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First gene therapy — ‘a true living drug’ — on the cusp of FDA approval – Chicago Tribune

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2017-07-13 NEWS

Chicago Tribune

First gene therapy — ‘a true living drug’ — on the cusp of FDA approval
Chicago Tribune
If cleared by the FDA, it would be the first gene therapy approved in the United States. But unlike traditional gene therapy, the new treatment doesn’t replace disease-causing genes with healthy ones. Instead, it uses technology to reprogram immune
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FDA Panel OKs First Gene Therapy For LeukemiaWebMD
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Asbestos.com

Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Combines Immunotherapy Drugs
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Tanvetyanon is the principal investigator of a much-anticipated phase II clinical trial involving an immunotherapy drug combination with considerable potential for extending survival. “This is exciting. We now can offer something with realistic hope

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Asbestos.com

Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Combines Immunotherapy Drugs
Asbestos.com
Tanvetyanon is the principal investigator of a much-anticipated phase II clinical trial involving an immunotherapy drug combination with considerable potential for extending survival. “This is exciting. We now can offer something with realistic hope

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2017-07-13 NEWS

Benefits of Using Droplet Digital PCR for Measuring Immunotherapy …
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New research demonstrating the clinical potential of Bio-Rad ‘s Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology to measure patient response to immunotherapy was …

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Drug Discovery & Development

FDA Panel Recommends Approval for Novartis CART Cell Therapy
Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee unanimously voted to recommend approval for CTL019, an experimental cancer drug that belongs to a class of drugs called CAR T-cell therapies, which is a form of …
FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Approval for Novartis’ CAR T-Cell Therapy CTL019Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
CART gene therapy for leukemia clears FDA hurdleCBS News
Novartis’ stellar CART efficacy data steamrolls safety doubts to power landmark cancer therapy toward approvalFierceBiotech
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Fortune

Going to the Wall Against Cancer and Apathy
Fortune
It’s to prioritize immunotherapy, which uses the immune system against cancer. Ideally it can ultimately supersede chemotherapy, radiation, and most surgeries as well as recurrences and secondary cancers, such as Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts’s, …