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bluebird bio Completes NIH RAC Review of HGB-208 Pediatric Study Protocol

June 9, 2015 6:21 PM EDT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUE), a clinical-stage company committed to developing potentially transformative gene therapies for severe genetic and rare diseases and T cell-based immunotherapies, announced today the completion of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Recombinant DNA Advisory Committees (RAC) public review of the HGB-208 pediatric study protocol for bluebird bios LentiGlobin BB305 product candidate in beta-thalassemia major. The RAC recommendation was to delay initiation of the study in the United States for one to two years. This recommendation has no effect on the HGB-207 protocol plan.

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