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ReviewCell reports. Medicine2025

Current regulatory requirements for assessment of immunogenicity for gene therapy medicinal products.

Christopher J Mann, Jon Giblin, Manuela Braun, Felicitas Schmid, Maria Rathmann Sørensen, Paolo Caferra, Anett Hudák, Tamás Letoha, Núria Coderch, Timothy P Hickling and 1 more

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Review in Cell reports. Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Christopher J MannAsphalion SL, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: cmann@asphalion.com.
Jon GiblinAsphalion SL, Barcelona, Spain.
Manuela BraunBayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany.
Felicitas SchmidBayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany.
Maria Rathmann SørensenNovo Nordisk A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Paolo CaferraSanofi, Research & Development, Sanofi, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Anett HudákPharmacoidea Ltd., Szeged, Hungary.
Tamás LetohaPharmacoidea Ltd., Szeged, Hungary.
Núria CoderchAsphalion SL, Barcelona, Spain.
Timothy P HicklingRoche Innovation Centre Welwyn, Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche, Welwyn Garden City, UK.
Mimoun AzzouzSheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, Division of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; Gene Therapy Innovation & Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. Electronic address: m.azzouz@sheffield.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene therapy medicinal products (GTMPs) are currently undergoing intense industrial expansion and technological advancement. However, one issue facing development of most GTMPs is the generation of unwanted immune responses. Immunomodulatory strategies are also often applied in conjunction with GTMP administration to suppress or enhance these responses. This review focusses on the global regulatory requirements for immunogenicity assessments and immunomodulation in relation to GTMPs. The specific aims are to (1) identify the principal international guidelines; (2) identify areas of concordance and discrepancy between guidelines; (3) propose areas where guidelines could be harmonized; and (4) predict areas, which future guidance may address. Methodologies used included surveillance of literature, international guidelines, advocacy initiatives, and compilation of previous regulatory advice received. Overall, there is a clear absence of and need for GTMP-specific guidance on immunogenicity and immunomodulation. Several specific measures and areas for future regulatory harmonization and coverage are proposed.

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Genetic TherapyAnimalsHumansImmunomodulation

Identifiers

PMID41130204
PMCPMC12765835

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