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Can gene therapies for haemophilia defend their high price tags?

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In the EU however, two years later, the European Commission awarded a conditional marketing authorisation for Roctavian. Reimbursement has been a major obstacle in the EU for expensive gene therapies, including bluebird bio’s beta-thalassemia therapy Zynteglo. million price tag. million ($1.5 million ($1.8 million at the time).

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Orphan drugs and where to launch them: The keys to Europe’s forgotten territories

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Centralised incentives are also in place across Europe, as well as at the national level in some EU states. Due to the high price tags associated with these speciality medicines, innovators have naturally favoured big markets with high GDP such as the US and EU-5 (Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK).

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Cannabinoids receptors: popular preclinical target but banned in 137 countries

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Collectively, cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) are currently the most popular targets in preclinical stage of development, with 391 drugs tagged in total. In most EU and Commonwealth countries, including the UK, New Zealand and Australia, cannabinoids are legal for medical use.

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J&J gets first approval for multiple myeloma bispecific Tecvayli

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Johnson & Johnson has its first worldwide regulatory approval – in the EU – for Tecvayli, one of two much-anticipated bispecific antibodies the drugmaker has developed for patients with multiple myeloma. Tecvayli previously scored a priority medicines (PRiME) designation from the EMA and a breakthrough-therapy tag from the FDA.

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Roctavian okay sets up another gene therapy test for Europe

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BioMarin will no doubt have an eye on the earlier experience of bluebird bio, which secured EU approval for rare disease gene therapy Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel) in 2019 for beta thalassaemia with a price tag of around €1.6 million spread over five years.

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