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Rare Disease MedicineDeveloping

Friedreich's Ataxia Therapy Starts Rolling FDA Application

Larimar submitted the first module of a rolling BLA for nomlabofusp, a frataxin-replacement candidate for Friedreich's ataxia.

Why now

Friedreich's ataxia has few disease-modifying options and the program is moving from biomarker signal toward FDA review.

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Trade news
Published
Jun 30, 2026
Gene TherapyDeveloping

FDA Reopened a Path for a One-Time Hunter Syndrome Gene Therapy

Regenxbio says FDA aligned on a path to resubmit Navsunli/RGX-121 for accelerated approval review, but the therapy is not approved.

Why now

FDA has reopened a filing path after the program's regulatory outlook had narrowed.

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high
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Trade news
Published
Jun 24, 2026
Regulatory ShiftDeveloping

The FDA May Be Opening a More Flexible Path for Rare-Disease Gene Therapies

A new FDA draft guidance and recent reversals suggest the biggest bottleneck in gene therapy may no longer be the science alone. It may be the approval process itself.

Why now

Draft guidance and recent reversals suggest the rare-disease rulebook is changing in real time.

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Published
Jun 24, 2026