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BASEL (dpa-AFX) - Today s Daily Dose brings you news about temporary suspension of bluebird bio s gene therapy trials in sickle cell disease, Sesen Bio s regulatory catalyst for this year, partial hold on Cortexyme s open-label extension phase of its ongoing phase II/III study of Atuzaginstat for Alzheimer s disease, and expanded FDA approval of Novartis Entresto.
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1. Sickle Cell Disease Trial Blues For bluebird bio
Shares of bluebird bio Inc. (BLUE) slumped to a 5-year low on Tuesday as the company s LentiGlobin gene therapy trials for sickle cell disease were temporarily suspended after two cases of cancer were reported in study participants.