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Cure SMA Applauds Federal Agency Decision that Should Lead to Better Insurance Coverage for Seat Elevation Systems in Power Wheelchairs
Thanks to the advocacy of individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and others, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now considers seat elevation […]
Read More ›SMA Awareness Month
SMA Awareness Month 2024 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord and impacts […]
Read More ›Participate in Annual Cure SMA Community Update Survey – Open Now!
Last year presented the us with unique challenges, some we are still managing today. However, it has also reinforced the importance of understanding what the […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funds Over $9 Million in New and Ongoing Research in FY20
During our past fiscal year—from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020—Cure SMA funded more than $9 million in new and ongoing research and care […]
Read More ›Cure SMA to Meet with FDA for Critical Path Innovation Meeting
We are excited to share with the SMA community that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Cure SMA a Critical Path Innovation […]
Read More ›Genentech Announces 2-Year Risdiplam Data From SUNFISH and New Data From JEWELFISH in Infants, Children and Adults with SMA
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, shared two-year data from Part 1 of its pivotal SUNFISH trial in people aged 2-25 […]
Read More ›Genentech’s Risdiplam Shows Significant Improvement in Survival and Motor Milestones in Infants With Type 1 SMA
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today presented 1-year data from FIREFISH Part 2, a pivotal global study evaluating risdiplam in infants aged […]
Read More ›Annual Cure SMA Community Update Survey Ready for Your Input
Navigating the recent global health crisis, Coronavirus (COVID-19), has reinforced for us the importance of understanding what the SMA community is thinking, feeling, and experiencing. […]
Read More ›Genentech’s Risdiplam Meets Primary Endpoint in Pivotal FIREFISH Trial in Infants with Type 1 SMA
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced positive topline results from the pivotal Part 2 of the FIREFISH study, evaluating risdiplam in infants […]
Read More ›Biogen Issues Q4 2019 Community Statement on Spinraza
Dear Members of the SMA Community, As part of Biogen’s ongoing commitment to individuals living with, and caregivers affected by, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), we […]
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