Thursday, July 19, 2018 Daily Archives

FDA Guidelines Show ‘Growing Maturity’ of Gene Therapy Space, Says Industry

The US FDA has published six draft guidance documents related to gene therapies. The inclusion of manufacturing guidelines will help modernize the commercialization process to keep pace with the growth technology, say industry groups. Over the past 12 months, the US food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three separate gene therapy products: Novartis’ Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel), Gilead/Kite’s Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel), and Spark Therapeutics’ Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec). And with a growing number of gene therapies moving through the clinic – there…