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Toggle Summary Stockholders of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Re-elect Directors at Annual Meeting
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 31, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced results of the voting at its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the meeting, stockholders re-elected Joshua Boger, Ph.D., Charles A. Sanders, M.D., and Elaine S.
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Toggle Summary Studies of Sustained Efficacy/Tolerability of LEXIVA After 96 Weeks of Treatment Presented at IAC
Studies of Sustained Efficacy/Tolerability of LEXIVA After 96 Weeks of Treatment Presented at IAC Bangkok, July 13, 2004 -- The protease inhibitor (PI) LEXIVA(R) (fosamprenavir calcium, formerly GW433908, or 908) in combination with abacavir and lamivudine demonstrated sustained efficacy and safety
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Toggle Summary Study Evaluates Effectiveness of LEXIVA/ritonavir and Lopinavir/ritonavir in Protease Inhibitor (PI)- Experienced Patients 48-Week Data Presented at IAC
Study Evaluates Effectiveness of LEXIVA/ritonavir and Lopinavir/ritonavir in Protease Inhibitor (PI)- Experienced Patients 48-Week Data Presented at IAC Bangkok, July 12, 2004 -- HIV treatment regimens containing the protease inhibitor (PI) LEXIVA(R) (fosamprenavir calcium) dosed with ritonavir
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Toggle Summary Study Results Presented on Pharmacokinetics of Once-Daily HIV Combination Therapy
- Combination of Lexiva/r and Truvada Evaluated -
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Toggle Summary Suketu Upadhyay Elected to Vertex Board of Directors
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Suketu (“Suky”) Upadhyay   has been elected to its board of directors as an independent director. Mr. Upadhyay is a global business executive with more than 20 years of experience in the
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Toggle Summary Supplemental New Drug Application for Use of KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) in People with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 2 and Older who have One of 23 Residual Function Mutations Accepted for Priority Review by U.S. FDA
-More than 1,500 people with CF are ages two and older and have one of these 23 residual function mutations in the U.S.- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a
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Toggle Summary Telaprevir Data Presented at EASL Show Unprecedented SVR Rates in HCV Treatment-Failure Patients in PROVE 3 Study
<i>- Superior SVR rates with telaprevir across all HCV genotype 1 non-responders and relapser patients and patients with cirrhosis - up to 76% in prior relapsers -</i><i>- PROVE 3 showed 51% and 52% SVR rates in telaprevir-based regimens compared to 14% in the 48-week control arm</i><i>-</i><i>- Treatment-failure patient population represents the greatest unmet medical need in HCV -</i>
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Toggle Summary Telaprevir Presentations at the 59th AASLD Meeting to Feature SVR Data in Treatment-Naïve and Treatment-Failure Genotype 1 HCV Patients, and Clinical Data Exploring Twice-Daily Dosing Regimens
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX - News) today announced that key data on sustained viral response (SVR) rates in both treatment-naïve and treatment-failure genotype 1 hepatitis C (HCV) patients who received telaprevir-based treatment regimens
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Toggle Summary Telaprevir-Based PROVE Studies Show Significantly Higher SVR Rates in Treatment-Naive Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Patients in Half the Time of Current Treatments
- High sustained virologic response (SVR) rates of 61% in PROVE 1<br> and 68% in PROVE 2 with 24-week telaprevir-based treatment regimen -<br><br> - Telaprevir first and only investigational HCV protease inhibitor<br> in Phase 3, ADVANCE trial underway -
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Toggle Summary The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada and Vertex Announce Collaboration to Fund Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
-Unique collaboration between a biotech company, nonprofit organization and academic centres to focus on underlying biology of IBD-<br> -Collaboration complements Vertex's ongoing IBD research efforts at its Canadian research and development site-
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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation and Employees Donate $1 Million Through Matching Gift Program
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 14, 2018-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Vertex employees and The Vertex Foundation have together donated over $1 million through the Company’s new dollar-for-dollar matching gift program.
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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation Announces Donation to Food Banks Canada to Help With COVID-19 Response
TORONTO , April 24, 2020 /CNW/ - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that the Vertex Foundation , a nonprofit charitable foundation, will donate $50,000 CAD to Food Banks Canada to support their COVID-19 Response Fund . Food banks across Canada have been severely impacted by COVID-19.
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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation Announces €1 Million Donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities at the New Children’s Hospital in Ireland
LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2020-- The Vertex Foundation , a nonprofit charitable foundation, today announced a €1 million donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) to support the construction of a Ronald McDonald House at the new children’s hospital in Dublin, Ireland .
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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation Commits $5 Million to Support Global COVID-19 Pandemic Response
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 7, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the Vertex Foundation , a nonprofit charitable foundation, commits to make donations totaling $5 million in 2020 to support global COVID-19 relief efforts, including doubling its match
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Toggle Summary The Vertex Foundation Donates $500,000 to Partners HealthCare to Support COVID-19 Outbreak Response
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the Vertex Foundation , a nonprofit charitable foundation, is making a $500,000 gift to Partners HealthCare , a Boston -based nonprofit hospital and physician network, to support the needs of patients
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Toggle Summary Trading of Vertex Common Stock Halted Today
- Advisory Committee for the Food and Drug Administration reviewing the telaprevir New Drug Application for the treatment of hepatitis C- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) announced that NASDAQ today halted trading of the company's common stock.
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Toggle Summary Treatment with VX-661 and Ivacaftor in a Phase 2 Study Resulted in Statistically Significant Improvements in Lung Function in People with Cystic Fibrosis Who Have Two Copies of the F508del Mutation
-Treatment with combination of VX-661 and ivacaftor for 28 days in two highest dose groups resulted in mean relative increases in lung function (percent predicted FEV 1 ) of 9.0% (p=0.01) and 7.5% (p=0.02) versus placebo - -VX-661 was generally well-tolerated alone and in combination with
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Toggle Summary Two 24-Week Phase 3 Studies of Lumacaftor in Combination with Ivacaftor Met Primary Endpoint with Statistically Significant Improvements in Lung Function (FEV1) in People with Cystic Fibrosis who have Two Copies of the F508del Mutation
-Combination of lumacaftor and ivacaftor is the first regimen designed to treat the underlying cause of CF in people with two copies of the F508del mutation, the most common form of the disease- -All four 24-week treatment arms achieved primary endpoint of mean absolute improvement in FEV 1
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Toggle Summary Two Phase 3 Studies of the Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor Combination Treatment Met Primary Endpoints with Statistically Significant Improvements in Lung Function (FEV1) in People with Cystic Fibrosis
  - Study in people who have two copies of the F508del mutation demonstrated a mean absolute improvement in ppFEV 1 of 4.0 percentage points compared to placebo (p
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Toggle Summary Two Phase 3 Studies of the Triple Combination of VX-445, Tezacaftor and Ivacaftor Met Primary Endpoint of Improvement in Lung Function (ppFEV1) in People with Cystic Fibrosis
-Mean absolute improvement in ppFEV 1 of 13.8 percentage points from baseline at week 4 in people with one F508del mutation and one minimal function mutation (F/MF) compared to placebo (p
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Toggle Summary Two Phase 3 Studies of the Triple Combination of VX-659, Tezacaftor and Ivacaftor Met Primary Endpoint of Improvement in Lung Function (ppFEV1) in People with Cystic Fibrosis
-Mean absolute improvement in ppFEV 1 of 14.0 percentage points from baseline at week 4 in people with one F508del mutation and one minimal function mutation compared to placebo (p
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Toggle Summary U.S. FDA Accepts for Priority Review Supplemental New Drug Application for the Use of ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) in Children with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 6 to 11 who have Two Copies of the F508del Mutation
-Approximately 2,400 children ages 6 to 11 have two copies of the F508del mutation in the U.S. - -Target review date of September 30, 2016 set for the FDA's decision on the application- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) today announced that the U.S.
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Toggle Summary U.S. FDA and Health Canada Grant Priority Reviews for Telaprevir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
-Six-month review date of May 23, 2011 set by FDA- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for telaprevir and granted the
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Toggle Summary U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) for Use in People with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 6 and Older Who Have the R117H Mutation
--Approximately 500 people with cystic fibrosis ages 6 and older have the R117H mutation in the United States -- BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated  (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental new drug
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Toggle Summary U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor) for Use in Eight Additional Mutations that Cause Cystic Fibrosis
-KALYDECO is the first medicine to treat the underlying cause of CF for people with specific mutations in the CFTR gene- -KALYDECO facilitates increased chloride transport by potentiating the channel-open probability (or gating) of the CFTR protein- -The eight additional mutations are present in
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Toggle Summary U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for Use in Children with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 6 through 11 who have Two Copies of the F508del Mutation
-Approximately 2,400 children ages 6 through 11 have two copies of the F508del mutation in the U.S. - - Vertex revises ORKAMBI revenue guidance for 2016 - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S.
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Toggle Summary Updated HIV Treatment Guidelines Now Include LEXIVA(R) (fosamprenavir calcium)/r for Initial Antiretroviral Treatment Regimens
Updated HIV Treatment Guidelines Now Include LEXIVA(R) (fosamprenavir calcium)/r for Initial Antiretroviral Treatment Regimens Toronto, Canada, August 13, 2006 -- Updated treatment guidelines issued today by the International AIDS Society-USA (IAS-USA) now include the HIV protease inhibitor
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Toggle Summary Vertex Advances Inaxaplin (VX-147) into Phase 3 Portion of Adaptive Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for the Treatment of APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease
– 45 mg once daily oral dose selected for Phase 3 – – Results support trial expansion to lower age group and study will now include adolescents ages 10-17 years – – If positive, pre-planned interim analysis at Week 48 may serve as the basis for accelerated approval in the U.S.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Advances INCIVEK™ (telaprevir) and Broad Portfolio of Medicines in Development With Goal of Further Expanding and Improving Treatment for People With Hepatitis C
- Subanalysis of Phase 2 data shows 12 weeks of INCIVEK combination treatment resulted in a viral cure (SVR) for 100% of people with hepatitis C who had the IL28B CC genotype; Phase 3 study enrolling - - Vertex's four direct-acting antivirals allow for the clinical exploration of multiple
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Toggle Summary Vertex Advances Program Targeting Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
 - Initiates first-in-human trial of next-wave AAT corrector, VX-634 - - Phase 2 study evaluating the impact of longer-term treatment with VX-864 to be initiated in the coming weeks - - Additional AAT correctors to enter the clinic starting in 2023 - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Advances VX-147 Into Pivotal Clinical Development for People With APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease
– Single pivotal trial to initiate later this month targets the broad patient population with two APOL1 mutations and proteinuric kidney disease – – Pathway for accelerated approval using an interim analysis at Week 48 of eGFR slope, supported by reduction in proteinuria – – Final analysis
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Toggle Summary Vertex Advances VX-548 in Acute and Neuropathic Pain
- VX-548 advances into pivotal development for people with acute pain ; Phase 3 program to initiate in Q4 2022 - - Phase 2 dose-ranging trial in neuropathic pain expected to initiate by year end - -Breakthrough Therapy Designation granted by FDA - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul.
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Toggle Summary Vertex and Alios BioPharma Announce Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Agreement for Two Nucleotide Drug Candidates, Broadening Vertex's Efforts to Develop New Combinations of Medicines for Hepatitis C
-Vertex gains worldwide rights to two distinct nucleotide analogues, ALS-2200 and ALS-2158, that act on hepatitis C polymerase- -Collaboration provides multiple opportunities to develop new "all-oral" combination regimens- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , &amp; SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
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Toggle Summary Vertex and Alios BioPharma Begin Clinical Studies of Nucleotide Drug Candidates ALS-2200 and ALS-2158 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
-Studies to evaluate safety and effects on viral kinetics in people with chronic genotype-1 hepatitis C- -Data expected in second quarter of 2012 could enable initiation of interferon-free, nucleotide-based combination studies in the second half of 2012- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
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Toggle Summary Vertex and Arbor Biotechnologies Establish Collaboration to Discover Novel Proteins to Advance Discovery of Gene-Editing Therapies
-Multi-year research collaboration funded by Vertex using Arbor’s proprietary research platform to enhance efforts in developing gene-editing therapies in five diseases- -Arbor to receive up-front cash payment and convertible note investment, research funding, and potential for additional
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Toggle Summary Vertex and Arbor Biotechnologies Establish New Partnership to Develop Novel ex vivo Engineered Cell Therapies
Vertex to use Arbor’s CRISPR gene-editing technology to enhance efforts in developing novel cell therapies for the treatment of serious diseases CAMBRIDGE, MA – August 24, 2021 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and Arbor Biotechnologies (Arbor) today announced a new collaboration
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Toggle Summary Vertex and Concert Pharmaceuticals Complete Asset Purchase Agreement for CTP-656
BOSTON &amp; LEXINGTON, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) and Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNCE) today announced the completion of their previously announced asset purchase agreement. Under the completed agreement, Vertex now has worldwide
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce Acceptance of Late-Breaking Abstract for CTX001™ at the 2022 Annual European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress
 - Vertex announces three additional abstracts on the burden of beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease accepted for poster presentation – BOSTON &amp; ZUG, Switzerland &amp; CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 2, 2022-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce Authorization of the First CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Edited Therapy, CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel), by the United Kingdom MHRA for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia
  - First regulatory authorization of a CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy in the world – - CASGEVY is indicated for the treatment of sickle cell disease in patients 12 years of age and older with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises who have the βS/βS, βS/β+ or βS/β0 genotype, for whom hematopoietic
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce Global exa-cel Regulatory Submissions for Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia in 2022
- Exa-cel will be submitted to the U.S. FDA for rolling review beginning in November, with completion of the U.S. submission package in Q1 2023 - - EMA and MHRA submissions are on track for Q4 2022 - - Exa-cel granted Fast Track, Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) and Orphan Drug
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce Licensing Agreement to Accelerate Development of Vertex’s Hypoimmune Cell Therapies for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
- Vertex to receive non-exclusive rights to CRISPR Therapeutics’ CRISPR/Cas9 to accelerate development of potentially curative cell therapies for T1D- - CRISPR Therapeutics to receive $100M upfront payment plus milestone and royalty payments on potential future gene-edited hypoimmune T1D products-
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce Priority Medicines (PRIME) Designation Granted by the European Medicines Agency to CTX001™ for Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia
BOSTON and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ZUG, Switzerland, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vertex &nbsp;Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and&nbsp; CRISPR Therapeutics &nbsp;(Nasdaq: CRSP) today announced the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation to CTX001, an
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce US FDA Approval of CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel) for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
– First-ever approval of a CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy in the U.S.   – – Approximately 16,000 patients 12 years of age and older with severe sickle cell disease may now be eligible for this one-time treatment – – Multiple authorized treatment centers activated – BOSTON &amp; ZUG, Switzerland
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Complete Submission of Rolling Biologics License Applications (BLAs) to the US FDA for exa-cel for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia
-EU and UK filings completed in 2022; submissions validated by EMA and MHRA and the review procedure has begun as of January 2023 - BOSTON &amp; ZUG, Switzerland --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 3, 2023-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP) today announced
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Establish Collaboration to Use CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Technology to Discover and Develop New Treatments for Genetic Diseases
-Gene editing technology to be used to discover treatments to address the mutations and genes known to cause and contribute to cystic fibrosis- -Vertex and CRISPR to utilize gene editing approach to discover treatments for genetic diseases, including sickle cell disease- -Companies establish
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Present New Data in 22 Patients With Greater Than 3 Months Follow-Up Post-Treatment With Investigational CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Editing Therapy, CTX001™ at European Hematology Association Annual Meeting
- Beta thalassemia: All 15 patients were transfusion independent after CTX001 infusion - - Sickle cell disease: All seven patients were free of vaso-occlusive crises after CTX001 infusion - BOSTON &amp; ZUG, Switzerland &amp; CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun.
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Present New Data on More Patients With Longer Follow-Up Treated With exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) at the 2022 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress
–   Data from 75 patients with transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia or severe sickle cell disease with follow-up of up to 37.2 months continue to demonstrate that exa-cel has the potential to be a one-time functional cure – – Safety profile generally consistent with myeloablative conditioning and
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics to Co-Develop and Co-Commercialize CTX001 as CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Edited Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease and β-Thalassemia
-Vertex selects CTX001 as first gene edited treatment to be developed as part of collaboration with CRISPR Therapeutics - -Clinical Trial Application for CTX001 submitted in Europe to support initiation of Phase 1/2 clinical study in β-thalassemia in 2018- -Preclinical data for CTX001 presented
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics to Present at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition
- Oral presentation of encore clinical data from Phase 3 clinical trials of exa-cel - - Oral and poster presentations on quality-of-life impacts of sickle cell disease or transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and burden of hematopoietic stem cell transplant - BOSTON and ZUG, Switzerland
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Toggle Summary Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics to Present New Clinical Data on Investigational CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Editing Therapy CTX001™ For Severe Hemoglobinopathies at the Annual European Hematology Association Virtual Congress
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ZUG, Switzerland and BOSTON, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --&nbsp; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated &nbsp;(Nasdaq: VRTX) and&nbsp; CRISPR Therapeutics &nbsp;(Nasdaq: CRSP) today announced two abstracts detailing updated data from the ongoing CTX001 clinical trials have been accepted for
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