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Rare Disease Spotlight – tracing the rise of orphan drug designations over almost 40 years

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This year has already been eventful when it comes to the development of therapies for rare diseases. Additionally, pricing and access for rare disease therapies continue to be scrutinized closely. Prior to the program, only 10 drugs were approved for a rare disease.

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Sarepta’s Elevidys Reaches Finish Line as First Gene Therapy Approved for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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The approval is restricted to ambulatory patients within this narrow age range due to uncertainty around its effectiveness in older children, which Sarepta hopes to clarify in a confirmatory trial. DMD is a rare genetic disorder that leads to progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.

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Lyfgenia and Casgevy Become First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. Both gene therapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. Casgevy is also the first ever CRISPR/Cas9-based therapy approved in the US.

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Gene Silencing Porphyria Treatment, Givlaari, Finally Wins Over England’s NICE Amid Stellar Long-Term Data

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After initial rejection from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) last year, the non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in England has now given the green light to the gene silencing treatment Givlaari (givosiran) for the treatment of the rare metabolic disorder, acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).

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Biogen’s Aduhelm rollout goes from bad to worse

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Vounatsos also insisted that Aduhelm’s price tag has not been a factor discouraging treatment with the drug. Many are still predicting multibillion-dollar sales for the drug, albeit with a longer runway, despite reservations about its clinical efficacy among doctors and payers.

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Novartis’ $2 Million Gene Therapy Zolgensma Shows ‘Remarkable’ Results and Offers Hope for Children with SMA

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In addition, recent data from a Phase I trial has shown ‘remarkable’ long-term results of the gene therapy in children with the disease. With a price tag of over $2.5 While SMN1 gene mutations cause the disease, the number of copies of the SMN2 gene modifies the severity and helps determine the type of the condition.

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Apellis set to take on Alexion as FDA clears PNH drug Empaveli

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Empaveli’s label covers treatment-naïve PNH patients as well as those who want to switch from Soliris or Ultomiris, and is based on the phase 3 PEGASUS trial in 80 patients which compared the drug to Soliris over a 16-week period. In that study, patients in the Empaveli group saw an average increase of 2.4 billion and $1.1

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