Managed Healthcare Executive March 23, 2024
New approvals this week include a $4.25 million gene therapy, a drug that treats hypertension in a new way, a nonsteroidal drug for Duchenne, and an oral drug for aggressive leukemia. The agency has set an action date for resubmitted Lymphir in rare skin cancer, and Celltrion has launched Zymfentra, a subcutaneous form of infliximab.
New Gene Therapy for Rare MDL to Cost $4.25 Million
Orchard Therapeutics has set the wholesale acquisition cost of its newly approved gene therapy, Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel), at $4.25 million for the one-time treatment. Company officials in a press release said this price reflects its clinical, economic and societal value. Lenmeldy is the first approved gene therapy to treat children with juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD),...
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