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Accelerated assessment
Adeno-associated virus (AAV)
Adenovirus
Adult stem cells
Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Product (ATIMP)
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP)
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Antigen
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Orphan medicines

Medicines to treat rare and severe diseases when no other satisfactory treatment is available.

Read related content in the entries on therapy classification, specifically in the entry on ATMPs and Orphan medicines of the research pathways.

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