Gene Therapies: US Panel To Weigh Strategies For Preventing, Mitigating AAV Vector Toxicities
Executive Summary
FDA seeks advice on screening patients potentially at higher risk for liver and other injuries, strategies to implement before or after gene therapy administration to head off or mitigate potential adverse events, and whether upper limits should be set for the total vector genome dose and total capsid dose.
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