FDA Greenlights First-Ever Gene Therapy for Children with Rare MLD Disease

March 29, 2024
FDA Greenlights First-Ever Gene Therapy for Children with Rare MLD Disease
  • FDA approves LENMELDY, the first gene therapy for pediatric metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare genetic disease.

  • Approximately 1 in 40,000 individuals in the U.S. are affected by MLD.

  • LENMELDY is a one-time, single-dose infusion made from the patient's own hematopoietic stem cells.

  • Orchard Therapeutics' CEO Bobby Gaspar views LENMELDY as a groundbreaking treatment offering new hope for children with early-onset MLD.

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