The FDA approved a gene-therapy from Bluebird Bio to treat a rare blood disorder at a price of $2.8 million per patient
The Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy from Bluebird Bio Inc., a first-of-its kind treatment that represents a potential cure for a rare blood disorder at a price of $2.8 million per treatment.
The FDA on Wednesday cleared the treatment, Zynteglo, for patients who rely on regular blood transfusions because of a genetic disease called beta-thalassemia that interferes with the production of hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body.
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