Pharmaceutical company reports death of two children after treatment with same drug as ‘baby Pia’

Two children in Russia and Kazakhstan have died after being treated with Zolgensma, which is known as the most expensive drug in the world. In a statement, the drug company Novartis, which manufactures the drug, confirmed the two deaths. The gene therapy can help children with the muscle disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

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