MHRA approves first gene therapy for infusion into the brain
Upstaza™, approved for UK patients 18 months and over, is the first gene replacement therapy infused directly into the brain for the treatment of AADC deficiency.
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Upstaza™, approved for UK patients 18 months and over, is the first gene replacement therapy infused directly into the brain for the treatment of AADC deficiency.
The development team behind Roche’s Evrysdi® (risdiplam), the first mRNA splicing modifier to be approved, have been honoured with the BPS’s Drug Discovery of the Year Award 2022.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the marketing authorisation application for Evrysdi™ (risdiplam) as a treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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