November 2017

Cure SMA-Funded Researcher, Stephen Kolb, Publishes Paper

Cure SMA-funded researcher Stephen Kolb has published a paper in the journal Annals of Neurology, on the results of a study comparing infants affected by SMA with healthy infants of the same age. This paper reported on the longitudinal results—that is, the change over time—between the two groups of infants. This paper follows an earlier […]

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7th Annual Hope on the Hill Congressional Dinner Achieves $1 Million Milestone

This year’s 7th Annual “Hope on the Hill” Congressional Dinner will be held on Wednesday, November 29, bringing together families, government, and industry to mark the first-ever FDA approval of a treatment for SMA, and look forward to the next stages for our community. Through this event, we hope to build momentum in the Washington

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SMA Advocates Testify at Federal Newborn Screening Meeting

On Wednesday, November 8, advocates testified at the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) in support of spinal muscular atrophy newborn screening efforts at the federal division of Health and Human Services. The advisory committee reviews conditions for addition to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP). The meeting included an update

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Biogen Issues Community Update on Spinraza

Biogen has provided the following community statement on Spinraza.  Dear Members of the SMA community, As part of our commitment to the SMA community to provide ongoing and comprehensive communications about SPINRAZA® (nusinersen), we are pleased to share that the final results from ENDEAR, the Phase 3 study of SPINRAZA, were published in The New

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2017 World Muscle Society Congress Recap

From October 3rd through October 7th, Cure SMA attended the 22nd International Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society (WMS) in Saint Malo, France. WMS is the premier annual congress on neuromuscular disorders, attended by established and young physicians, researchers, therapists and neuropathologists from all over the world. Cure SMA presented an overview of their

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New Clinical Trial Data Published in New England Journal of Medicine

Two new papers of clinical trial data for spinal muscular atrophy were published today in the November issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). NEJM is one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the US, and this dual publication reflects the scientific community’s increasing interest in and engagement with SMA research.  “Nusinersen

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