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FDA has communicated that an advisory committee meeting will not be scheduled for lovotibeglogene autotemcel for treatment of sickle cell disease

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Published: 17th Aug 2023

bluebird bio, Inc. announced that the FDA has communicated that an advisory committee meeting will not be scheduled for lovotibeglogene autotemcel (lovo-cel)

Lovo-cel is a potentially transformative one-time gene therapy for individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) with a proposed indication for patients ages 12 and older who have a history of vaso-occlusive events (VOEs). The Agency previously accepted the lovo-cel Biologics Licensing Application (BLA) for Priority Review and set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of December 20, 2023.

Condition: Sickle Cell Disease
Type: drug
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