De genética

En varias fuentes hemos visto que en mayo de 2019 se prevé la respuesta de la FDA a una solicitud (BLA) de Novartis de autorización de una terapia génica para tratar de modo definitivo la Atrofia Muscular Espinal Novartis announces FDA filing acceptance and Priority Review of AVXS-101, a one-time treatment designed to address the genetic root cause of SMA Type 1 In the START trial, all 15 patients infused with ZOLGENSMA were alive and without the need for permanent ventilation* at 24 months. Ninety-two percent (11/12) of patients who received the proposed therapeutic dose of ZOLGENSMA could sit unassisted for >=5 seconds, a milestone never achieved in the natural history of SMA Type 1. Natural history indicates that more than 90 percent of untreated patients with SMA Type 1 will die or require permanent ventilation by 24 months of age.[5] Patients who voluntarily enrolled in an ongoing observational long-term follow-up of the START trial have maintained their development...