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Scientific recommendations on classification of advanced therapy medicinal products
The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Advanced Therapies (CAT) delivers scientific recommendations on whether a medicine can be classified as an advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP).
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Update: The list of medicines that the CAT has assessed and recommended classifying as ATMPs or not since March 2019 is available below. EMA updates the list on a quarterly basis.
ATMP classifications granted before March 2019 are available separately in the archive below.
Scientific recommendations on classification of advanced therapy medicinal products
Intended for the treatment of inherited retinal disease caused by biallelic mutations in human retinal guanylate cyclase 1 gene, including Leber congenital amaurosis type 1
Intended for the treatment ofpatients aged 3 years and older with Leber Congenital Amaurosis type 10 (LCA10) caused by a homozygous or compound heterozygous intron 26 mutation, c.2991+1655 A>G, in the CEP290 gene
The classification request was for the matrix prior to combination with the cells. As such, no medical claim can be attributed to the matrix on its own which serves as a temporary resorbable 3-dimensional matrix when combined with cells. Over time this matrix is resorbed and replaced with natural extracellular matrix
Intended for the treatment of the acute Graft versus Host Disease grades III and IV and extensive chronic GvHD resistant to the first line of treatment
Intended for the treatment of Cytomegalovirus-associated viraemia or disease after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplant or solid organ transplant after failure of at least two different antiviral therapies
Not intended for in vivo use in humans: the enzyme is used in a single use device for the dissociation of human adipose tissue to separate stromal vascular fraction cells
Intended for the treatment of tissue loss and to close chronic non-closing injuries (such as diabetic foot and venous ulcers), and treatment of acne scars
Intended for the treatment of soft tissue damage (fistula-in-ano, trophic ulcers, burns), cartilage defects as well as large tissue damage after cancer resection
Intended for the treatment of non-healing wounds, specifically in tissues derived from mesenchyme e.g. fistula-in-ano, bone and cartilage defects, burns, trophic ulcers
Intended for the treatment of children neurological diseases: children encephalopathy (Hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy, immune/autoimmune encephalopathy), children epilepsy and children spinal cord injury
Intended for the treatment of inborn liver metabolic diseases like Crigler-Naijar syndrome 1 and for drug-induced acute liver failure such as paracetamol intoxication
Intendedfor the treatment of the prophylaxis of organ rejection via the establishment of donor-specific allogeneic tolerance allowing for the elimination of immunosuppressive therapy in adult patients receiving living donor kidney transplantation
To improve limb perfusion/restore blood flow to previously ischemic tissue, and improve the mobility and quality of life (QoL) of patients with peripheral artery disease and critical limb ischemia
Intended for the treatment of focal non-arthritic cartilage defects of Outerbridge Classification Grade III or IV of the femoral condyle including the trochlea
Intended for the reduction of signs and symptoms, and induction and maintenance of clinical remission in patients with moderately active ulcerative colitis (UC)
Intended for treatment in the field of regenerative medicine: bone damaged by disease (e.g. osteonecrosis), fracture or age-related loss of bone function
Intended for treatment of therapy-refractory infectious and infection-related diseases and pre-emptive and prophylactic treatment of infectious and infection-related diseases
Intended for improvement of heart function (LVEF) and quality of life in patients with ischemic heart disease post acute MI and in chronic ischaemic heart disease and after MI
Intended for treatment of chronic heart failure symptoms by improvement in exercise capacity of NYHA class II and III chronic heart failure patients receiving standard therapy
Intended for treatment of non-union, delayed union or other bone fractures
Tissue-engineered product - not combined
01/07/2011
Live recombinant lentiviral vectors encoding HIV epitopes to be used for therapeutic HIV vaccination of HIV-1 infected patients
Infectious disease: HIV-1
Not an advanced therapy medicinal product
27/05/2011
Heterologous human adult liver-derived progenitor cells
Intended for treatment of inborn errors of liver metabolism
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product - not combined
05/05/2011
Allogeneic human fibroblasts cultured onto a biodegradable matrix
Dermatology
Tissue engineered product - combined
04/04/2011
Medicinal product composed of living, genetically modified Lactococcus lactis bacteria, containing the human trefoil factor 1 (hTFF1) gene
Intended for prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced and/or radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in patients with cancer of the head and the neck
Gene therapy medicinal product
08/02/2011
Layer of autologous corneal epithelium containing stem cells
Intended for treatment of extended corneal lesions
Tissue engineered product - not combined
20/12/2010
Lentiviral vector expressing the naturally occurring human anti-angiogenic proteins endostatin and angiostatin
Intended for treatment of age-related macular degeneration
Gene therapy medicinal product
30/11/2010
Allogeneic human aortic endothelial cells cultured in a porcine gelatin matrix
Intended for treatment of vascular injury
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product - not combined
04/10/2010
Non-integrative vector including a gene coding for an anti-HSV-1 meganuclease for the ex-vivo transduction of human cornea
Intended for prevention of infectious diseases in cornea grafted patients
Gene therapy medicinal product
04/10/2010
Adult skeletal muscle derived cells
Intended for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence
Tissue engineered product - not combined
04/10/2010
Allogeneic human placenta-derived, culture-expanded, mesenchymal-like cell population
Intended for treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and the treatment of ischaemic stroke
Somatic cell therapy product
04/10/2010
Autologous bone marrow-derived progenitor cells
Intended for treatment of patients with failed left ventricular recovery despite successful reperfusion therapy post acute myocardial infarction, chronic ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular diseases and Buerger's disease
Tissue engineered product
04/10/2010
Allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells
Intended for treatment of cardiovascular disease
Tissue engineered product
05/08/2010
Umbilical cord blood cells expanded ex vivo using allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells
Intended treatment of diseases in haematology-oncology therapeutic area
Tissue engineered product
05/08/2010
Frozen, cultured allogeneic keratinocytes on a silicone dressing material
Intended the treatment of acute burn wounds
Tissue engineered product - not combined
05/08/2010
Autologous human keratinocytes
Intended for treatment of superficial, partial and full thickness burns
Tissue engineered product - not combined
05/08/2010
Hollow fiber cartridges populated with the C3A cells to be used with ancillary support equipment
Intended for treatment of acute or chronic hepatitis
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product - combined
02/07/2010
Autologous ex-vivo pulsed dendritic cells
Intended for treatment of ovarian cancer
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product
02/07/2010
Mixture of porcine beta cell and their accompanying endocrine cell populations embedded in an alginate matrix
Endocrinology: intended for treatment of diabetes
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product - not combined
02/07/2010
DNA plasmid encoding for the human fibroblast growth factor type 1 (FGF 1)
Intended for treatment of critical limb ischaemia
Gene therapy medicinal product
12/05/ 2010
Allogeneic T cells encoding an exogenous TK gene
Intended as adjunct treatment in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product
02/03/2010
Allogeneic human dermal fibroblasts
Intended for treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Tissue engineered product
02/03/2010
Lentiviral vector expressing the truncated form of human tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), human aromatic L-amino-acid decarboxylase (AADC), human GTP-cyclohydrolase 1 (CH1)
Intended for treatment of Parkinson's disease
Gene therapy medicinal product
02/03/2010
Genetically modified Lactococcus lactis secreting human interleukin-10
Intended for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Gene therapy medicinal product
12/02/2010
Autologous osteoprogenitor cells, isolated from bone marrow and expanded in vitro, incorporated, as an integral part, with 3D biodegradable scaffold
Intended for repairing and regenerating and replacing bone defects in odontostomatology and maxillofacial surgery
Tissue engineered product - combined
26/01/2010
Salmonella typhi strain genetically modified to secrete a fusion protein of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) and a protein leading to an increased antigenicity
Oncology: intended for treatment of prostate cancer
Gene therapy medicinal product
26/01/2010
Product consisting of naturally occurring antigen-specific CD8+ donor lymphocytes isolated with streptamers
Intended for treatment of infectious diseases
Not an advanced therapy medicinal product
26/01/2010
Buffy coat of centrifuged autologous bone marrow containing haematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells.
Intended for treatment of incomplete and complete chronic traumatic spinal cord injury
Advanced therapy medicinal product
15/01/2010
Autologous cultured chondrocytes integrated in a scaffold
Intended for repair of symptomatic cartilage defects in joints such as the knee and ankle
Tissue engineered medicinal product - combined
15/01/2010
Adenovirus encoding vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C).
Intended for treatment of secondary lymphoedema associated with the treatment of breast cancer
Gene therapy medicinal product
15/01/2010
Autologous cell therapy product.
Intended for treatment of Crohn's disease
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product
15/01/2010
Allogeneic natural killer cells activated with a lysate from a cell line which is established from a patient with acute monoblastic leukaemia.
Intended for treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product
15/01/2010
Allogeneic cultured corneal epithelial cell sheet in amniotic membrane scaffold
Lentiviral vector expressing the human MYO7A gene.
Intended for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa
Gene therapy medicinal product
04/12/2009
Lentiviral vector expressing the ABCA4 gene, packaged into infectious VS virus envelope.
Intended for the treatment of retinal disorders
Gene therapy medicinal product
04/12/2009
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector containing a gene coding for N-sulfoglucosamine sulfohydrolase
Intended for treatment of congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
Gene therapy medicinal product
04/12/2009
Fresh and freeze - dried thrombocytes isolated from autologous or allogeneic blood
Intended for wound healing in orthopedic and dental surgery
Not an advanced therapy medicinal product
13/11/2009
Autologous tolerogenic dendritic cells derived from peripheral blood monocytes
Intended for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product. Not combined
16/10/2009
A combination of lysates of tumour cells (autologous and allogenic) and living cells of a glioblastoma cell line
Oncology: intended for treatment of glioblastoma
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product
16/10/2009
Haploidentical donor T lymphocytes genetically modified to express HSV-Tk gene
Oncology: intended as adjunctive treatment post bone marrow transplantation in patients with high risk acute leukaemia
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product
16/10/2009
Suspension of expanded autologous skeletal muscle derived cells (myoblasts)
Urology/gynaecology: intended for regeneration of the external urethral sphincter muscle (rhabdosphincter) in patients suffering from various levels of stress urinary incontinence
Tissue engineered product - not combined
16/10/2009
Immunotherapeutic medicinal product composed of autologous tumour cells
Oncology: intended for treatment of colon cancer
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product.
13/08/2009
Advanced therapy medicinal product containing substantially modified cytotoxic T-cells of human origin
Oncology: intended for treatment of ovarian cancer
Somatic cell therapy medicinal product.
13/08/2009
Substantially modified human allogeneic fibroblasts and keratinocytes administered in conjunction with fibrin as structural component
Dermatology: intended for treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers