Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), CSL Behring’s one-time gene therapy for hemophilia B, is being made available to patients in various European countries, thanks to “innovative access decisions” from governmental and funding authorities.
Innovative Access Solutions ‘Paving The Way’ To European Reimbursement For CSL’s Hemgenix
CSL Behring explains how it worked with authorities in Denmark, Austria, England, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland to secure innovative access arrangements suitable to each nation’s “unique needs” for its one-time gene therapy, Hemgenix.

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