Orchard Therapeutics

Gene therapy
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First gene therapy for children with rare disease gets US sign-off

Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) has become the first Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved gene therapy for the treatment of children with pre-symptomatic late infantile, pre-symptomatic early juvenile or early symptomatic early juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a debilitating, rare genetic disease affecting the brain and… Read More

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Kyowa Kirin completes acquisition of Orchard Therapeutics

Japan-based pharma company Kyowa Kirin has successfully completed the acquisition of gene therapy developer Orchard Therapeutics. Orchard Therapeutics’ portfolio comprises Libmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel), which is intended for the treatment of eligible patients with early-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare and life-threatening inherited disease of the body’s metabolic system. Read More

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