SMA type 1

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019

Zolgensma Defying SMA Type 1 Natural History in STR1VE, Helping Treated Babies to Breathe and Sit, Early Data Show

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Zolgensma (AVXS-101), an investigational gene therapy for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), improves motor function and prolongs survival in infants with SMA type 1 under six months of ... Read more

March 13, 2019March 28, 2019

Skin Lesions of Infant with SMA1 Cured After Spinraza Treatment, Case Study Reports

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Treatment with Spinraza (nusinersen) was able to resolve many severe and widespread skin lesions in a 7-month-old infant with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1, a case report shows. ... Read more

December 4, 2018January 8, 2019

Zolgensma (AVXS-101) Under Priority FDA Review as Possible Gene Therapy for SMA Type 1

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review to Novartis’ Biological License Application (BLA) asking that Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xxxx) — previously called AVXS-101 — be approved as a ... Read more

November 16, 2018November 20, 2018

LMI070 Oral Candidate For SMA Type 1 Holds Promise, Preclinical Study Shows

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LMI070 (branaplam), a candidate oral therapy under development by Novartis, is being tested in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1. A recent study ... Read more

November 9, 2018November 14, 2018

Possible $4M Price for AVXS-101, ‘Foundational’ SMA Gene Therapy, Could Be Cost-Effective, Novartis Says

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Novartis may put a $4 million to $5 million price tag on its “one-time, potentially curative” gene therapy AVXS-101 for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and believes this could be cost-effective. ... Read more

November 5, 2018November 16, 2018

Coordinators Are Key to Successful Family-centered Care for Kids with Type 1 SMA

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Establishing care coordinators is key to providing successful family-centered care to young spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 patients and their families, according to a recent study. The study, “Identifying ... Read more

November 1, 2018November 5, 2018

Risdiplam Showing Potential to Raise SMN Protein to Healthy Levels in SMA Babies and Adults, PTC Says in Interview

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Preliminary data from two ongoing clinical trials into risdiplam (RG7916) — a potential oral therapy for all types of spinal muscular atrophy — support its considerable promise, with treated babies ... Read more

October 19, 2018October 24, 2018

AVXS-101 May Be ‘Transformative’ Breakthrough for SMA Type 1, Cure SMA President Says

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AveXis‘ gene therapy AVXS-101, now under review for approval to treat infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 in the U.S. and Europe, may be truly “transformative,” said Kenneth Hobby, president of ... Read more

October 3, 2018October 11, 2018

SMA Type 1 Shows Different Disease Course Between Plain Communities, Study Shows

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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 has different disease courses between Plain (Amish and conservative Mennonite) communities, a recent natural history study shows. The study, “Spinal muscular atrophy within ... Read more

August 20, 2018September 10, 2018

Psychological Support Relieves Anxiety of Spinraza Treatment in Kids with SMA Type 1, Study Says

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Psychological interventions to control emotional stress can help relieve the anxiety that parents and children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 feel during Spinraza administration through spinal taps, an ... Read more

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