Breakthrough technology: ZEVASKYN uses patients’ own skin cells to treat RDEB wounds1
Gene-modified cellular sheets can cover multiple small and large wounds1
Gene-modified cellular sheets can cover multiple small and large wounds1
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Patient’s own keratinocytes are extracted from two 8 mm punch biopsies.2
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Keratinocytes are transduced ex vivo with a retroviral vector containing full-length COL7A1, which stably integrates into the host-cell genome and leads to expression of functional type VII collagen protein in the transduced cells.1
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Over the course of ~25 days, cells containing the functional COL7A1 gene are then expanded into type VII collagen protein–producing cellular sheets.1,3
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Up to 12 credit card–sized, gene-modified sheets (each 41.25 cm2) are provided ~25 days after biopsy for surgical application.1,3 Multiple individual wounds or larger areas can be treated with ZEVASKYN in a single session.4
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Treatment areas are undisturbed for 5-10 days to allow for healing.1 Patient is discharged from the ZEVASKYN Qualified Treatment Center and follow-up is at physician’s discretion.
References: 1. ZEVASKYN™ (prademagene zamikeracel) Prescribing Information. Cleveland, OH: Abeona Therapeutics Inc; 2025. 2. Clinical study report 14563/31095. Abeona Therapeutics Inc. 3. Eichstadt S, Barriga M, Ponakala A, et al. JCI Insight. 2019;4(19):e130554. doi:10.1172/jci.insight.130554 4. So JY, Nazaroff J, Iwummadu CV, et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2022;17(1):377. doi:10.1186/s13023-022-02546-9