reads: Publishing too much?; CRISPR doubts; Pharma in predatory journals
Retraction Watch (blog)
(Soumya Chatterjee, The News Minute); Scientists raise doubts about the validity of a high-profile Nature paper about using CRISPR gene editing in human embryos, suggesting that many of the embryos weren’t actually edited. (Paul Knopfler, The Niche