"bluebird bio Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for SKYSONA (elivaldogene autotemcel, Lenti-D) Gene Therapy for Patients Less Than 18 Years of Age with Early Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD)
SKYSONA is the first and only gene therapy recommended for approval for patients with CALD, a progressive, neurodegenerative disease
As of the data cutoff date, 90% of patients (27/30) treated with SKYSONA in the pivotal ALD-102 clinical study met the primary endpoint of major functional disability (MFD)-free survival at two years of follow-up
Data from the long-term follow-up study (LTF-304) suggest that SKYSONA continues to show a durable effect on MFD-free survival, with the longest follow-up of nearly seven years (82.7 months)
Among 51 patients treated with SKYSONA across clinical studies to date, there have been no reports of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), graft failure or rejection, or transplant-related mortality (TRM)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2021-- bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUE) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for SKYSONA (elivaldogene autotemcel, Lenti-D), a one-time gene therapy for the treatment of early cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) in patients less than 18 years of age with an ABCD1 genetic mutation, and for whom a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) donor is not available. If approved by the European Commission (EC), SKYSONA will be the first one-time gene therapy approved to treat CALD, a rare neurodegenerative disease that occurs in childhood and can lead to progressive, irreversible loss of neurological function and death.
The CHMP?s positive opinion will now be reviewed by the EC, which has the authority to grant marketing authorization for SKYSONA in the European Union (EU). A CHMP positive opinion is one of the final steps before the EC decides whether to authorize a new medicine. A final decision by the EC for SKYSONA is anticipated in mid-2021. SKYSONA is not approved for any indication in any geography."
https://investor.bluebirdbio.com/news-releases/...p-opinion-skysonatm(Trademarkzeichen für SKYDONA Und Lenti-D entfernt. Kann sonst nicht gepostet werden)