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It’s been almost a decade since the release of the first stunning data on a cell therapy that battled blood cancer by genetically altering a patient’s own white blood cells to attack it. Many years and billions of dollars in mergers and acquisitions later, CAR-T is still used mostly as a last resort. Could new clinical trials that are about to report out in full change that?
Assays that measure neutralizing antibodies (NAb) have become an essential part of the development process for many gene therapeutics. When these NAb assays are used to determine eligibility for treatment, there are heightened regulatory concerns.
There is no doubt that the advanced therapies sector is growing at an exponential rate. According to a recently published 2021 Report by ARM (Alliance for Regenerative Medicine), the sector has raised $14.1B in financing in the first half of 2021 which is already 71% of what was raised in all of 2020. In addition, there are over 2,600 advance therapy clinical trials being conducted with 264 of those trails being Phase 3 trials and another 1,500 being Phase 2 trials.
Cell and gene therapies present tremendous clinical and humanistic opportunity to change the course of disease but also present several unique aspects that differ from more traditional therapies. These differences will impact how innovators develop evidence and manufacture and distribute products. Payers also need to adapt how they assess value, make coverage decisions, and manage reimbursement.
High prescription drug prices continue to be of concern at the federal level. Despite proposed changes to drug pricing policy by the administration and HHS, industry experts question whether any significant changes will occur in the near future. Precision’s Ryan Cox and Erin Lopata weigh in on the factors contributing to the uncertainty about drug policy pricing changes.
Specialty drugs make up the bulk of the pharma pipeline. These drugs continue to come onto the market with higher and higher price tags, so employers should become more familiar with these therapies in order to properly manage them. Precision’s Erin Lopata and Jorge Font weigh in on the other considerations beyond cost that employers need to know for managing specialty drugs.
Building an advanced therapeutic manufacturing facility is complex and highly customized. In this webinar, a panel of industry experts discuss the challenges faced when building a cutting-edge cell therapy manufacturing facility from build-out to operational readiness and share key insights into their company’s approach to mitigating risk under accelerated timelines.
The promise of cell-based immunotherapy is giving hope to patients around the globe living with devastating disease; but the future of the cell therapy industry is still unclear. This panel discussion co-hosted by Precision for Medicine and Precision ADVANCE will feature key insights and discussion from advanced therapy leaders on the pros and cons of developing Autologous and Allogeneic cell therapies.
As more high-cost drugs, including one-time gene therapies, come onto the market, employers are considering implementing a variety of contracting models to make sure their employees have access to these agents. Precision’s Jorge Font and Erin Lopata explore these innovative new approaches, as well as the challenges in executing them.