NICE recommends new Fabry disease treatment
Recommendation of Elfabrio® (pegunigalsidase alfa) means patients with Fabry disease in England will be able to access a new treatment option.
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Recommendation of Elfabrio® (pegunigalsidase alfa) means patients with Fabry disease in England will be able to access a new treatment option.
The European Commission (EC) has given approval to the first PEGylated enzyme replacement therapy to treat Fabry disease.
In its latest meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended eight new medicines for approval, including an enzyme replacement therapy for a rare disease.
A PEGylated enzyme replacement therapy for Fabry disease has received recommendation for a marketing authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA)'s human medicines committee.
FLT190 gene therapy has been granted Orphan Drug Designation based on preliminary trial data and the positive opinion of an EMA committee.
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