Description and Brand Names

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

US Brand Name

  1. Lyfgenia

Descriptions


Lovotibeglogene autotemcel injection is a one-time gene therapy used to treat sickle cell disease (red blood cell disease) in patients who have a history of vaso-occlusive events.

Sickle cell disease is a genetic, inherited, lifelong disease caused by an alteration in one of the genes in the red blood cell, the beta-globin gene that causes the normal disc-shaped red cells to take the shape of a sickle, causing anemia and vaso-occlusive events, like a pain crisis.

This medicine is to be given only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor.

This product is available in the following dosage forms:

  • Suspension