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PARIS – GenSight Biologics (Euronext: SIGHT, ISIN: FR0013183985, PEA-PME eligible), a biopharma company focused on developing and commercializing innovative gene therapies for retinal neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system disorders, today announced that the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) completed its third safety review of the ongoing PIONEER Phase I/II...
PARIS, France – GenSight Biologics (Euronext: SIGHT, ISIN: FR0013183985, PEA-PME eligible), a biopharma company focused on developing and commercializing innovative gene therapies for retinal neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system disorders, today announced the publication of an exploratory analysis aimed at identifying predictive factors of the final best-corrected visual acuity...
PARIS, France – GenSight Biologics (Euronext: SIGHT, ISIN: FR0013183985, PEA-PME eligible), a biopharma company focused on developing and commercializing innovative gene therapies for retinal neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system disorders, today announced that the Company’s gene therapy GS010/LUMEVOQ® has been granted regulatory authorizations for an Individual Patient Expanded Access in...
Paris, France – GenSight Biologics (Euronext: SIGHT, ISIN: FR0013183985, PEA-PME eligible), a biopharma company focused on discovering and developing innovative gene therapies for retinal neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system disorders, today reported that Leber Hereditary Optical Neuropathy (LHON) subjects treated with LUMEVOQ® continued to experience significantly improved vision four...
Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) today announced that it has detected a virus that impairs cell growth in one of six bioreactors at its Allston Landing manufacturing facility. The company has decided to temporarily interrupt bulk production at the plant to sanitize the facility. Genzyme is collaborating with regulatory agencies as...
ATLANTA, GA – GeoVax Labs Inc., a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies and vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, today announced the closure of patient enrollment for the Phase 1/2 clinical study evaluating Gedeptin® in patients suffering from advanced head and neck cancer. Kelly McKee, MD, MPH, GeoVax’s Chief Medical Officer,...
Meerbusch, Germany – Biologics are more effective at treating adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) than are glucocorticoids or conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to a new retrospective study. Half of the patients treated with first-line biologic DMARDs achieved sustained, event-free remission compared with 12% of patients in the conventional therapy...
Waltham, MA – A small study of 15 patients published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine provides strong evidence of the therapeutic potential of CD19 CAR-T therapies in autoimmune disorders. The study, conducted in Germany, enrolled patients who had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), idiopathic inflammatory...
FOSTER CITY, Calif. – Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, today announced the publication of data from the IMbark Phase 2 clinical trial in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in a paper entitled, “Randomized, Single-Blind, Multicenter Phase II Study of Two Doses of Imetelstat in Relapsed or...
Arlington, Texas – A multidisciplinary team of researchers that included 14 graduate students from The University of Texas at Arlington has created a new framework to provide optimal personalized treatment options for individuals with esophageal cancer. “Esophageal cancer is an unusually diverse disease with many heterogeneities and cancerous origins, which...