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ZEVASKYN is a sheet of the patient's own skin cells, gene-corrected to make type VII collagen, grafted onto wounds of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB).\n\n- Species and phase: humans, in one Phase 3 study (VIITAL, EB-101-CL-301), described by FDA as a \"single adequate and well-controlled\" study, plus confirmatory evidence from an open-label proof-of-concept study.\n- Sample size: 11 patients were randomized, and all completed the study. The 86 analyzed units are wounds, not people: 43 treated wounds versus 43 matched standard-of-care wounds on the same patients, with up to 5 wound pairs per patient.\n- Effect size at week 24: 81.4% of treated wounds (35 of 43) reached at least 50% healing, versus 16.3% of control wounds (7 of 43), p<0.0001. Complete healing was 16.3% (7 of 43) versus 0%.\n- Safety: based on 18 patients aged 6 to 45 with 85 treated wounds, across 3 trials.\n- Path: FDA issued a complete response letter on April 16, 2024 over manufacturing (CMC) problems, not efficacy. Abeona resubmitted on October 28, 2024, and approval came six months later.\n\nWhy it matters: headline figures like \"81% of wounds healed\" count wounds. The trial behind them had 11 people, so each patient contributed about 4 wound pairs on average (43 / 11 = 3.9). That's normal for an ultra-rare disease, but it's worth stating plainly. 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