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Orchard Exits Life-Saving Bubble-Baby Research in Wake of Flap Over Patient Access

Orchard Exits Life-Saving Bubble-Baby Research in Wake of Flap Over Patient Access

Program Turned over to California Stem Cell Agency and UCLA; Questions Abound

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May 28, 2021
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Orchard Therapeutics this morning formally announced it was giving up on its life-saving treatment for the bubble baby disease and turned it over to California’s stem cell agency and UCLA. 

In a statement, the company said it could not overcome “technical issues” dealing with manufacturing the treatment, which has saved the lives of 50 children with a ra…

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