Over the course of the last several months, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has undertaken many actions aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus and ensuring our first responders have the medical equipment, devices, diagnostic tools, and therapies to treat those with COVID-19. Simultaneously, the FDA has issued guidance on how . . .
On March 9, Acceleron Pharma, Inc., announced that a phase 2 clinical trial of its therapy under development, ACE-083, for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) did not show statistically significant improvements in functional tests compared to placebo. As a result, Acceleron is discontinuing development of ACE-083 and its clinical trials program for CMT. Delivered by . . .
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University are seeking participants living with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I (LGMD2I) to participate in a natural history study. This study aims to better understand disease course so researchers will be able to determine clinically meaningful outcome measures for use in future clinical trials, including the utility of dystroglycan as a biomarker. This two-year . . .
Researchers at Expansion Therapeutics are looking for adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) to participate in a phase 1 study. The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety of ERX-963. Researchers hope this therapy may improve symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness and improve attention and memory. All participants will receive one dose . . .
Researchers at PTC Therapeutics are looking for individuals with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I (LGMD2I) to participate in a phase 3 study. The goal of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of deflazacort (Emflaza), which researchers hope may reduce inflammation in muscles and potentially lead to improved muscle strength and motor function. Participants will . . .
Researchers at Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Development America are looking for participants with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to participate in a phase 3 study to evaluate the safety of oral edaravone (Radicava). Intravenous edaravone is an FDA-approved treatment for ALS shown to slow the decline of physical function. Edaravone is thought to act as a free . . .
On Jan. 22, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced positive results from the second part of its pivotal phase 2/3 FIREFISH clinical trial assessing risdiplam in infants age 1 to 7 months with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1. The company announced that the study met its primary endpoint, which was a proportion of infants . . .
Researchers at Scholar Rock are looking for individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 3 to participate in a phase 2 study. The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SRK-015, which researchers hope may increase muscle mass and potentially improve muscle strength and motor function. The total study duration . . .
Australian company Antisense Therapeutics announced encouraging results from its phase 2, open-label clinical trial of the company’s investigational therapy ATL1102 for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The study met its primary endpoint, which was to assess the safety and tolerability of ATL1102 in patients with DMD who are non-ambulatory (unable to walk independently). After six . . .
Yesterday, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals released a statement to the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) community regarding its decision to discontinue its DMD clinical development program. The full statement follows. After careful consideration and despite engaging in diligent efforts to research, develop, and commercialize MNK-1411, Mallinckrodt has made the decision to terminate study MNK14112096 (BRAVE). The study was designed to . . .
