It’s March, and at MDA that means only one thing: It’s Shamrocks season! Each St. Patrick’s Day season for the last 37 years, MDA has partnered with 20,000 retailers nationwide to raise a little green (more than $323 million, to be exact) both to send kids to MDA Summer Camp and to fund groundbreaking research . . .
Researchers at ReveraGen BioPharma are looking for ambulatory boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to participate in a Phase 2b study. The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of vamorolone. Researchers hope this therapy may improve muscle strength and endurance with a more favorable safety profile compared to the current . . .
On Feb. 14, Sarepta Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) seeking approval under Priority Review for golodirsen (SRP-4053), its drug candidate for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients amenable to skipping exon 53. Priority Review status requires the FDA to review the application and . . .
Feb. 13-18, as established by MDA’s colleagues at Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week, when we recognize both the individuals and families impacted by Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and the continuing need for innovative treatments — and, one day, a cure — for this disease. In honor of the week, . . .
On Feb. 7, Cambridge, Mass.-based Solid Biosciences announced preliminary results from its phase 1/2 clinical trial, called IGNITE DMD, which is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of its lead drug candidate, SGT-001, in children and adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene on the X . . .
Early identification and treatment for neuromuscular disorders are essential to optimize health outcomes. Newborn screening, which identifies health issues via a blood test taken soon after birth, is essential to ensure that infants born with serious but treatable disorders have the best possible chance at receiving the care and support services they need as early . . .
Researchers at Catabasis are looking for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to participate in a Phase 3 study (PolarisDMD). The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of edasalonexent, which researchers believe may slow down progression of skeletal and cardiac muscle disease in DMD by inhibiting NF-kB. NF-kB is a . . .
Today, Wave Life Sciences announced that its Phase 1 trial of WVE-210201, an investigational, exon skipping therapy for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) amenable to exon 51 skipping, showed positive safety and tolerability data. Based on these results, Wave announced that it will initiate a Phase 2/3 clinical trial of WVE-210201 in 2019. Wave . . .
This week, at the 23rd International Congress of the World Muscle Society in Argentina, Dr. Jerry Mendell of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, shared additional data relating to Sarepta Therapeutics’ AAVrh74.MHCK7.micro-Dystrophin gene therapy program for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Dr. Mendell had previously presented results for the first three patients in the study back in . . .
Researchers at Capricor Therapeutics are looking for ambulatory and non-ambulatory children and adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to participate in a Phase 2 study. The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CAP-1002. Researchers hope that this therapy may slow disease progression in heart and skeletal muscle by modulating . . .
