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Fewer than 100 children are known to have ML4. Families spent nearly a decade building its first gene therapy trial

The ML4 Foundation says the FDA has allowed the first U.S. human trial of an AAV9 gene therapy for mucolipidosis type IV to proceed, opening clinical testing for an ultra-rare neurodegenerative disease with no approved disease-modifying therapy.

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Teva TEV-408 protects against gluten-induced intestinal damage in Phase 2a celiac trial

Teva’s TEV-408 met the primary endpoint in a 50-patient Phase 2a celiac disease trial, significantly reducing gluten-induced intestinal damage while also limiting inflammatory-cell increases and gastrointestinal symptoms.

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uniQure takes one-time Huntington’s gene therapy to FDA after pivotal regulatory turnaround

uniQure files AMT-130 for accelerated FDA approval after three-year Huntington’s disease data showed a 75% slowing in progression.

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Pyrotech doses first human with PTT-121 as GSDMD inhibitor enters clinical testing

Pyrotech Therapeutics has dosed the first participant in an 84-person Phase 1 study of PTT-121, an intravenous GSDMD inhibitor being developed initially for septic shock.

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BioMarin closes $275m Alesta deal to add first potential oral hypophosphatasia therapy

BioMarin Pharmaceutical has completed its acquisition of Alesta Therapeutics, adding Phase 1/2a candidate ALE1, an oral small molecule designed to target the metabolic abnormality driving hypophosphatasia.

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Verekitug moves toward pivotal trials as Upstream Bio targets quarterly dosing across two respiratory diseases

Upstream Bio sets Phase 3 plans for quarterly verekitug in severe asthma and CRSwNP after FDA discussions. See what the pivotal strategy means.

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One-time OCU410 gene therapy enters Phase 3 as Ocugen targets geographic atrophy treatment burden

Ocugen starts Phase 3 testing of one-time OCU410 gene therapy after a 31% reduction in geographic atrophy lesion growth in Phase 2.

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Remibrutinib clears pivotal multiple sclerosis tests with no liver safety signal as Novartis eyes approvals

Remibrutinib wins two Phase III multiple sclerosis trials as Novartis prepares global filings. See what the results mean for the BTK race.

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Envudeucitinib misses the 408-patient lupus trial. Why Alumis still wants a Phase 3 study

Alumis’ 408-patient LUMUS study missed its primary and secondary endpoints in systemic lupus erythematosus, but prespecified interferon-high patients showed stronger responses that the company intends to discuss with regulators.

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Ocugen doses first patient in Phase 3 OCU410 gene therapy trial for geographic atrophy

Ocugen has begun the 237-patient Phase 3 ArMaDa3 trial of OCU410, a one-time gene therapy for geographic atrophy after Phase 2 treatment reduced lesion growth by 31% at 12 months.

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