gene therapy

Health insurers in the US are devising new approaches to handle the high costs of gene therapies, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Novartis replaced two top executives from its AveXis unit following data manipulation during early testing of its new gene therapy, Reuters reports.

US Food and Drug Administration says some data from early testing of Novartis' Zolgensma was manipulated, according to Reuters.

Reuters reports that slow adoption of CAR-T therapies might be tied to their high prices.

Parents of children with spinal muscular atrophy tell the Washington Post they are pushing to get insurance coverage of Novartis's Zolgensma.

Novartis's newly approved Zolgensma, a gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy, is to cost $2.1 million, the AP says.

A second death in gene therapy trial for type 1 spinal muscular atrophy is under investigation, according to Reuters.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have treated infants with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency using gene therapy in an early phase study.

The New York Times reports on new gene therapy efforts to treat sickle-cell disease.