onasemnogene abeparvovec
E133681
Onasemnogene abeparvovec is a gene therapy medication that delivers a functional copy of the SMN1 gene to treat infants and young children with certain forms of spinal muscular atrophy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| onasemnogene abeparvovec canonical | 2 |
| Zolgensma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1169482 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: onasemnogene abeparvovec Context triple: [spinal muscular atrophy, treatedBy, onasemnogene abeparvovec]
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A.
Spinraza
Spinraza is a prescription medication used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) by modifying SMN2 gene expression to increase production of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein.
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B.
Aduhelm
Aduhelm is an Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by Biogen that targets amyloid-beta plaques in the brain.
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C.
Leqembi
Leqembi is an Alzheimer’s disease drug (lecanemab) that targets amyloid-beta plaques to slow cognitive decline in early-stage patients.
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D.
Anpezan
Anpezan is a regional dialect of the Ladin language spoken in parts of the Dolomite area of northern Italy.
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E.
Tysabri
Tysabri is a monoclonal antibody medication primarily used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: onasemnogene abeparvovec Target entity description: Onasemnogene abeparvovec is a gene therapy medication that delivers a functional copy of the SMN1 gene to treat infants and young children with certain forms of spinal muscular atrophy.
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A.
Spinraza
Spinraza is a prescription medication used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) by modifying SMN2 gene expression to increase production of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein.
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B.
Aduhelm
Aduhelm is an Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by Biogen that targets amyloid-beta plaques in the brain.
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C.
Leqembi
Leqembi is an Alzheimer’s disease drug (lecanemab) that targets amyloid-beta plaques to slow cognitive decline in early-stage patients.
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D.
Anpezan
Anpezan is a regional dialect of the Ladin language spoken in parts of the Dolomite area of northern Italy.
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E.
Tysabri
Tysabri is a monoclonal antibody medication primarily used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AAV9-based gene therapy
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biological medicinal product ⓘ gene therapy medication ⓘ orphan drug ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
European Medicines Agency
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Food and Drug Administration ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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| approvedIn |
Canada
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European Union ⓘ Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coAdministeredWith | systemic corticosteroids ⓘ |
| commonAdverseEffect |
elevated liver enzymes
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increased troponin-I ⓘ thrombocytopenia ⓘ vomiting ⓘ |
| delivers | functional copy of SMN1 gene ⓘ |
| developedBy |
AveXis
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Novartis ⓘ |
| dosingRegimen | single-dose treatment ⓘ |
| EMAAuthorizationDate | 2020-05-18 ⓘ |
| FDAApprovalDate | 2019-05-24 ⓘ |
| hasAdministrationAgeLimit | less than 2 years (initial FDA label) ⓘ |
| hasATCCode | M09AX09 ⓘ |
| hasBlackBoxWarning | acute serious liver injury ⓘ |
| hasInternationalNonproprietaryName | onasemnogene abeparvovec self-link ⓘ |
| hasListPriceUS | approximately 2.1 million USD per treatment at launch ⓘ |
| hasMechanismOfAction |
gene replacement therapy
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increases SMN protein expression ⓘ |
| hasPregnancyCategory | not assigned ⓘ |
| hasStorageCondition | frozen ⓘ |
| hasTherapeuticArea |
neuromuscular disease
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rare disease ⓘ |
| hasTradeName |
onasemnogene abeparvovec
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Zolgensma
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| indicatedFor |
infants with spinal muscular atrophy
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patients with biallelic mutations in the SMN1 gene ⓘ patients with three or fewer copies of the SMN2 gene ⓘ pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy ⓘ presymptomatic infants with spinal muscular atrophy ⓘ |
| isFirstInClass | yes ⓘ |
| legalStatusInEU | prescription-only medicine ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUS | prescription-only medicine ⓘ |
| requiresMonitoring |
cardiac troponin-I
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liver function tests ⓘ platelet counts ⓘ |
| routeOfAdministration | intravenous infusion ⓘ |
| targetsGene |
SMN1 gene
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surface form:
SMN1
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| treats |
5q-associated spinal muscular atrophy
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spinal muscular atrophy ⓘ |
| usesVector | adeno-associated virus serotype 9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: onasemnogene abeparvovec Description of subject: Onasemnogene abeparvovec is a gene therapy medication that delivers a functional copy of the SMN1 gene to treat infants and young children with certain forms of spinal muscular atrophy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
onasemnogene abeparvovec
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hasInternationalNonproprietaryName
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onasemnogene abeparvovec
self-link
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this entity surface form:
Zolgensma