NVS SMA drug gets CHMP backing, malaria drug wins WHO prequalification
- Posted on April 27, 2026
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NVS SMA drug gets CHMP backing, malaria drug wins WHO prequalification
Novartis NVS announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Itvisma (intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec) for the treatment of individuals aged two years and older, living with 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) caused by survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene mutations. The European Commission’s (EC) final decision...