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. 2024 Oct 15;38(6):831–844. doi: 10.1007/s40259-024-00683-0

Table 2.

Time of clinical development, regulatory assessment and patient access for ATMPs in Italy (data shown in days)

N Brand name AIFA decision Clinical development timea EMA assessment timea Lag time between EC and AIFAa.d AIFA assessment timeb Regulatory timeb Average time to first patient accessc
1 Holoclar Reimbursed 6474 692 367 361 1430 430
2 Strimvelis Reimbursed 8447 364 −51 116 431
3 Spherox Not reimbursed 5650 1656 886 682 3256
4 Kymriah Reimbursed 2787 273 −51 397 627 387
5 Yescarta Reimbursed 3084 371 −48 481 816 611
6 Luxturna Reimbursed 3605 462 31 709 1241 305
7 Alofisel Not reimbursed 2452 729 −93 271 928
8 Zolgensma Reimbursed 1608 564 8 283 863 148
9 Tecartus Reimbursed 1522 321 −45 483 773 155
10 Libmeldy Reimbursed 3500 385 −13 450 861
11 Abecma Not reimbursed 1591 454 −41 768 1185
12 Upstaza Reimbursed 1908 902 122 348 1406
13 Carvykti Under ev. 2036 370 33
14 Breyanzi Under ev. 1636 627 58
15 Roctavian Under ev. 2141 405 83
16 Hemgenix Under ev. 2827 333 −10
17 Ebvallo Under ev. 9732 386 109
Mean 3588 547 79 446 1151 340.6
Median 2787 405 8 424 896 216.0
Std. Dev. 2500 333 234 195 729 328.5
IQR 1697 257 128 201 477 425.0

AIFA, Italian Medicines Agency; ATMPs, advanced therapy medicinal products; EC, European Commission; under ev, under evaluation; Std. Dev., standard deviation; IQR, inter-quartile range

aStatistics calculated on n = 17 ATMPs

bStatistics calculated on n = 12 ATMPs

cStatistics calculated on n = 6 ATMPs

dFor eight ATMPs the dossier was submitted to AIFA before the EC decision.