Freeline, Wugen & Jnana Secure EMA PRIME Designations For Novel Treatments

A one-time gene therapy candidate for Gaucher disease, an allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy for difficult-to-treat blood cancers, and a potentially first-in-class drug for treating hyperphenylalaninemia have made it onto the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme.

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Freeline is developing a gene therapy for Gaucher disease • Source: Shutterstock

FLT201, Freeline Therapeutics’ one-time gene therapy candidate for Gaucher disease, is among the latest three investigational products that have secured a place on PRIME, the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme for expediting the development and regulatory review of drugs for unmet medical needs.

WU-CART-007, Wugen’s allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy for difficult-to-treat blood cancers, was also accepted onto the scheme, as was JNT-517,...

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