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#MDA2021 – Gene Therapy SGT-001 Shows Continued Benefit in DMD Boys

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…

#MDA2021 — Gene Therapy for DMD Exon Duplication Showing Promise in Trial

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. Audentes Therapeutics’ experimental exon skipping gene therapy may safely and effectively increase dystrophin levels and stabilize muscle function…

#MDA2021 – SRP-5051 Shows Promise in Animal Studies, Supporting Phase 2 Trial

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. Monthly administration of SRP-5051 — Sarepta Therapeutics’ investigational, potentially improved version of its Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) therapy…

#MDA2021 — Amondys 45 Safe and Well-tolerated in Phase 1/2 Trial

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. Treatment with Amondys 45 was safe and well-tolerated, showing little to no evidence of accumulation in the blood…

#MDA2021 — Patients Switched to Emflaza for Efficacy, Tolerability

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. Switching from prednisone to Emflaza (deflazacort) successfully met efficacy and tolerability goals in most patients with Duchenne…