CSL/UniQure’s Hemgenix To Enter Uncertain EU Market After Regulatory Nod
Executive Summary
The firms’ one-time hemophilia B gene therapy has been approved in the EU just months after a US nod, but concerns remain about its prospects on a market that has seen several setbacks for other gene therapies.
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