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  "id": 18529420,
  "title": "STAT+: New tumor cases show common gene therapy tool can come with risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/stat-new-tumor-cases-show-common-gene-therapy-tool-can-come-with-risk",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-06T16:14:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "STAT News",
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    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/11/06/novartis-zolgensma-gene-therapy-tumor-risk/"
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  "summary": "New cases show AAV gene therapies like Zolgensma carry tumor risks, raising key concerns for SMA patients and gene therapy researchers in general.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BioPharma Dive",
        "title": "Novartis reveals cancer cases possibly linked to gene therapy Zolgensma",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/novartis-reveals-cancer-cases-possibly-linked-to-gene-therapy",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GEN Biotechnology",
        "title": "Novartis Confirms Nine Cases of Tumors in Children Treated with Gene Therapy Zolgensma",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/novartis-confirms-nine-cases-of-tumors-in-children-treated-with-gene",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:58:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}