Pfizer’s Beqvez (fidanacogene elaparvovec) Receives Health Canada’s Approval for the Treatment of Hemophilia B
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- The approval was based on the results from the P-III (BENEGENE-2) clinical trial evaluating the safety & efficacy of Beqvez in patients (n=45) aged 18-65yrs. with moderately severe to severe hemophilia B (congenital Factor IX (FIX) deficiency)
- The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the annualized bleeding rate (ABR) in patients treated with gene therapy vs FIX prophylaxis replacement regimen
- Beqvez is a gene therapy that leverages AVV capsid to deliver high-activity human FIX gene. This therapy was developed as a one-time treatment for patients with hemophilia B to produce FIX within the body
Ref: Newswire | Image: Pfizer
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