CAMBRIDGE, MA, and CHICAGO, IL, February 5, 2016 – Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATB), a clinical-stage drug development company built on a pathway pharmacology technology platform, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), today announced a collaboration to support the Part B portion of the MoveDMD clinical trial of CAT-1004, a novel product candidate for the treatment . . .
Investigators are seeking participants for a new phase 2 clinical trial, sponsored by Cytokinetics, to test the investigational drug CK-2127107 in people with types 2, 3 or 4 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). CK-2127107 is a fast skeletal muscle troponin activator, designed to increase the ability of muscle to contract by sensitizing it to calcium. In . . .
Legislation Helps Ensure Access to Clinical Trials for People with Rare Diseases On October 7, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 (S. 139/H.R. 209) (EACT), which removes a barrier to participating in rare disease clinical trials. EACT makes permanent a law that allows individuals to participate . . .
