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FDA Gene Therapy Approvals (1998-2025): Current Status, Regulatory Evolution, and Future Directions.

Systematic review documents over two decades of FDA gene therapy approvals, providing a roadmap of how rare genetic diseases now have treatment options.

This systematic review maps the complete landscape of FDA-approved gene therapies over 27 years, capturing the regulatory evolution that enabled approval of treatments for rare genetic diseases. It provides a high-level reference for understanding the current state of gene therapy commercialization and outstanding translational challenges.

What the study was

Study design
review
Population
FDA-approved gene therapy programs (1998-2025), predominantly rare disease
Category
Drug Development
Maturity
Validated
Journal
J Clin Pharmacol

Why it surfaced

Standard: useful landscape overview for rare disease gene therapy tracking; covers a core Pulse watchlist area; review design limits direct clinical impact; published in a credible pharmacology journal.

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