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ReviewMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2009

Orthopedic gene therapy in 2008.

Christopher H Evans, Steven C Ghivizzani, Paul D Robbins

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Review in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Advanced Gene Therapy Strategies for the Repair of ACL Injuries.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  11. The present state of treatments for articular cartilage defects in the knee.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2012
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  13. Orthopedic gene therapy--lost in translation?Journal of cellular physiology · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christopher H EvansCenter for Molecular Orthopaedics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. cevans@bidmc.harvard.edu
Steven C Ghivizzani
Paul D Robbins

Funding

Healing of Segmental Defects of Bone by Gene TransferR01AR050243 · NIAMS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI EVANS, CHRISTOPHER HOWARD · 2003 to 2014
$6.0M
Utility of AAV Serotypes for Gene Delivery in Treatment of Chronic Joint DiseaseR01AR048566 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI GHIVIZZANI, STEVEN C · 2003 to 2013
$3.6M
Gene Delivery to Cartilage Defects via Marrow CoagulatesR01AR050249 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI GHIVIZZANI, STEVEN C · 2003 to 2007
$1.7M
Transfer of IL-1Ra cDNA to the Human, Osteoarthritic KneeR01AR051085 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI EVANS, CHRISTOPHER HOWARD · 2005 to 2008
$1.6M
DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC GENES TO HUMAN RHEUMATOID JOINTSR21AR047353 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI EVANS, CHRISTOPHER H · 2000 to 2000
$127k
5th international meeting of gene and cell therapies for arthritis and related diR13AR055864 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI GHIVIZZANI, STEVEN C · 2007 to 2008
$30k
CLINICAL TRIAL OF GENE THERAPY FOR ARTHRITISR01AR043623 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI EVANS, CHRISTOPHER H · 1996 to 1998
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orthopedic disorders, although rarely fatal, are the leading cause of morbidity and impose a huge socioeconomic burden. Their prevalence will increase dramatically as populations age and gain weight. Many orthopedic conditions are difficult to treat by conventional means; however, they are good candidates for gene therapy. Clinical trials have already been initiated for arthritis and the aseptic loosening of prosthetic joints, and the development of bone-healing applications is at an advanced, preclinical stage. Other potential uses include the treatment of Mendelian diseases and orthopedic tumors, as well as the repair and regeneration of cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. Many of these goals should be achievable with existing technologies. The main barriers to clinical application are funding and regulatory issues, which in turn reflect major safety concerns and the opinion, in some quarters, that gene therapy should not be applied to nonlethal, nongenetic diseases. For some indications, advances in nongenetic treatments have also diminished enthusiasm. Nevertheless, the preclinical and early clinical data are impressive and provide considerable optimism that gene therapy will provide straightforward, effective solutions to the clinical management of several common debilitating disorders that are otherwise difficult and expensive to treat.

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Genetic TherapyHumansModels, BiologicalMusculoskeletal DiseasesOrthopedics

Identifiers

PMID19066598
PMCPMC2835052

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