The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fast-tracked a promising new gene therapy, KB707, which is inhaled as a fine mist for the targeted treatment of advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung ...

A research team led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists has developed a new strategy to engineer immune cells ...

A first-of-its-kind inhalable gene therapy for lung cancer that genetically modifies people’s lung cells has been fast-tracked towards potential approval after promising clinical trial results. “Very ...

A new method for safely inserting large chunks of DNA into genomes has now measured up in mice, potentially paving the way ...

SEATTLE — Some of our most challenging health conditions result from genetic disorders like sickle cell disease and certain cancers. Gene therapy is revolutionizing how they're treated, and the Fred ...

Gene editing refers to the precise alteration of an organism's DNA sequence at a specific locus. In cancer treatment, this technology is leveraged to modify the genetic makeup of cancer cells, either ...

Researchers in the lab of Hans-Peter Kiem, MD, PhD, at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have devised a method that could one day treat genetic hematologic disorders by correcting how the body makes blood ...

The special properties of methylcellulose foam could make it a vehicle for bedside genetic engineering, according to a proof-of-principle study from bioengineers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. In the ...

Precision Oncology 2.0: Guiding Magic Bullets With Expression-Based Liquid Biopsy For those who treat children with CALD, there has been a general approach to recommending treatments, 18 influenced by ...

Some of the most expensive drugs currently in use are gene therapies to treat specific diseases, and their high cost limits their availability for those who need them. Part of the reason for the cost ...