Bluebird Bio Files US Application For β-thalassemia Gene Therapy


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  • Bluebird Bio Inc (NASDAQ:BLUEcompleted the rolling submission of its marketing application to the FDA seeking approval for betibeglogene autotemcel (beti-cel) gene therapy.
  • The application covers adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients with β-thalassemia who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions across all genotypes. 
  • Read Next: Bluebird Bio's Shares Drop To 52-Week Low After Another Gene Therapy Trial Placed On FDA Hold.
  • The FDA previously granted beti-cel Orphan Drug status and Breakthrough Therapy designation for transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT). 
  • If approved, beti-cel will be the first hematopoietic (blood) stem cell (HSC) ex-vivo gene therapy for patients in the U.S.
  • The submission is based on data from Phase 3 HGB-207 (Northstar-2) and HGB-212 (Northstar-3) studies and the Phase 1/2 HGB-204 (Northstar) and HGB-205 studies. 
  • Together, these studies represent more than 220 patient-years of experience with beti-cel.
  • The data include two patients with up to seven years of follow-up, eight with at least six years of follow-up, and 19 with at least five years of follow-up.
  • Related content: Benzinga's Full FDA Calendar.
  • Price Action: BLUE stock gained 5.61% at $19 in premarket trading on the last check Wednesday.

27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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