Front Page News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Read More ›Thank You for Another Fantastic Virtual SMA Conference!
Cure SMA would like to thank everyone who attended the recent 2021 Virtual SMA Conference and 2021 Virtual SMA Research & Clinical Care Meeting. It was an impactful […]
Read More ›In Just Three Years, Cure SMA Marks Nationwide Milestone for 85% of U.S. Babies Now Screened at Birth for SMA
The organization’s grassroots efforts give thousands of families new hope by securing widespread, state-by-state screening for SMA at birth Within three years of spinal muscular […]
Read More ›Novartis Data Demonstrate Age-Appropriate Development When Zolgensma Is Used Presymptomatically and Rapid, Clinically Meaningful Efficacy in Symptomatic Children
Novartis recently announced data that reinforce the transformational benefit of Zolgensma® (onasemnogene abeparvovec), an essential, one-time treatment and the only gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). […]
Read More ›Scholar Rock Presents TOPAZ Phase 2 Data Showing the Transformative Potential of Apitegromab in Patients with Type 2 and 3 SMA
Scholar Rock, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of serious diseases in which protein growth factors play a fundamental role, announced an oral […]
Read More ›New Genentech Data for Evrysdi Show Improved Motor Function in Pre-Symptomatic Babies After One Year and Confirm Safety Profile in Previously Treated People with SMA
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced new interim data from two studies of Evrysdi® (risdiplam)—JEWELFISH and RAINBOWFISH. Genentech leads the clinical development of […]
Read More ›Biogen Presents New Spinraza Data at the 2021 Virtual SMA Conference
Biogen Inc., today announced new research supporting the continued development of an investigational higher dose of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) and additional data reinforcing the strength of […]
Read More ›