gene therapy

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: the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease-fighting function

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But if these new treatments can produce truly life-altering results, then a one-time large payment, as seen recently with gene therapy and CAR-Ts in other types of blood cancer, might be justifiable. — Karen Weintraub, STAT, "Once quickly lethal and still humbling, multiple myeloma may be in a ‘golden age’ of treatment," 29 May 2018 Among drugs in late-stage development, Bluebird Bio ’s gene therapy for sickle-cell disease could involve a hospital stay of as long as six weeks. — Jonathan D. Rockoff, WSJ, "The Million-Dollar Cancer Treatment: Who Will Pay?," 26 Apr. 2018 In the case of the akikiki, Thomas says, unless something radical is done — impairing the vectors of the disease, or making the birds resistant with gene therapy — the birds will never survive in the wild. — Jennifer Kahn, New York Times, "Should Some Species Be Allowed to Die Out?," 13 Mar. 2018 The findings could be a breakthrough in several biomedical areas, including gene therapy. — Laney Ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, "UMass Amherst researchers discover gel-like substance can prevent DNA from diffusing," 8 June 2018 An initial reading of the tea leaves suggests some more optimism about Sarepta’s new Duchenne gene therapy. — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, "Why Sarepta Stock Skyrocketed 40% Today," 19 June 2018 Just this year, Celgene spent $9 billion to acquire cancer specialist Juno Therapeutics, and Novartis paid nearly as much for gene therapy startup AveXis. — Charley Grant, WSJ, "In Biotech, $6 Billion Can Vanish Quickly," 4 June 2018 In late June Sarepta Therapeutics , a biotech company, released data on a gene therapy for Duchenne, a disease that weakens muscles and organ function. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Risky Drug Approval Lesson," 4 July 2018 This early gene therapy study involved just three patients—although, granted, trials for rare disorders like Duchenne muscular dystrophy have very limited patient pools. — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, "Why Sarepta Stock Skyrocketed 40% Today," 19 June 2018

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gene therapy

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English Language Learners Definition of gene therapy

medical : a way of treating some disorders and diseases that usually involves replacing bad copies of genes with other genes

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gene therapy

noun

Medical Definition of gene therapy

: the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease-fighting function (as the destruction of tumor cells)