The one-time gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) can improve motor outcomes for children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) effectively, especially when it’s given in the first months of life, a review paper shows. “There is substantial evidence of improved outcomes when Zolgensma is administered early to children under…

Most spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients with four or more copies of the backup SMN2 gene achieved or maintained motor milestones after treatment with Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), according to real-world data from the RESTORE patient registry. The one-time gene therapy from Novartis was also found safe in these…

Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) given Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) gene therapy in clinical trials are maintaining, years later, the motor milestones they achieved in the original studies — and some have hit additional milestones even without further treatment. That’s according to data from long-term follow-up (LTFU) studies…

The one-time gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) will now be routinely accessible at low or no cost to presymptomatic infants in England who are genetically predisposed to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Per updated recommendations from the country’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), this includes…

Older children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2 or 3, ages 2–5, given a single injection of Zolgensma into the spinal canal, showed clinically meaningful gains in motor function after one year, according to final data from the STRONG study. Such gains also were significantly better than…

Evaluating the strength of nerve cell impulses to muscles may be a good way of predicting motor skill recovery after Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) treatment in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a recent study suggests. The research showed that compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitudes in the median…

Most children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) given the gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) retain motor function that exceeds what’s normally seen in untreated disease, according to a new analysis. In fact, a significant number of children who received the approved gene therapy were found to achieve one…

The one-time gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) was safe and effective in a baby girl with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 who was previously on Evrysdi (risdiplam) for about three months, a case study reports. This likely represents the first report of safety and efficacy outcomes of…

The gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), approved in the U.S. for very young children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), potentially could work for adults with the rare genetic disorder, a new study suggests. The study reports that few adults with SMA were found to have antibodies against the…

Prescribing information for Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), an approved gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is being updated following the death of two patients who developed acute liver failure after treatment. Acute liver failure was known to be a potential severe side effect of Zolgensma, highlighted in a…