Orchard Therapeutics Receives Swissmedic Approval for Libmeldy in Early-onset MLD
BOSTON and LONDON, Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchard Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ORTX), a global gene therapy leader, today announced the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) has approved Libmeldy® (atidarsagene autotemcel), a hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy, for the treatment of early-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
- BOSTON and LONDON, Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchard Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ORTX), a global gene therapy leader, today announced the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) has approved Libmeldy® (atidarsagene autotemcel), a hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy, for the treatment of early-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
- Libmeldy aims to correct the underlying genetic cause of MLD by inserting a working copy of the ARSA gene into the genome of a patients’ own HSCs.
- With more than a cumulative 250 patient-years of follow-up, Libmeldy was generally well-tolerated, with no treatment-related serious adverse events or deaths.
- “Today’s approval of Libmeldy in Switzerland opens up tremendous new possibilities for eligible children with MLD who previously had no approved treatment options beyond supportive care,” said Leslie Meltzer, Ph.D., chief medical officer of Orchard Therapeutics.