US FDA places clinical hold on Regenxbio's gene therapy trials

Core Viewpoint - Regenxbio announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed a clinical hold on two of its experimental gene therapy programs for rare childhood diseases due to the discovery of a brain tumor in one treated patient [1] Company Summary - The clinical hold affects two gene therapy programs that are currently under development by Regenxbio [1] - The hold was initiated following a serious adverse event involving a brain tumor in a patient who received treatment [1]