STAT+: Novartis reports two children died from acute liver failure after treatment with Zolgensma gene therapy
Two children have died from acute liver failure after being administered Zolgensma, a pricey gene therapy sold by Novartis to treat a rare disease.
The company this week began notifying physicians and payers about the deaths, which occurred over the past few months in Russia and Kazakhstan. The children passed away approximately five to six weeks after the one-time therapy was infused and between one and 10 days after corticosteroid tapering occurred, which is done to ensure proper liver function.
Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…
