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2017 Annual SMA Conference Booklet Now Posted

June 16, 2017
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The 2017 Annual SMA Conference Booklet is now posted. The booklet includes: A complete schedule with information about the special events we’ve got planned including: […]

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SMA Newborn Screening Moves Forward in Missouri and Florida

June 15, 2017
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The spinal muscular atrophy community is celebrating significant progress toward adding SMA to newborn screening panels in two states. Missouri to Become the First State […]

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AveXis Announces Alignment with the FDA on Company’s GMP Commercial Manufacturing Process for AVXS-101

June 14, 2017
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AveXis today announced alignment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the company’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) commercial manufacturing process for AVXS-101 following […]

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Cure SMA Advocacy Activities for the 2017 Year-to-Date

June 14, 2017
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The first half of 2017 has been an active six months for Cure SMA and SMA advocates. Cure SMA and members of our community have […]

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Update: President’s Budget Proposes Significant Cuts to Federal Health Programs That Are Critically Important to SMA Patients and Families

June 2, 2017
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The President recently released his detailed budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018, which proposed significant funding cuts to numerous federal programs, including many that have […]

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Anthem Updates Insurance Policy for Spinraza

June 2, 2017
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Anthem Inc. recently announced an updated insurance policy for the use of Spinraza (nusinersen) for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy. The revised policy expands criteria […]

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European Commission Grants Marketing Authorization for Spinraza, Making it First Approved SMA Treatment in the European Union

June 1, 2017
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Biogen announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted a marketing authorization for Spinraza for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), making it […]

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Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Oliver Gruss, PhD, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn and Utz Fischer, PhD, Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg, Germany

May 30, 2017
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Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Drs. Oliver Gruss and Utz Fischer at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn and Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg in Germany to […]

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Cytokinetics Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for CK-2127107 for SMA

May 19, 2017
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Cytokinetics, Inc. recently announced that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to […]

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Cure SMA Announces 2017 Family Friendly Poster Session Presenters

May 16, 2017
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We’ve recently seen significant advances in SMA research come to fruition, and with 17 drug programs in development, including five in clinical trials, we are […]

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