Author Archives: Andrea Lobo

A small molecule known as 10H-phenothiazine (PTZ) reduced the loss of motor neurons, the nerve cells lost in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), in animal models of the disease. The treatment also rescued SMA-related changes in the…

Mifepristone, a glucocorticoid blocker, increased survival and muscle size in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to a recent study. Combining mifepristone with a gene therapy construct similar to the one used in…

Treatment with Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) improved motor function in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who needed tracheostomy, without posing new safety risks, a real-world study showed. Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in…

A high-dose regimen of nusinersen — the active ingredient in Spinraza — has been recommended for approval to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), a branch of…

Blocking a small RNA molecule called miR-140-3b can improve motor function in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a study suggested. Reducing miR-140-3b activity increased the levels of KIF5A, a protein involved in the transport…

An investigational gene therapy that targets nerve cells thats’s being developed by Exegenesis Bio was well tolerated and improved motor function in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a study shows. Based on…

Biogen is very pleased with the “striking” results seen thus far in clinical testing with its therapy candidate salanersen — designed to have high efficacy in people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) — and…

A higher-dose regimen of nusinersen, currently up for approval in the U.S., may provide further benefits to people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) relative to the approved Spinraza regimen, according to its developer, Biogen. Nusinersen is marketed as Spinraza.

Treatment with Evrysdi (risdiplam) is generally safe and effective at improving or stabilizing motor and lung function in adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) for up to two years, according to a real-world study in…

Interim results from a Phase 1 clinical trial show salanersen, Biogen’s treatment candidate for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), slowed neurodegeneration, and improved motor function, in children with the genetic disease. The data also demonstrated that…