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Edgewise Therapeutics has received $95 million in funding to advance the clinical development of its experimental therapy EDG-5506, designed to improve physical functioning in people with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

The French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety has cleared Généthon to begin a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of GNT0004, a potential gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), in France. “From translational research to clinical application, Généthon has supported this candidate drug,…

Sarepta Therapeutics’ investigational treatment SRP-5051 enhanced cell penetration, exon skipping, and dystrophin levels at a lower dose than its Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) therapy in a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Translarna (ataluren) has been approved in Russia for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) caused by nonsense mutations in patients ages 2 and older. “Translarna was the first therapeutic ever approved for nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and we are excited to expand approval of Translarna into Russia,” Stuart…

A new collaboration between Eli Lilly and Precision BioSciences aims to develop gene editing therapies for genetic disorders, initially focusing on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and two other undisclosed targets, the two companies announced. Precision licensed its ARCUS genome editing platform to Lilly and will lead…

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is encouraging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommend that people living with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) have early access to any federally approved COVID-19 vaccine. The MDA made its request in a letter to members of the…

ReveraGen BioPharma has been awarded a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support further development of vamorolone…

To empower and equip members of the rare disease community to engage state leaders in matters of importance to patients and their families, the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has launched an initiative across the U.S. Its goal is to establish a Rare Disease Advisory Council (RDAC)…

Note: This story was updated Dec. 4, 2020, to note that Teji Singh’s title is executive medical director of Sarepta, rather than the chief medical officer.  Sarepta Therapeutics is about to launch a Phase 1 trial of SRP-9001, its investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD),…

The first wave of COVID-19 in Europe severely disrupted access to care and raised stress and anxiety in people with rare diseases, negatively affecting their health and well-being, according to a survey conducted by Eurordis-Rare Diseases Europe. “People living with rare diseases in Europe have found themselves caught as collateral…