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FDA Approves First-Ever Gene Therapy for Treatment of Genetic Hearing Loss Under National Priority Voucher Program

WHY IT MATTERS

This is the first gene therapy approved specifically for inherited hearing loss, offering a potential one-time treatment option for patients with certain genetic forms of deafness who previously had no curative options.

The FDA has approved Otarmeni, a new gene therapy treatment for genetic hearing loss. This is the first-of-its-kind treatment that uses a special virus to deliver healthy genes into the ear to help restore hearing. The approval was fast-tracked through a special FDA program that prioritizes treatments for serious diseases.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha), the first-ever dual adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapy.

ASK YOUR DOCTOR

If you or a family member has genetic hearing loss, ask your audiologist or ear specialist whether you might be eligible for Otarmeni and what genetic testing would be needed to determine candidacy.

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