Acadia Pharma's attempts to extend the indications of its Nuplazid drug in the US to include Alzheimer's disease-related psychosis have suffered another major setback.
bluebird bio started last week on tenterhooks, as FDA advisors cast their eyes over data for two gene therapy candidates that are key to its future as a commercially viable concern.
The FDA may have safety concerns abut bluebird bio's gene therapy for rare, fatal disease cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), but its advisors believe its benefits far outweigh the risks.