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Cure SMA Launches Phase 11 SMA Industry Collaboration

Cure SMA is pleased to announce the launch of Phase 11 initiates for the SMA Industry Collaboration. The SMA Industry Collaboration is a multi-faceted partnership that brings together pharmaceutical companies, SMA Europe, Cure SMA, and other nonprofit organizations to share information, ideas, and data to benefit the broader SMA community. Through the Industry Collaboration, we […]

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Scholar Rock Resubmits Biologics License Application (BLA) for Apitegromab to the FDA

Today, Scholar Rock announced that it has resubmitted its Biologics License Application (BLA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for apitegromab, an investigational therapy for the treatment of people living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Apitegromab is an anti-myostatin muscle-targeted treatment. The resubmission follows a previous Complete Response Letter (CRL) issued by the FDA

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Biogen Receives FDA Approval of High Dose SPINRAZA for the Treatment of SMA

Biogen today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the High Dose regimen of SPINRAZA (nusinersen) to treat people living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). With broad label approval for all those living with SMA, this is an excellent result for the SMA community.  SPINRAZA (nusinersen) is an antisense oligonucleotide

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Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Tetsuya Akiyama, MD, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine

Each year, Cure SMA invites scientists from around the world to submit funding proposals for basic research projects that address specific unanswered questions in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) biology. Our Scientific Advisory Board ranks the submitted proposals based on their scientific merit and their alignment with Cure SMA’s research priorities. Funding is then awarded to

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Cure SMA Expands Travel Support Package Eligibility to Include Teens with SMA

Cure SMA is excited to share an important update to our travel support programs. In response to community feedback and the growing need for accessible travel support for younger individuals, we have expanded eligibility for our Travel Support Package to now include teens with SMA. Previously available only to adults with SMA, the Travel Support

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Genentech Issues Community Letter Regarding Emugrobart

Today, Genentech announced the discontinuation of emugrobart (an investigational anti-myostatin antibody, also known as GYM329) into Phase III development for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The decision to stop clinical development of emugrobart in SMA follows a comprehensive assessment of the totality of the evidence from Part 1 of the MANATEE ( NCT05115110 ) study –

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Cure SMA Awards $75,000 Grant to Lyndsay Murray, PhD, University of Edinburgh in Scotland

Each year, Cure SMA invites scientists from around the world to submit funding proposals for basic research projects that address specific unanswered questions in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) biology. Our Scientific Advisory Board ranks the submitted proposals based on their scientific merit and their alignment with Cure SMA’s research priorities. Funding is then awarded to

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Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Christian Simon, PhD, at Leipzig University in Germany

Each year, Cure SMA invites scientists from around the world to submit funding proposals for basic research projects that address specific unanswered questions in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) biology. Our Scientific Advisory Board ranks the submitted proposals based on their scientific merit and their alignment with Cure SMA’s research priorities. Funding is then awarded to

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Novartis Releases Winter SMA Community Update Letter

Novartis recently shared a Winter 2026 update highlighting the FDA approval of ITVISMA® (onasemnogene abeparvovec-brve) for intrathecal use in people ages 2 and older with SMA, offering a one-time gene replacement therapy option. The update also includes ongoing engagement opportunities with the SMA community, upcoming ITVISMA webinars, Adaptive Sports and Recreation resources from Cure SMA,

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Cure SMA Awards $75,000 Grant to Jiangbing Zhou, PhD, at Yale University

Each year, Cure SMA invites scientists from around the world to submit funding proposals for basic research projects that address specific unanswered questions in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) biology. Our Scientific Advisory Board ranks the submitted proposals based on their scientific merit and their alignment with Cure SMA’s research priorities. Funding is then awarded to

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