Author Archives: Steve Bryson PhD

Top-line data from the VISION-DMD Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating vamorolone in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), showed efficacy across primary and secondary study goals. The investigational therapy was also well-tolerated with a…

Pfizer has announced a delay in opening U.S. sites for its Phase 3 clinical trial CIFFREO, evaluating the investigational gene therapy PF-06939926 in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The delay is caused by questions…

Sarepta Therapeutics has announced positive results from a global study evaluating its investigational treatment SRP-5051 in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who are amenable to exon 51 skipping. Results from part A of the…

Editor’s note: The Muscular Dystrophy News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 MDA Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, March 15–18. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. The investigational gene therapy PF-06939926 continues to demonstrate an acceptable safety profile and the potential for…

Editor’s note: The Muscular Dystrophy News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 MDA Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, March 15–18. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. The investigational gene therapy SGT-001 continues to lead to improvements in physical functioning, disease-related biomarkers, and patient-reported outcomes…

Editor’s note: The Muscular Dystrophy News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 MDA Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, March 15–18. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. Factors related to age, medication use, and co-existing conditions predict the likelihood of a person with…

Editor’s note: The Muscular Dystrophy News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 MDA Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, March 15–18. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. A potential gene therapy known as SRP-9003 led to sustained production of beta-sarcoglycan in muscle…

Editor’s note: The Muscular Dystrophy News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 MDA Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, March 15–18. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. Gene therapy redosing after therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) — done to lower antibodies against…

Editor’s note: The Muscular Dystrophy News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 MDA Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, March 15–18. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. A long diagnostic process and a wide range of symptoms and functional problems affecting quality of life…

Editor’s note: The Muscular Dystrophy News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 MDA Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, March 15–18. Go here to read the latest stories from the conference. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with certain muscular dystrophies reported moderate stress and challenges in…