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Eladocagene Exuparvovec: First Approval

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posted on 2022-09-13, 04:23 authored by Susan Keam

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Funding The preparation of this review was not supported by any external funding.

Authorship and Conflict of interest During the peer review process the manufacturer of the agent under review was offered an opportunity to comment on the article. Changes resulting from any comments received were made by the authors on the basis of scientific completeness and accuracy. Susan J. Keam is a contracted employee of Adis International Ltd/Springer Nature, and declares no relevant conflicts of interest. All authors contributed to the review and are responsible for the article content.

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Abstract

Eladocagene exuparvovec (Upstaza™) is a gene therapy developed by PTC Therapeutics for the treatment of human aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency. Eladocagene exuparvovec comprises an adeno-associated virus vector that delivers the dopa decarboxylase (DDC) gene, the gene for human AADC. Eladocagene exuparvovec was approved in July 2022 in the EU for the treatment of patients aged 18 months and older with a clinical, molecular, and genetically confirmed diagnosis of AADC deficiency with a severe phenotype (i.e. patients who cannot sit, stand or walk). This article summarizes the milestones in the development of eladocagene exuparvovec leading to this first approval for the treatment of patients aged 18 months and older with AADC deficiency. 

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