Lindsey Shapiro, PhD, science writer —

Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.

Articles by Lindsey Shapiro

NICE is not planning to recommend Casgevy for public reimbursement

Authorities in the U.K. have preliminarily recommended that Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) not be reimbursed for eligible patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) under its national public health program based on uncertainties about the gene therapy’s cost-effectiveness. The drafted decision from the National Institute for Health and Care…

Casgevy gene therapy conditionally approved in EU for SCD and TDT

The European Commission has granted conditional approval to the gene-editing therapy Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) for patients ages 12 and older with severe sickle cell disease (SCD) or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT), two blood disorders. Eligible patients include those with SCD who experience recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) and…

CHMP backs Casgevy, sickle cell gene-editing therapy, for EU

A European Medicines Agency committee has issued a positive opinion on the gene-editing therapy Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) in treating sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT). The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommendation will be considered by the European Commission in making a final…

FDA approves Casgevy, 1st CRISPR therapy for sickle cell disease

Note: This story was updated Dec. 12, 2023, to clarify that Lyfgenia treats vaso-occlusive events, including painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the gene-editing therapy exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) — now known as Casgevy — for treating sickle cell disease (SCD). The therapy…

FDA approves lovo-cel, now Lyfgenia, for sickle cell disease

Note: This story was updated Dec. 12, 2023, to clarify that Lyfgenia treats vaso-occlusive events (VOEs), including painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lovotibeglogene autotemcel, a gene therapy from Bluebird Bio known as lovo-cel, for treating sickle cell disease (SCD) patients ages…

1st gene-editing therapy for SCD, called Casgevy, approved in UK

The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has conditionally approved the gene-editing therapy exa-cel (exagamglogene autotemcel), under the brand name Casgevy, for people with sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT). The authorization covers adults and children, ages 12 and older, with SCD and experiencing…