England Sees Past Price Tag To Back GSK Bubble Baby Gene Therapy
Executive Summary
The cost of Strimvelis for treating severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA-SCID) is €594,000 but NICE has confirmed that it thinks the benefits of GSK's gene therapy, administered at a hospital in Milan, represents a fair price.
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