Global Gene Therapy Research Report 2018 Featuring CRISPR-Cas9 and CAR-T Cell Therapies
Summary
Clinical applications of gene therapy are extensive and cover most systems and their disorders.Full chapters are devoted to genetic syndromes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders and viral infections with emphasis on AIDS.Applications of gene therapy in veterinary medicine, particularly for treating cats and dogs, are included.The estimates are based on epidemiology of diseases to be treated with gene therapy, the portion of those who will be eligible for these treatments, competing technologies and the technical developments anticipated in the next decades.In spite of some setbacks, the future for gene therapy is bright.The markets for DNA vaccines are calculated separately as only genetically modified vaccines and those using viral vectors are included in the gene therapy markets