China’s fast, low-cost gene and cell therapy testing boom draws Western interest

China clinical trials; gene therapy; cell therapy; advanced therapy medicinal products; ATMP regulation China 2025; shortened clinical trial review; cheap clinical trials; Western biotech in China; NMPA CDE reforms; novel therapies testing

FDA Signals Higher Efficacy Bar for New CAR‑T Cancer Therapies

FDA; CAR-T; chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy; oncology; regulatory standards; superiority trials; randomized controlled trials; overall survival; hematologic malignancies; cell and gene therapy

UniQure restates FDA’s negative feedback on Huntington’s trial; Neurimmune expands AstraZeneca alliance

UniQure; AMT-130; FDA feedback; external control group; gene therapy; Neurimmune; AstraZeneca; neurodegeneration; antibody collaboration; licensing deal; biopharmaceutical partnerships

Recent Developments in Medical Affairs Reputation and Hemophilia A Management in the US (2025)

Medical Affairs; Reputation; Hemophilia A; US; 2025; Gene Therapy; Public Health Policies; Hemophilia Treatment Centers; 340B Program; Federal Funding; Acquired Hemophilia A Pipeline; Healthcare Policy; CDC; HRSA

Zhongmou Therapeutics Reports First-in-Human Success of Optogenetic Gene Therapy ZM-02 for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Zhongmou Therapeutics; Optogenetic Gene Therapy; ZM-02; Retinitis Pigmentosa; First-in-Human Clinical Trial; Vision Restoration; AAV Vector; PsCatCh2.0; Gene Therapy; Ophthalmology

FDA Approves Novartis’ Itvisma: Expanding Gene Therapy to Older Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients

Novartis; FDA approval; Itvisma; Zolgensma; Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA); Gene Therapy; Older Children; Adults; Intrathecal Formulation