Manuela Braun, Claudia Lange, Philipp Schatz, Brian Long, Johannes Stanta, Boris Gorovits, Edit Tarcsa, Vibha Jawa, Tong-Yuan Yang, Wibke Lembke, Nicole Miller, Fraser McBlane, Louis Christodoulou, Daisy Yuill, Mark Milton
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are the leading delivery vehicle used for in vivo gene therapies. Anti-AAV antibodies (AAV Abs) can interact with the viral capsid component of an AAV-based gene therapy (GT). Therefore, patients with preexisting AAV Abs (seropositive patients) are often excluded from GT trials to prevent treatment of patients who are unlikely to benefit1 or may have a higher risk for adverse events outweighing treatment benefits. On the contrary, unnecessary exclusion of patients with high unmet medical need should be avoided...
March 14, 2024: Molecular Therapy. Methods & Clinical Development