A Phase 2 clinical trial testing Galápagos‘ experimental oral therapy GLPG3667 in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds an MS in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. She specializes in cancer biology, immunology, and genetics. Marisa began working with BioNews in 2018, and has written about science and health for SelfHacked and the Genetics Society of America. She also writes/composes musicals and coaches the University of Pittsburgh fencing club.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gazyva (obinutuzumab) as an add-on treatment for adults with…
A single infusion of the experimental cell therapy ADI-001 led to reductions in disease activity for seven lupus patients…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation to FT819, a cell therapy…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to experimental cell therapy SC291 as…
Treatment with dapirolizumab pegol is better than a placebo at controlling disease activity in people with systemic lupus erythematosus…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to CAR T-cell therapy ADI-001 as a potential…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is joining the Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs…