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bluebird bio wins back-to-back landmark FDA approvals for first-in-class gene therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Skysona is indicated as a one-time gene therapy to slow the progression of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), a rare paediatric neurodegenerative disease in boys aged 4–17 years diagnosed with early-stage CALD. These approvals represent crucial milestones for bluebird bio, the gene therapy field, and patients with rare genetic diseases.

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Mirum drug for rare genetic disease gains FDA approval

Bio Pharma Dive

Mirum gained the drug, which it will sell as Ctexli for adults with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, in a 2023 deal with Travere Therapeutics.

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Ctexli (Chenodiol) Gains FDA Approval as First CTX Treatment

XTalks

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, a biotech innovator known for developing therapies for rare metabolic disorders, now has FDA approval for its new treatment, Ctexli (chenodiol) tablets the first and only medication approved for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) in adults.

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Alyftrek: Vertex Expands Cystic Fibrosis Treatment with Triple-Action Combo

XTalks

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alyftrek (vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor), a next-in-class triple combination cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator, to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients aged six years and older with at least one F508del mutation or another responsive CFTR mutation.

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US FDA approves Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek for DEB

Pharmaceutical Technology

It is claimed to be both the first re-dosable gene therapy and the first and only FDA-approved treatment for both recessive and dominant types of DEB, a rare and serious genetic disease affecting the skin and mucosal tissues.

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BridgeBio’s Attruby (Acoramidis): A New, More Potent TTR Stabilizer for ATTR-CM

XTalks

BridgeBio has been highly active in the genetic diseases space. Its investigational therapy infigratinib recently received Breakthrough Therapy designation, becoming the first-ever potential treatment for achondroplasia — a genetic condition affecting bone growth — to achieve this milestone.

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FDA Approves BioMarin’s Voxzogo for Young Children with Dwarfism

BioSpace

The label for the achondroplasia drug, which promotes endochondral bone growth, now covers children under five years of age with the rare genetic disease causing the most common form of dwarfism.