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The EU’s top drug agency recommended approval of Waskyra, a non-profit-developed gene therapy for a rare genetic disorder in boys, pending final EU approval.
The European Medicines Agency’s CHMP has recommended approval of Waskyra, a gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a rare genetic disorder affecting mostly boys.
Developed by Italy’s Fondazione Telethon, it uses a patient’s own stem cells modified with a lentiviral vector to deliver a functional WAS gene.
The therapy, which requires chemotherapy before reinfusion of corrected cells, has shown significant reductions in severe infections and bleeding in clinical trials.
It is the first non-profit-led gene therapy to reach regulatory approval, with the U.S. FDA still reviewing its application.
Approval in the EU is pending final decision by the European Commission.
La principal agencia de medicamentos de la UE recomendó la aprobación de Waskyra, una terapia génica desarrollada sin fines de lucro para un trastorno genético raro en niños, en espera de la aprobación final de la UE.