FDA Approves First Gene Therapies to Treat Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two milestone treatments, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, representing the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) in patients 12 years and older….