EAHAD – EHC Joint statement on AAV8-based ASPIRO clinical trial
The European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD) and European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) have become aware of two deaths in patients with X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) on an AAV8-based gene therapy (AT132) in the phase 1/2 ASPIRO clinical trial conducted by Audentes, a subsidiary of Astellas. EHC and EAHAD are closely monitoring developments in this area due to this adeno-associated viral vector (AAV8) also being used in haemophilia gene therapy trials.read more…
