BioSpace News Archive

FDA

FDA Formalizes Celyad CAR-T Trial Hold while Risks Evaluated

Belgium-based Celyad Oncology voluntarily paused a clinical trial with Merck after two deaths. Getting CAR T therapies to work in solid tumors has proven to be a difficult challenge.

March 2, 2022
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

COVID-19, Manufacturing Challenges Trip up Finch’s C. Difficile Trial

The FDA asked Finch to pause enrollment for the trial on CP101 in recurrent C. difficile infection, pending details on how SARS-CoV-2 donor samples will be shipped to the vendor.

March 2, 2022
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Vanessa Doctor, RN
Drug Development

Clinical Trials Paused in Russia as Conflict Hits Day 7

First Moscow State Medical University has paused recruiting new patients for its ongoing clinical trials following a disruption in the university’s ability to receive clinical trial samples.

March 2, 2022
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Hayley Shasteen
Drug Development

LEXEO Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s Shows Early Promise

LEXEO Therapeutics has announced positive initial data from its Phase I/II trial of LX1001, a gene therapy intended for the treatment of APOE4 homozygous Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

March 2, 2022
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Hayley Shasteen
Business

Merck’s Gerberding to Lead Foundation for the National Institutes of Health

Dr. Julie L. Gerberding, Merck’s chief patient officer and executive vice president of population health and sustainability, is retiring from Merck after 12 years.

March 2, 2022
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Gene Therapy Trials for Sickle Cell Disease Hold Hope for Durable Effects

Recent gene therapy research has created a durable response in terms of producing normally-shaped red blood cells and reducing the pain of sickle cell disease.

March 2, 2022
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Gail Dutton
Plasma Sterilizers Market: The low-temperature plasma sterilizers segment is projected to account for a leading market share by 2025

Plasma, often referred to as the fourth state of matter, is an ionized or energized gas with an equal number of positive and negative charges.

March 2, 2022
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Global Surgical Stapling Devices Growth Market Analysis: New Technological Advancement and Upcoming Opportunity

Surgical stapling devices or surgical staplers are occupying an increasingly crucial role in surgeries, particularly for complex ones such as gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and bariatric procedures.

March 2, 2022
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Neurointerventional Devices Market: Rising prevalence of ischemic stroke and brain aneurysm is boosting the global market

Neurointerventional radiology or neurovascular intervention is a relatively new medical specialty that utilizes minimally invasive endovascular techniques for the treatment of vascular diseases of the brain.

March 2, 2022
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Laparoscopic Insufflators Market: The hospitals segment is projected to account for a significant market share

Laparoscopic insufflator is a surgical device used during a laparoscopic surgery to insufflate gases into the peritoneal cavity to produce pneumoperitoneum.

March 2, 2022
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