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Proper Name
Voretigene Neparvovec-rzyl
Indication
It is an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy indicated for the treatment of patients with confirmed biallelic RPE65 mutation-associated retinal dystrophy. Patients must have viable retinal cells as determined by the treating physician(s).
Description

LUXTURNA (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl) is a recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 2 (AAV2) vector with a cytomegalovirus (CMV) enhancer and chicken beta actin (CβA) promoter driving expression of the gene for human retinal pigment epithelium 65 kDa protein (hRPE65), which is an isomerohydrolase converting all-trans-retinyl ester to 11-cis-retinol in the retinoid visual cycle.

Manufacturing Platform

PARAMETER

DATA

Manufacturer

Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

Transgene

Retinal pigment epithelial 65 kDa protein [RPE65]

Indication

Luxturna is an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy indicated for the treatment of patients with confirmed biallelic RPE65 mutation-associated retinal dystrophy. Patients must have viable retinal cells as determined by the treating physician(s).

Virus and Serotype

Adeno-associated virus serotype 2 (AAV2)

Cell Substrate

Mammalian cell-substrate

Manufacturing platform

Transient transfection

Dose in vial/final container

5 x 1012 vector genomes (vg) per mL (0.05 mg vector/ml)

Dose/patient

1.5 x 1011 vector genomes (vg), administered by sub-retinal injection in a total volume of 0.3 mL for each eye.

SUPPORTING CLINICAL TRIALS

NCT

TRIAL PHASE

SUBJECTS ENROLLED

STUDY TITLE

COUNTRIES

NCT00516477

1

12

Safety Study in Subjects with Leber Congenital Amaurosis

United States

NCT01208389

1, 2

12

Phase 1 Follow-on Study of AAV2-hRPE65v2 Vector in Subjects with Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) 2

United States

NCT00999609

3

31

Safety and Efficacy Study in Subjects with Leber Congenital Amaurosis

United States

Key Regulatory Milestones

12/19/2017

US FDA approval

11/22/2018

EU approval

10/15/2020

Health Canada approval

08/04/2020

Australian Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Committee

A meeting of the Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee (CTGTAC) was held on October 12, 2017 to provide feedback to FDA regarding clinical efficacy and safety, and an overall benefit-risk assessment of LUXTURNA.

Advanced Facts