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ArticleJournal of neuromuscular diseases2026

Delphi consensus on gene therapy of spinal muscular atrophy with onasemnogene abeparvovec in Germany, Austria and Switzerland - part II - expert based recommendations for surveillance and management of side-effects.

Andreas Ziegler, Claudia Weiß, Katharina Vill, Matthias Baumann, Günther Bernert, Astrid Blaschek, Astrid Eisenkölbl, Marina Flotats-Bastardas, Johannes Friese, Dorothea Holzwarth and 31 more

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Andreas ZieglerMedical Faculty Heidelberg, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Department I, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7574-1231
Claudia WeißDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6167-5878
Katharina VillDepartment of Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Hauner Children's Hospital, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1925-7538
Matthias BaumannDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Günther BernertDepartment of Pediatrics, Klinik Favoriten, Vienna, Austria.
Astrid BlaschekDepartment of Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Hauner Children's Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Astrid EisenkölblDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
Marina Flotats-BastardasDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Division of Neuropediatrics, Saarland University, Homburg Saar, Germany.
Johannes FrieseDepartment of Child Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Dorothea HolzwarthDepartment of Child Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Claudia GanterINTEGRATE ATMP Project, University Hospital Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Klaus GoldhahnDepartment of Pediatrics and Neuropediatrics, DRK Klinikum Westend, Berlin, Germany.
Andreas HahnDepartment of Child Neurology, University Hospital, Gießen, Germany.
Maja von der HagenDepartment of Neuropediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Hans HartmannDepartment of Paediatric Kidney, Liver, Metabolic and Neurological Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Oswald HasselmannChildren's Hospital Ostschweiz, St Gallen, Switzerland.
Veronka HorberDepartment of Paediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany.
Ralf A HusainDepartment of Neuropediatrics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0798-6346
Sabine IllsingerDepartment of Paediatric Kidney, Liver, Metabolic and Neurological Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
David JacquierPediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, Woman-Mother-Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6173-2905
Jessika JohannsenDepartment of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Cornelia KöhlerChildren's Hospital St Josef, University Hospital Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Heike KölbelDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Center for Translational Neuro and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Michael KolodzigDeutsche Muskelstiftung, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Andrea KleinDivision of Neuropaediatrics, Development and Rehabilitation, Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Astrid PechmannDepartment of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Arpad von MoersDepartment of Pediatrics and Neuropediatrics, DRK Klinikum Westend, Berlin, Germany.
Wolfgang Müller-FelberDepartment of Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Hauner Children's Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Christian RauscherDepartment of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Gudrun SchreiberDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany.
Oliver SchwartzDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Muenster University Hospital, Münster, Germany.
Joachim SproßGerman Society for Neuromuscular Diseases e.V. (DGM), Freiburg, Germany.
Georg M StettnerNeuromuscular Center Zürich and Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children`s Hospital Zürich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0906-8816
Corinna StoltenburgDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Eva StumpeSMA Europe e. V., Freiburg, Germany.
Regina TrollmannDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Gerd WiegandDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics, Asklepios Klinik Hamburg Nord-Heidberg, Hamburg, Germany.
Ekkehard WilichowskiDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Ulrike ScharaDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Center for Translational Neuro and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Janbernd KirschnerDepartment of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Abstract

backgroundSystematic protocols for long-term surveillance of children with spinal muscular atrophy treated with onasemnogene abeparvovec are lacking. Together with best practice recommendations for safety monitoring and management, such recommendations should increase patient safety and confidence levels of healthcare providers.

objectiveBased on systematic literature review and evidence grading from part 1, this initiative aims to develop a structured treatment plan applicable across all treatment centers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Additionally, it seeks to establish consensus recommendations for the clinical management of safety alerts.

methodsPart 2 describes the methodology used to formulate Delphi consensus statements, the development of a structured treatment plan for OA treatment, and the anonymous consensus voting process with standardized follow-up in case of disagreement.

resultsA total of 12 consensus statements were developed, addressing diagnostic work-up, safety evaluation, and best practice management of common adverse drug reactions associated with OA gene therapy. All statements achieved >95% consensus in the anonymous Delphi voting. Additionally, two consensus recommendations for handling of positive newborn screening result achieved consensus of 97% and 87%, respectively. A structured treatment plan for gene therapy was consented with 100% agreement, as were standardized recommendations for laboratory testing and a consensus-based algorithm for management of liver transaminase elevations.

conclusionsDelphi-based expert recommendations, developed in co-creation with patient representatives, provide a framework to minimize complications associated with gene therapy and establish the basis for standardized post-marketing data collections. The methodology used in this Delphi-consensus-group can serve as a blueprint for future gene therapy approvals.

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