Archive for June, 2026

Adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9): tool of gene therapy that crosses the BBB

Adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) is highly valued in gene therapy because it can cross the blood-brain barrier. It is primarily used to treat monogenic neurological and neuromuscular disorders, most notably Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). AAV9 vectors deliver functional genetic material to replace or suppress faulty genes. Approved treatments and advanced clinical trials using AAV9 […]

HEOR Survival Statistics and Data Shading

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 đđ«đźđ  𝐬𝐡𝐹𝐰𝐬 𝐚 đĄđšđłđšđ«đ đ«đšđ­đąđš 𝐹𝐟 𝟎.𝟖𝟎 — 𝐰𝐡𝐱𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐹𝐼𝐧𝐝𝐬 đąđŠđ©đ«đžđŹđŹđąđŻđž — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ­đ«đąđšđ„ 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐱𝐚𝐧 đŹđźđ«đŻđąđŻđšđ„ 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝟏𝟓 𝐩𝐹𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐱𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đœđšđ§đ­đ«đšđ„ đšđ«đŠ, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 đ°đšđ«đ€đŹ 𝐹𝐼𝐭 𝐭𝐹 đ«đšđźđ đĄđ„đČ 𝟑 đšđđđąđ­đąđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐩𝐹𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐱𝐚𝐧. 𝐍𝐹𝐭 đČđžđšđ«đŹ. 𝐌𝐹𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬. 𝐒𝐹𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐬 đ°đžđžđ€đŹ. The drug costs $28,000/month. If a cancer drug showed “statistically significant survival […]