In the company’s financial results for 2021 released on May 11, Takeda announced the decision to discontinue the development of TAK-609, a therapeutic for Hunter Syndrome. Additionally, Takeda is collaborating with JCR Pharmaceuticals in another therapeutic attempt for the condition.

Orchard Therapeutics announced that the European Medicines Agency granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation to OTL-300, an investigational autologous ex vivo lentiviral gene therapy for the treatment of transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.