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It is very expensive. We will likely have $2M USD in insurance claims for medical this year, and our son is currently aged out of the approved label. At a gross
by fullburley 3y ago
It is very expensive. We will likely have $2M USD in insurance claims for medical this year, and our son is currently aged out of the approved label. At a gross cost of $3.2M for this treatment, its expensive but definitely cost effective relatively speaking.
- arthur2e5 3y agoConsidering this new treatment is just a single dose[^1] that hopefully lasts for quite a while[^2], it might actually cost a lot less in the long run. [^1] see FDA press release and monograph. addditional doses won't do much because by then the immune system has learned to attack the AAV vector -- a different vector strain would be needed and that would be a new drug to be approved [^2] no idea what the turnover rate is. and honestly, the FDA isn't even sure it helps with anything, hence conditional.