Safety Thumbs Up For Zynteglo Prompts Bluebird To Lift Marketing Suspension
US Filing For The β-Thalassemia Gene Therapy Is On Track
Executive Summary
No evidence has been found linking the viral vector in bluebird’s gene therapy for β-thalassemia to blood cancer, the European Medicines Agency says.
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