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bluebird bio wins back-to-back landmark FDA approvals for first-in-class gene therapies

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Spark Therapeutics’ Luxturna, indicated for inherited retinal disease (IRD), was the first gene therapy to be approved, in 2017, with a price tag of $850,000 for each eye. bluebird then broke its own pricing record when the $3m Skysona was approved, and now faces the unique challenge of selling the world's two most expensive drugs.

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Free access to Zolgensma curbed, says Novartis

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Novartis’ programme providing free access to its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy Zolgensma is being scaled back to a dozen countries worldwide, according to the company. ” Zolgensma is one of the most expensive therapies available, with a price tag of around $2.1

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Realising milestones with gene therapy for SMA

European Pharmaceutical Review

Novartis shared long-term data for its SMA gene therapy in March 2023, which indicated significant long-term motor-milestone achievements in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). What were the main findings presented at the 2023 Muscular Dystrophy Association Conference (MDA)? Available from: [link] Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

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Advanced therapies and the high-profile pricing dilemma

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However, with a price tag of €1.58 million dollars for the one-time treatment, which is used to treat children less than two years old with spinal muscular atrophy, it is listed far higher than ICER’s recommendation of between $310,000-$900,000 per treatment. How to navigate the new climate. At more than $2.1

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