2026-03493Notice

FDA Awards Fast-Track Voucher for Rare Kids' Blood Disorder Drug

Published Date: 2/23/2026

Notice

Summary

The FDA just gave a special fast-track prize called a Priority Review Voucher to Fondazione Telethon ETS for their rare disease treatment, WASKYRA, approved in December 2025. This medicine helps kids and adults with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome who need a stem cell transplant but can’t find a perfect donor. This voucher speeds up future drug reviews and can be sold, saving time and money for drug developers.

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WASKYRA Approved for WAS Patients

WASKYRA (etuvetidigene autotemcel) was approved on December 9, 2025, for pediatric patients aged 6 months and older and adults with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome who have a mutation in the WAS gene and for whom hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is appropriate and no suitable HLA‑matched related stem cell donor is available. If you are in that patient group, this approval makes the treatment an approved option.

FDA Issues Rare Disease Priority Voucher

The FDA issued a Priority Review Voucher to Fondazione Telethon ETS for WASKYRA after its approval on December 9, 2025. The notice says this voucher speeds up future drug reviews and can be sold, which can save time and money for drug developers.

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12/9/2025
2/23/2026

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