From Care to Cure

Gene Therapy Worldwide

Geographical Distribution of Gene Therapy Trials

  Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

AMT      
Number

%
      America 950 64.5
      Europe 427 29.0
      Asia 52 3.5
      Austalasia 29 2.0
      Africa 1 0.1
      Multi-country 13 0.9
        1472 100

 

Indications Addressed by Gene Therapy Trials

  Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

AMT      
Number

%
      Cancer diseases 960 65.2
      Cardiovascular 137 9.3
      Gene marking 50 3.4
      Healthy volunteers 32 2.2
      Infectious diseases 112 7.6
      Monogenic diseases 120 8.2
      Neurological diseases 17 1.2
      Ocular diseases 12 0.8
      Others 32 2.2
        1472 100

 

Vectors used in Gene Therapy Trials

  Vectors used in Gene Therapy Trials

AMT      
Number

%
      Adenovirus 367
24.5
      Retrovirus 320 21.3
      Naked/Plasmid DNA 270 18.0
      Vaccinia virus 120 8.0
      Lipofection 105 7.0
      Poxvirus 90 6.0
      Adeno-associated virus 60 4.0
      Herpes simplex virus 47 3.1
      RNA transfer 21 1.4
      Other categories 60 4.0
      Unknown 41 2.7
        1472 100

 

Phases of Gene Therapy Trials

  Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

AMT      
Number

%
      Phase I 888 60.3
      Phase I/II 280 19.0
      Phase II 244 16.6
      Phase II/III 13 0.9
      Phase III 47 3.2
        1472 100
   
   

Web Links

Genes, Diseases and Gene Therapy

MEDLINEplus: Genes and Gene Therapy
Access news, information from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, clinical trials information, research, and more.

Orphanet
All kinds of information on rare diseases.

Fundamentals of Gene Therapy
Diagrams and basic description of gene therapy from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer
National Institutes of Health Guidelines.

Gene Therapy and Children
From KidsHealth for Parents.

Gene Transfer
An overview of gene therapy science issues, ethical concerns, and regulation and policy from the Genetics & Public Policy Center, John Hopkins University.

 

Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

Gene Therapy Clinical Trials in the United States
Gene therapy in the U.S. National Institutes of Health database of clinical trials.

 

Gene Therapy Ethics

Gene Therapy
Ethical Issues

 

Regulatory Agencies

European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Details about and links to all EMA information.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Details about and links to all FDA cellular and gene therapy product information.

 

Patient Groups Europe - General

European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS)

European Genetic Alliances' Network (EGAN)


 

Patient Groups Europe – Disease Specific

European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA)

 

Patient Groups United States - General

Genetic Alliance
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

 

Patient Groups United States – Disease Specific

CureDuchenne
Muscular Dystrophy Association
American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

 

Professional Associations

American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy

European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT)

 

Gene Therapy Journals

www.genetherapynet.com