Cure SMA is extremely pleased to announce a generous $620,000 gift has been made to the organization. The donation was made anonymously in honor of William N. Kanehann. Billy had SMA and died in 2013 at the age of 23. We are grateful for this amazing donation in memory of his life. This gift will […]
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Biogen has provided the following community statement on the final results from CHERISH, a Phase 3 study of SPINRAZA. Dear Members of the SMA community, This past December marked one year since the FDA approval of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen), the first and only treatment option for children and adults living with SMA in the U.S. Since
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Cure SMA is pleased to announce the second round of grants from $450,000 in funding, awarded to a total of 9 sites to help increase capacity at SMA treatment centers across the US. In January 2018, Cure SMA selected five additional treatment centers, totaling $200,000, to receive a grant to further increase the number of
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Cure SMA is pleased to announce a slate of one-day local symposiums, beginning late spring and continuing into fall 2018. The symposiums will be held in 16 locations across 15 states across the US. Through these local symposiums, the SMA community will continue to share experiences, advocate for one another, and learn about the latest
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The winter 2018 issue of Compass is now available online. This issue covers Cure SMA’s community survey, and reviews how data is used to improve research, care and coverage in the SMA community. Cure SMA Community Update Survey Cure SMA has been collecting data through our database and various projects over the past several years.
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The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) today recommended that newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy be implemented nationwide. This decision is an important step toward our goal of having every baby born in the United States screened for SMA. The recommendation now goes to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex
The Utah Department of Public Health has announced that, effective immediately, all newborns born in the state will be screened for spinal muscular atrophy. This announcement makes Utah the first state to implement permanent SMA screening. Late last year, the Utah Newborn Screening Advisory Committee recommended that SMA be added to the state screening panel.
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On Thursday, February 8, the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC), a federal committee that oversees newborn screening, will vote on whether to recommend newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy. This decision is an important step toward our goal of having every baby born in the United States screened for SMA.
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PTC Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced the presentation of early interim data from Part 1, the dose-finding portion of the FIREFISH study. FIREFISH is a two-part seamless, open-label, multi-center study to investigate the safety and efficacy of RG7916 in infants and babies with Type 1 SMA. RG7916 has been safe and well tolerated at all doses
AveXis has provided the following community statement on AVXS-101. Dear SMA Community, At AveXis, the gene replacement therapy company developing a new approach to treat SMA known as AVXS-101, we recently announced our plans to start three new clinical trials (STR1VE EU, SPRINT, REACH) in addition to our ongoing clinical trials (STR1VE, STRONG). The goal
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