Toward a Cure for Gaucher Disease Type 1: Autologous Transplantation of Genome Edited Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Translational Candidate Autologous blood stem cells edited to restore glucocerebrosidase expression Area of Impact Gaucher disease type 1 (non-neuronopathic) Mechanism of Action To treat Gaucher disease, autologous blood stem cells…
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Editing for X-linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA)
Translational Candidate Autologous CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) with BTK gene insertion for treatment of X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA). Area of Impact The candidate will provide improved outcomes for…
Adenine Base Editing for Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy of CD3δ SCID
Translational Candidate The translational candidate is Autologous Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells from CD3δ SCID Patients Corrected by Adenine Base Editing Area of Impact The candidate will provide treatment for…
Ex Vivo Modified Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Treat Danon Disease
Translational Candidate The candidate is CD34+ HSPCs transduced ex vivo with a LAMP2 lentiviral vector. Area of Impact Danon Disease, Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Drug Development for Rare Disease Mechanism of…
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome
Translational Candidate Human hematopoietic stem cells that have been modified to express a functional WAS gene to treat patients with Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) Area of Impact These studies will…
Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cell-Based Chimeric Antigen Receptor Gene Therapy for HIV Infection
Translational Candidate A blood forming stem cell based therapy to treat HIV infection and enhance HIV immunity. Area of Impact We are seeking to develop a therapy to treat HIV…
Novel T cell receptor-STEM T cell immunotherapy in lung cancer
Translational Candidate HLA-A*02 restricted CT83 antigen-specific T cell receptor-engineered T cell cells (CT83TCR-STEM T cells for short). Area of Impact Metastatic lung cancer patients who fail to respond to immune…
