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Cartherics grants licence for CTH-004 to Shunxi

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CTH-004 is developed by genetically altering patient T cells for inserting a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to target a marker (TAG-72) on ovarian cancer cells and delete genes which are involved in T cell function suppression. Additionally, both the companies will share CTH-004 pre-clinical and clinical data in future.

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Revolutionizing Medicine and Public Health: The Emergence of Big Data in Healthcare

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Big Data in healthcare refers to the vast amount of data that is continuously expanding and cannot be efficiently stored or processed using traditional tools. Within the healthcare sector, structured data includes demographic details, vital indicators (like, height, weight, blood pressure, blood glucose).

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NICE reaches a deal with Roche on access to oral SMA drug Evrysdi

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Roche’s oral treatment Evrysdi for the rare genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will be made available on the NHS in England, after NICE reached a three-year access agreement with the company. million price tag make it is the most expensive treatment ever approved for NHS funding.

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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

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Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies are the only genetically modified cell therapies to have received regulatory approval, and they are currently utilised in relapsed/refractory settings. Combining data from all markets, efficacy-related needs were identified as the most important unmet needs category.

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bluebird bio to split into oncology and gene therapy specialists

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Under the plans the company’s rare disease drugs will remain under the aegis of bluebird with current genetic disease president Andrew Obenshain taking the reins as CEO. million price tag. Meanwhile the as-yet unnamed oncology company will spin off under the leadership of bluebird’s current chief executive Nick Leschly.

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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Here, Richard Staines reports on phase I/II data unveiled at the American Society of Hematology conference that supports further clinical development of inobrodib in multiple myeloma and other blood cancers. Oral therapy data presented at ASH. Oral therapy data presented at ASH. CellCentric, a U.K-based

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Zynteglo halt re-ignites viral vector safety concerns; analysts

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If a causal link is shown, it could have “significant ramifications” on the use of lentiviral vectors, a type of self-inactivating virus that underpins both approved cell therapies like Novartis’ CAR-T Kymriah as well as a host of experimental therapies that involve genetic manipulation of cells. million in Europe.