Health Professional Radio - Podcast

First Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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Sinopsis

Dr. Meredith Schultz with AveXis discusses the FDA approval of Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), the first gene therapy for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in pediatric patients less than 2 yrs of age. It is given as a one-time infusion into the vein. Zolgensma was not evaluated in patients with advanced SMA.