Applications are now open for the seventh annual Strategies to Realize Innovation, Vision, and Empowerment (STRIVE) Awards program for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The annual program, facilitated by PTC Therapeutics, was designed to help support initiatives that address unmet needs in the Duchenne community. Goals of STRIVE range from…
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) announced a $1 million investment in Satellos Bioscience to support the development of a technology that aims to repair and regenerate muscle cells in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). “PPMD has been committed to exploring and supporting every single therapeutic possibility. With…
The two COVID-19 vaccines that recently received emergency approval from the U.S. and other worldwide regulatory agencies are expected to pose little risk to the rare disease community, including to patients with compromised immune systems or those participating in gene therapy studies. That was the message of a recent…
CureDuchenne has launched a new initiative to prioritize the needs of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) community during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The nonprofit, which supports patients with DMD, their caregivers, and loved ones, aims to act as an information conduit, educating the DMD community on COVID-19 vaccination,…
Caring for a loved one with a rare disease, especially during these uncertain times, demands significant time, attention, patience, and dedication. To help meet that need, the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)’s Rare Caregiver Respite Program may be a helpful resource. The program seeks to give a…
A potential exon-skipping therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) called DS-5141 showed a good safety profile with repeat dosing in a small clinical trial, according to a press release. The Phase 1/2 clinical trial (NCT02667483) tested DS-5141 for a first time in Duchenne patients amenable to exon 45 skipping. No…
The first boy has been dosed in a Phase 3 trial testing Pfizer‘s gene therapy, PF-06939926, in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). “The initiation of our pivotal trial, which is the first Phase 3 DMD gene therapy program to begin enrolling eligible participants, is an important milestone for the…
The investigational gene therapy SRP-9001 safely leads to the production of a functional form of dystrophin in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) — and to improvements in their motor abilities, according to top-line results of a Phase 2 trial. However, following almost one year of the Sarepta…
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is seeking individuals willing to share real-life experiences with rare diseases to speak at its upcoming virtual Living Rare, Living Stronger NORD Patient and Family Forum. The interactive, patient-focused forum will be held online June 26-27. The deadline to apply for…
AMO Pharma has announced the initiation of REACH-CDM, a pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical trial that will assess the efficacy and safety of the investigational medication AMO-02Â (tideglusib) in children and adolescents with congenital myotonic dystrophy type 1Â (CDM1), also known as Steinert disease. The double-blind trial (NCT03692312) is…
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