May 2019

Scholar Rock Issues Community Statement on the Initiation of a New Clinical Trial for SRK-015

The below statement is a community update from Scholar Rock on SRK-015.  Dear SMA Community, Scholar Rock is dedicated to developing novel medicines to improve the lives of individuals who have Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). We want to thank the SMA community for your continued support of our mission. We are excited to share that […]

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Genentech Presents Data from the Risdiplam Pivotal FIREFISH and SUNFISH Studies in Spinal Muscular Atrophy at the AAN Annual Meeting

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, recently announced new data at the 71st American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting from the dose-finding Part 1 of the pivotal FIREFISH trial showing infants with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) achieved key motor milestones after one year of treatment with investigational risdiplam. Among the infants

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AveXis Presents Data at AAN Annual Meeting Demonstrating Efficacy of Zolgensma in Broad Spectrum of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Patients

AveXis, a Novartis company, recently announced interim data from ongoing trials of the investigational product Zolgensma® (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi; AVXS-101) that showed positive results across a broad spectrum of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). These included the first presentation of data from the Phase 1 STRONG trial, which showed motor function gains and milestone achievements

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Cure SMA and Genentech Partner to Provide Travel Support to Adults with SMA the Annual SMA Conference

Cure SMA is thrilled to announce that we will be extending travel scholarship opportunities to adults with SMA (18 and over) who are attending the 2019 Annual SMA Conference, taking place June 28-July 1, 2019 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA. Thanks to a generous grant funded by Genentech, Cure SMA will be providing travel

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Biogen to Present Data at AAN Highlighting Spinraza and Emerging Biomarkers for SMA

Biogen today announced it will present new data focusing on SMA at the 71st annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in Philadelphia, PA., May 4–11. Results from the NURTURE study demonstrate that pre-symptomatic infants with SMA treated with SPINRAZA over three years achieved motor milestones more consistent with normal childhood development. After

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