Lexeo Therapeutics
🇺🇸United States
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Ownership
- Public
- Established
- 2018-01-01
- Employees
- 58
- Market Cap
- $365.3M
- Website
- http://www.lexeotx.com
- Introduction
Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage genetic medicine company, which engages in the development of therapies for hereditary and acquired diseases. The firm focuses on the medication of genetically defined cardiovascular diseases and sub-group of Alzheimer’s disease. It offers LX2006 for the treatment of patients with Friedreich's ataxia, cardiomyopathy, and LX1001 for APOE4 homozygous patients with Alzheimer's disease. The company was founded by Ronald G. Crystal in February 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
World Heart Day 2024: Looking Back at Cardiology's Year of Progress in Cell and Gene Therapy
Cardiology gene therapy and cell therapy progress includes Rocket Pharmaceuticals completing enrollment for Danon disease gene therapy RP-A501, LX2006 improving Friedreich Ataxia cardiomyopathy biomarkers, Nexcella dosing first patient in light chain amyloidosis CAR-T trial, Verve Therapeutics starting phase 1b trial for VERVE-102, and Sardocor receiving fast track designation for heart failure gene therapy SRD-001.
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Cell and Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease, affecting nearly 7 million in the U.S., sees high clinical trial failure rates. Longeveron and Lexeo Therapeutics lead with novel cell and gene therapies. Longeveron’s Lomecel-B, showing promise in Phase IIa trials, targets broader Alzheimer’s symptoms, while Lexeo’s gene therapies focus on APOE4-associated Alzheimer’s. Both aim to overcome traditional treatment limitations, offering hope for new, effective therapies.
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