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New Data Presented at World Muscle Society 2021 Virtual Congress
This week, new data was presented at the World Muscle Society 2021 Virtual Congress. Check it out below! Scholar Rock presents two posters featuring additional analyses from the […]
Read More ›Community Statement from Biogen: New Clinical Study Planned to Evaluate the Potential Benefit of an Investigational Higher Dose of Nusinersen in People with SMA Previously Treated with Evrysdi® (risdiplam)
Biogen is committed to improving health outcomes for people impacted by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and generating data to assess if there are treatment pathways to address potential unmet needs. […]
Read More ›Community Spotlight: Shaakira Thomas and Family
Every August, the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) community unites, raises awareness, and shows our pride for SMA Awareness Month. This year, Shaakira Thomas and her family chose to go above and […]
Read More ›Novartis Announces Lift of Partial Clinical Trial Hold, Plans to Initiate a New Study of Intrathecal Zolgensma in Older Patients with SMA
Novartis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that OAV-101 intrathecal (IT) clinical trials for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients may proceed, thereby lifting the partial […]
Read More ›Data for Genentech’s Evrysdi Published in New England Journal of Medicine Shows Significant Improvement in Survival and Motor Milestones in Babies with Type 1 SMA
Data from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, recently announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published data from FIREFISH Part 2, a pivotal global study evaluating the […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Convenes Working Group to Discuss Biomarkers for SMA
The advent of three approved SMN-upregulating therapeutics for spinal muscular atrophy has dramatically changed the natural history of the disease. There are, however, many uncertainties regarding timing of treatment initiation, […]
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