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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Survey
On August 3rd, as part of multiple days of advocacy visits, Cure SMA staff met with leaders from the Medicare division of the Centers for […]
Read More ›Roche Opens US Recruitment for Phase 2 Clinical Trial
Roche has opened enrollment in the US on one of their two Phase 2 clinical trials testing RO7034067 (also known as RG7916). Late last year, […]
Read More ›SMA Families and Cure SMA Staff Visit Capitol Hill for Advocacy Efforts
On August 2nd, members of the spinal muscular atrophy community kicked off SMA Awareness Month by meeting with a dozen Senate and House congressional offices […]
Read More ›2017 SMA Researcher Meeting Summary: SMA Therapy Development
The Annual SMA Researcher Meeting is the largest research meeting in the world specifically focused on SMA. This year we had a record setting 470 […]
Read More ›2017 SMA Researcher Meeting Summary: Special Session on Fatigue and Muscle Weakness in SMA
The Annual SMA Researcher Meeting is the largest research meeting in the world specifically focused on SMA. This year we had a record setting 470 […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Receives Donation from the Bugenske Family
Cure SMA recently received a donation of 14 special tomato feeder seats and 80 large sheepskin blankets from the Bugenske family. The feeder seats were […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Arkansas Chapter Announced
Cure SMA is pleased to announce the creation of a new chapter in Arkansas! Led by co-chairpersons Kelly and Jason Alexander (family support), DeAnna and […]
Read More ›August is SMA Awareness Month!
The SMA community officially recognizes August as Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month, an effort that Cure SMA has been coordinating since 1996. Throughout August, the […]
Read More ›Biogen Releases Update on Spinraza Access
On Monday, Biogen released an update detailing our community’s progress in gaining access to Spinraza. The latest update shows that significant progress has been made […]
Read More ›Summer 2017 Issue of Compass Now Available
The summer 2017 issue of Compass is now available online. As part of our most recent round of funding, we’ve announced ten grants totaling $1.03 […]
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