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Summit Completes Patient Enrollment of PhaseOut DMD Phase 2 Trial of Ezutromid for Duchenne

Summit Therapeutics has completed patient enrollment for PhaseOut DMD, a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the utrophin modulator ezutromid to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). PhaseOut DMD (NCT02858362) aims to provide proof-of-concept for ezutromid through measuring certain endpoints related to muscle structure, health and function. The trial could potentially provide…

Increasing Levels of Adiponectin Hormone Could Help Reverse Progression of Duchenne MD, Study Suggests

Increasing the levels of a muscle-inflammation-reducing hormone called adiponectin could help reverse the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a study suggests. The article in the American Journal of Pathology was titled “Potential Therapeutic Action of Adiponectin in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.” Adiponectin can reduce acute and chronic muscle inflammation. Previous…