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Species
Wild-type C57BL/6 mice only (6-month and 3-month GLP studies)
“which investigated the effect of a single intravenous administration of 5.0x1012 to 5.0x1013 vg/kg scAAV9.U1a.SGSH in WT C57Bl/6 mice.”
✓ VerifiedFDA summary basis for approval, p. 11Source ↗
Why that species
Not stated in public reviews

The reviews list the species but not why. For biologics, ICH S6(R1) asks for species in which the product is pharmacologically active (target binding and activity), usually a cynomolgus monkey.

“A relevant species is one in which the test material is pharmacologically active due to the expression of the receptor or an epitope (in the case of monoclonal antibodies).”
✓ VerifiedICH 2011: ICH S6(R1): Preclinical Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology-Derived…, p. 7Source ↗

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Surrogate molecule
No surrogate; GLP studies used clinical vector (GMP Process A) in WT mice
“The definitive nonclinical Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) safety/biodistribution (BD) studies”
✓ VerifiedFDA summary basis for approval, p. 11Source ↗
Species: general tox
Wild-type C57BL/6 mouse only (3-month and 6-month GLP single-dose IV studies)
“The definitive 3-month GLP safety and BD study investigated the effect of a single IV administration of 5.0x1013 to 2.0x1014 vg/kg FAYUVI in WT C57BL/6 mice.”
✓ VerifiedFDA summary basis for approval, p. 11Source ↗
Species: DART
Not conducted; addressed by weight-of-evidence risk assessment
“Developmental and reproductive toxicity (DART), genotoxicity, and carcinogenicity/tumorigenicity studies were not conducted with FAYUVI.”
✓ VerifiedFDA summary basis for approval, p. 11Source ↗
Species: carcinogenicity
Not conducted; addressed by weight-of-evidence risk assessment
“Developmental and reproductive toxicity (DART), genotoxicity, and carcinogenicity/tumorigenicity studies were not conducted with FAYUVI.”
✓ VerifiedFDA summary basis for approval, p. 11Source ↗
Surrogate used in
No surrogate used; GLP safety/biodistribution studies used clinical FAYUVI (GMP Process A)
“The definitive nonclinical Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) safety/biodistribution (BD) studies and all clinical trials (Nos. ABT-001, ABT-003, and LTFU-ABO-102) were conducted with FAYUVI manufactured under GMP conditions via Process A.”
✓ VerifiedFDA summary basis for approval, p. 11Source ↗

Same question, other gene therapies

Adstiladrin

nadofaragene firadenovec · IFN-alpha2b (adenovirus, intravesical)
Cynomolgus monkey for rAd-IFN/Syn3 GLP tox; rat and monkey for excipient Syn3

Beqvez

fidanacogene elaparvovec · Factor IX
Cynomolgus monkey and mouse (tox); hemophilia B dog and mouse (pharmacology); rabbit (shedding)

Casgevy

exagamglogene autotemcel · BCL11A enhancer (CRISPR-Cas9, ex vivo HSC)
Mouse only (irradiated NSG immunodeficient xenotransplant mice)

Elevidys

delandistrogene moxeparvovec · Micro-dystrophin
Mouse only (wild-type C57BL/6J and mdx disease model); NHP only in non-GLP supporting studies

Genglycos

pariglasgene brecaparvovec · G6PC (AAV8)
Mouse (adult and juvenile C57BL/6N) and juvenile cynomolgus monkey; GLP single-dose studies

Glybera

alipogene tiparvovec · LPL (AAV1)
Wild-type mouse only for GLP tox; PD in LPL-/- mice and LPL-deficient cats; biodistribution in cats, mice, rabbits

Hemgenix

etranacogene dezaparvovec · Factor IX
Mouse and cynomolgus monkey

Imlygic

talimogene laherparepvec · GM-CSF (oncolytic HSV-1)
Mouse (BALB/c) for GLP tox; single-dose studies also in rats and dogs; no permissive/relevant species for human GM-CSF

Itvisma

onasemnogene abeparvovec (intrathecal) · SMN1 (AAV9, intrathecal)
Cynomolgus monkey (pivotal IT tox); FVB mice for ICV safety and fertility/EFD; SMA piglet and SMN-delta7 mouse pharmacology

Kebilidi

eladocagene exuparvovec · AADC
Rat (pivotal GLP); cynomolgus monkey for biodistribution/excipient studies

Kresladi

marnetegragene autotemcel · ITGB2 (LVV, ex vivo HSC)
Mouse only (CD18HYP/CD18KO disease models, recipient mice, NSG mice); no large-animal tox

Lenmeldy

atidarsagene autotemcel · ARSA (LVV, ex vivo HSC)
Mouse (As2-/- MLD model, murine ARSA-LV HSPCs) for pivotal GLP; immunodeficient mice for human-cell biodistribution

Luxturna

voretigene neparvovec · RPE65
Dog (normal-sighted and RPE65-mutant Briard) and non-human primate

Lyfgenia

lovotibeglogene autotemcel · HBB T87Q (LVV, ex vivo HSC)
Mouse only (beta-thalassemic and wild-type C57BL/6 transplant models; immunodeficient mice for human cells)

Otarmeni

lunsotogene parvec · OTOF (AAV, intracochlear)
Mouse (Otof-Q828X hom disease model) and cynomolgus monkey

Papzimeos

zopapogene imadenovec · HPV6/11 antigens (gorilla adenovirus)
Mouse only (wild-type C57BL/6); no NHP studies

Roctavian

valoctocogene roxaparvovec · Factor VIII
Mouse (CD1, Rag2-/-, hemophilia A models) and cynomolgus/rhesus monkey; all males

Skysona

elivaldogene autotemcel · ABCD1 (LVV, ex vivo HSC)
Mouse only: myeloablated immunodeficient NSG/NSGS mice given human CD34+ HSCs

Strimvelis

autologous CD34+ cells transduced with ADA (no INN) · ADA (gamma-retroviral, ex vivo HSC)
NSG immunodeficient mouse only (xenograft of transduced human CD34+ cells)

Tudriqev

vusolimogene oderparepvec · GALV-GP + GM-CSF (oncolytic HSV-1)
Tumor-bearing immunocompetent mice (TUDRIQEV, mRP1) and healthy rats (murine surrogate mRP1)

Vyjuvek

beremagene geperpavec · COL7A1 (HSV-1, topical)
Mouse only (BALB/c) for GLP tox; single species

Waskyra

etuvetidigene autotemcel · WAS (LVV, ex vivo HSC)
Mouse only: WAS knockout (C57BL/6 and SV129) mice with murine surrogate cells; Rag2-/-IL2rg-/- mice for human-cell fate

Zevaskyn

prademagene zamikeracel · COL7A1 (RV-modified keratinocyte sheets)
Mouse only (immunodeficient mice with implanted human keratinocyte products); no relevant large-animal species

Zolgensma

onasemnogene abeparvovec · SMN1
Mouse only for pivotal GLP tox (neonatal FVB); NHP only in non-GLP studies (later 6-month juvenile NHP study in label)

Zynteglo

betibeglogene autotemcel · HBB T87Q (LVV, ex vivo HSC)
Mouse only (beta-thalassaemic Hbbth1/th1 and wild-type C57BL/6; immunodeficient NSG for human HSC); murine surrogate product

Summary across all 26 gene therapies →