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Free access to Zolgensma curbed, says Novartis

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Novartis’ programme providing free access to its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy Zolgensma is being scaled back to a dozen countries worldwide, according to the company. ” Zolgensma is one of the most expensive therapies available, with a price tag of around $2.1

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NICE reaches a deal with Roche on access to oral SMA drug Evrysdi

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Roche’s oral treatment Evrysdi for the rare genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will be made available on the NHS in England, after NICE reached a three-year access agreement with the company. million price tag make it is the most expensive treatment ever approved for NHS funding.

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NICE ‘no’ to Roche’s risdiplam for SMA not unexpected, says patient group

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NICE has rejected routine NHS funding for Roche’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) for spinal muscular atrophy drug in draft guidance, a decision which doesn’t come as a surprise to patient association SMA UK. “NICE’s initial ‘no’ to approving risdiplam for NHS funding is not unexpected,” said SMA UK this morning.

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New purification method could enhance protein drug manufacturing

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This would also provide a template to allow the proteins to align correctly and form crystals. To create the surface required, the team coated gold nanoparticles with bioconjugates maleimide (MAL) and N -hydroxysuccinimide ester (NHS). And because the proteins are aligned, they can form a crystal faster.

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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price tag of $475,000 when it was first launched in 2017 – and it becomes apparent that these may not be desirable treatment options for every patient and in every setting. Results suggest durable epigenetic re-wiring and provide rationale for intermittent clinical dosing. Professional reception of the findings.