Advanced Therapies Congress & Expo 2020 – “ImmunoTox: Genetic Manipulation of Solid Tumors to Activate the Natural Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cell Response”
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel By: Former Chief Science Officer C. David Pauza, Ph.D., American Gene Technologies Description: On September 2, 2020, at the Advanced Therapies Congress & Expo 2020 Conference, Former Chief Science Officer Dr. C. David Pauza Presented “ImmunoTox: Genetic Manipulation of Solid Tumors to Activate the Natural Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cell…
Read MoreAdvanced Therapies Congress & Expo 2020 – “At the Intersection of Genetic Medicine and Immunotherapy: Clinical Experience with a Cell and Gene Therapy for HIV Disease”
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel By: Former Chief Science Officer C. David Pauza, Ph.D., American Gene Technologies At the Advanced Therapies Congress & Expo 2020 Conference on August 31, 2020, former Chief Science Officer C. David Pauza, Ph.D., of American Gene Technologies Presented “At the Intersection of Genetic Medicine and Immunotherapy: Clinical Experience with a…
Read MoreThe History of HIV Cure Research: Discovery to Treatment
Contributing Author: Gina Hagler When reports of a new immune deficiency disease hit the news in the summer and fall of 1981, the cause and method of transmission were unknown. At first, it seemed this new disease only affected gay men and, as a result, what is now known as HIV/AIDS was viewed by many as the…
Read MoreGene Therapy: More than Monogenic Disease
Contributing Author John Vandermosten, Senior Biotechnology Analyst Gene therapy is a diverse technology that can address a broad variety of diseases, conditions and disorders. About a year ago, the FDA approved its latest gene therapy product, Zolgensma, for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a neuromuscular disorder caused by a mutation in the SMN1 gene. Gene therapy is…
Read MoreTreatment of Rare Diseases: What You Need to Know
Contributing writer: Gina Hagler An emerging drug development model has the potential to reduce the cost of treatments for rare diseases. What is a Rare Disease? The definition of a rare disease varies by country, with the consensus that a rare disease or condition is one that affects far less than 1% of the population.…
Read MoreVirtual Press Conference: FDA Clears AGT to Begin Phase 1 Clinical Trial of HIV Cure Program
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel AGT was excited to announce its clearance by the FDA to begin a Phase I Trial for an HIV cure. The company hosted a virtual press conference to answer questions from reporters. Here is a video recording of the press conference. In this video we will walk through the: AGT103-T…
Read MoreCan HIV Be Cured? These Two HIV+ Clinical Trial Participants Believe It Can
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Now on the edge of 2020, we’re closer than ever to finding a legitimate therapy to eradicate HIV. Companies like AGT are doing groundbreaking research and developing innovative ways to combat the virus, but without volunteers to participate in clinical trials, efforts to develop a cure could quickly be slowed.…
Read MoreCan HIV Be Cured? History of HIV Treatment Moving Toward an HIV Cure
You don’t have to look far to find someone affected by HIV. It is estimated 1.1 million Americans are infected with the virus. The HIV virus has a storied history which we think began in the United States in 1968. Life might be easier if all things were black and white or had a root…
Read MoreIs HIV Curable?
Is HIV Curable? American Gene Technologies® (AGT™) believes it is. Read why AGT’s Chief Science Officer is committed to discovering a cure for HIV during our lifetime. Written by: Dr. David Pauza Learn More In 1987, Robert Yarchoan and Samuel Broder provided a progress report (New England J. Med 316:557) on the initial efforts to…
Read MoreHIV Cure in the News
Today the world celebrated the second patient cured of HIV. The work of Ravindra Gupta teaches us lessons not only of the potential for an HIV cure in the future, but how that cure may function. While a bone marrow transplant is not a practical way to cure HIV in most patients, the mechanism of…
Read MoreWhy Invest in an HIV Gene Therapy Cure?
Research and innovation to cure HIV is developing fast. American Gene Technologies® (AGT™) is emerging as a leader in the field with their first functional cure for HIV, expected to enter clinical trials in 2019. Unlike the current antiretrovirals used in HIV treatment, AGT’s solution is a one-time intervention that eliminates the need for ongoing antiretrovirals,…
Read MoreThe Next Generation of Gene Therapy Companies
The future of medicine is bright. This year brought several first in class technologies over the finish line. The underpinning of these radical medical developments is the understanding of how human genes can be modified to cure diseases and save lives. The technology which captured the most attention this year is CAR-T therapy. A CAR-T…
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