Introduction: Gene Therapy and Gene Transfer Projects of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Union (Second Part).
Introduction: Gene Therapy and Gene Transfer Projects of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Union (Second Part).
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简介:欧盟第七期研究与技术发展框架计划基因治疗和基因转移项目(第二部分)。
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2015
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R. Draghia‐Akli
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David Gancberg;A. Hoeveler;R. Draghia‐Akli
We present hereafter the second opus of 12 ongoing gene therapy/gene transfer projects funded by the European Union during the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2007–2013). Half of these projects address rare diseases (EuroFancolen, MeuSIX, Net4CGD, Scope-DMD, Skip-NMD, SUPERSIST, Thalamoss), while others investigate common disorders such as cancer (ATECT, ATTACK, SUPERSIST, MERIT), age-related macular degeneration (TargetAMD), or vascular disorders (EVERREST). Most of these international collaborative projects will perform clinical trials, demonstrating that the field is now ripe for moving to the bedside. Each project presentation includes main findings and publications in addition to their dedicated website where details about consortium’s structure and achievements can be found. Gene therapy trials and genetic engineering technologies are now regularly highlighted in the scientific news. The spectacular results obtained with the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell technology for the treatment of CD19 + B cell leukaemias and the safety evidence of new generation of viral vectors led the experts in the field to propose gene therapy as first-line treatment for some rare diseases during the last annual conference of the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy. Moreover, the dynamism for search of innovative therapeutic modalities is exemplified within the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) that has already now delivered more than 140 new therapies for rare diseases, on the target objective of 200 by 2020. Gene and cell technologies are more complementary than ever with the development of nonviral vectors as specific tools for genetic engineering and the generation of induced pluripotent stem cell lines as potential candidates in regenerative medicine. The Innovative Medicine Initiative, a public–private partnership between the European Union and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, is supporting the generation, the characterization, and the banking of those cell lines via two projects, StemBANCC and EBiSC. The growing investments of the pharmaceutical industry in the area of new gene and cell technologies suggest that the field is now ripe for human trials.
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June,CarlH
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June,CarlH